Nansen analyst: Technical indicators show that Bitcoin and Ethereum may face further downside in the short term
ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, as of the time of writing, BTC and ETH have rebounded 21% and 18% respectively from the lows following the crash on August 4. However, Nansen's chief research analyst Aurelie Barthere stated that the worst may not be over yet. She explained, "BTC (and ETH) have reached a local bottom, but the daily trend still looks negative: the 50-day moving average is about to cross below the 200-day moving average."Barthere added that this creates a "death cross," a technical pattern that typically appears before a price decline. To avoid a bearish signal on its chart, BTC needs to stay above the price level of $62,000. However, the historical high between $70,000 and $71,000 remains a strong resistance level.Barthere further noted, "Psychologically, some traders have been hurt by the sell-offs in March and July, which may be a very difficult threshold to cross."Meanwhile, ETH shows a strong correlation with BTC, especially during sell-offs. It pointed out that ETH has already shown a death cross on the daily chart and needs to stay above the $2,700 level, which is an important resistance level tested in January and this week.