Bitcoin falls below a key technical level which indicates that the leading cryptocurrency could fall to as low as $40,000, according to Pankaj Balani, the CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Delta Exchange. Bitcoin stood at $57,328 at the time of writing, around 3.6% higher in the past 24 hours.
<h2><strong>Bitcoin Could Face Significant Losses Due to its Fall</strong></h2>
Speaking to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/stalled-bitcoin-rally-brings-a-drop-to-40-000-into-view-chart" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bloomberg</a> on May 11, Pankaj Balani, the CEO of digital asset derivatives exchange Delta Exchange said that Bitcoin could result in a price drop if higher support levels fail to hold.

The leading cryptocurrency could drop to as low as $40,000 after falling below a key technical level, indicating significant losses for the BTC/USD trading pairs.

Balani says that Bitcoin's fall below its 50-day moving average, around $56,000 could trigger a further decline, and all crypto assets including Ether “should move lower.”

He explains that the 50-day moving average is a key psychological level that is closely watched by investors, and also used by some algorithmic traders as a point at which to sell.
<h2><strong>Chasing Quick Gains Not Good for the Crypto Market</strong></h2>
Balani believes that the cryptocurrency's fall to $40,000 is another important psychological level where investors should start buying back in, adding:

<i>"The short-term momentum has been lost. So it wouldn't be surprising to revisit the $40-$42,000 kind of zone. That is where we might find very strong support."</i>

He said this was the level where <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/teslas-latest-sec-filing-read-its-bitcoin-holdings-nearly-25-billion-in-the-first-quarter/">Tesla</a> added Bitcoin to its balance sheet:

<em>"That is the level where Elon Musk came into bitcoin. And that's kind of become a base level."</em>

The CEO of Delta Exchange said that investors chasing quick gains for tokens such as Ether and <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/elon-musk-owned-spacex-accepts-dogecoin-as-payment-to-launch-lunar-mission/">Dogecoin</a> was a worrying sign for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market as a whole.

<em>"This is not sticky capital. This is people coming in and chasing quick gains."</em> adding that a similar dynamic was seen during Bitcoin's last peak in early 2018:

<em>"It's a blow-off top. And that typically happens at the short-term top of the market."</em>

Bitcoin Price Could Drop to $40,000, If Falls Below Key Level: Analyst

Bitcoin price fell below a key technical level indicates that the cryptocurrency could fall to as low as $40,000, according to the CEO of Delta Exchange.

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Bitcoin Price Could Drop to $40,000, If Falls Below Key Level: Analyst

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