Bitcoin’s Tuesday mood was anything but golden. After hovering comfortably around $115,500, the orange coin slipped on a banana peel, tumbling to an intraday low of $112,349. That’s a 1.8% drop against the U.S. dollar as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut.
Bitcoin’s Pre-Fed-Day Jitters
Wall Street, meanwhile, was in a better mood—Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 all posted gains ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. But once the closing bell rang, crypto called it a day.
The total digital asset market now sits at $3.78 trillion, down 2.23% in 24 hours.
Earlier in the day, bitcoin even flirted with $116,077 before gravity took over around 4:30 p.m. Volume spiked to $62.67 billion, but it’s mostly sell orders hitting the tape. That wave of red ink triggered chaos in the derivatives arena, where $552.27 million in positions were liquidated across 150,568 traders.
Ethereum ( ETH) and bitcoin took the brunt of it— ETH longs got vaporized to the tune of $122 million, while BTC longs saw $88.82 million go poof, per Coinglass data. SOL, TRUMP, ZEC, LTC, ENA, and a few others joined the liquidation graveyard. By day’s end, BTC was down 1.8%, ETH off 3.9%, and XRP down 1.3%.
In the shiny metal department, gold slipped 0.69% to $3,955 per ounce, while silver managed to glimmer just a bit, up 0.38% at $47.12. Not exactly a rally, but hey—at least someone’s still shining. In short,
Tuesday was one of those days where bitcoin reminded everyone it still knows how to throw a tantrum. By 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, BTC was exchanging hands for $112,851 per unit.
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With the Fed’s rate decision looming, the market’s acting like a caffeinated squirrel—jittery,
unpredictable, and definitely not sitting still. The liquidations were brutal, the nerves were fried, and the charts looked like modern art. But if history’s any guide, bitcoin’s favorite party trick is making a comeback right after everyone declares it dead—so grab popcorn, the next act’s probably already loading.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
