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Bitcoin’s downfall driven by US trade deficiency, China banks


Key Takeaways:

  • Increasing US trade deficiencies, insider stock sales, and vulnerable Chinese banks have increased the preservation of global investors.

  • Whales and miners continue to sell bitcoin, but macroeconomic weakness remains dominant driver.

Bitcoin (Btc) drops to its lowest level to 50 days, below $ 108,000. The sharp decline was caught by the guardians in the guard and raised $ 137 million in the extermination of leveraged bullish positions. The move comes after a 1.2% pullback to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index, driven by growing doubt about maintaining the Artificial intelligence sector growth.

Participants in the market are now weighing if Bitcoin’s collapse reflects the broader macroeconomic pressure or cryptocurrency.

The investor’s caution intensified after the United States reported a 22% increase in trade deficiency for July. Imports have exceeded the exports of $ 103.6 billion, expanding the gap of more than Forecast economists. Reuters mentioned That trading “could be a major dragon on economic growth in the third quarter.”

Main insider sales and the increasing evil debt of Chinese banks increases the risk

Source: x/Malone_wealth

X User Malone_Wealth pointed out that the top 200 stock trading of executives, directors, and major shareholders last week was all sales, something he described as not yet in his life. Insider activity is usually monitored by filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Known transactions include a planned $ 961 million sale of Walmart’s Jim C. Walton, $ 164 million from Frank Slootman’s snowflake, and $ 160 million from Amer Sports’ Dennis J. Wilson. Other large motions came from Dutch Bros’ Travis Boersma at Klaviyo’s $ 81.5 million and Andrew Bialecki of $ 73.7 million.

Additional concerns arose from China after the five largest lenders in the country reported Record-low margin and rising delinquencies, according to the financial times. Chinese retail banks threw $ 5.2 billion in bad debt in the first quarter, an eight -time increase from a year before, based on figures from registering banking assets and transfer center.

The AI ​​sector remembers as Nvidia and SMCI stocks decrease

The AI ​​sector has become a growing source of restlessness. NVIDIA (NVDA) has been reported revealing that 44% of its data center We are derived from only two clients. Despite strong quarterly results on Wednesday and a third-quarter guide in accordance with expectations, NVDA shares fell 4.7% in two trading sessions.

Meanwhile, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) warned Thursday that financial reporting weaknesses could break the ability to release results. The $ 25 billion companies, a major NVIDIA partner who provides high -performance AI servers and Data Center Infrastructure, has seen its stock decline of 5.1% on Friday.

Related: Bitcoin Trend Reversal at $ 118k or another falling to $ 105k —A first?

US two-year treasury Ani. Source: Tradingview

Signs of risk prevention are also apparent in the bond market. Demand for us The Treasurys pushed 2-year yield up to 3.62%, its lowest level in four months and less than 3.80% only a week before. Authorization of investors to accept lower return despite continued inflation suggests a growing preference for safety.

Bitcoin’s recent sales by long whales and stable Miner added to the negative tone. However, the main driver of BTC’s latest collapse remains weakening the macroeconomic perspective, with many entrepreneurs choosing to reduce exposure ahead of Monday’s national holiday.

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