Bitcoin\u2019s bearish momentum hit hardest on the technical charts, with the cryptocurrency breaking below all major exponential moving averages by early Monday.<\/p>\n
Trading<\/a> around $76,750, it sat well beneath the 20-hour EMA at $77,580, the 50-hour at $78,120, the 100-hour at $78,767, and the 200-hour at $79,350.<\/p>\n MACD indicators reinforced the downside pressure, with the line at negative 359, the signal at negative 243, and the histogram at negative 116.<\/p>\n The slide began Sunday night after US President Donald Trump posted a pointed warning<\/a> to Iran on Truth Social:<\/p>\n \u201cFor Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won\u2019t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!\u201d Trump wrote<\/a>, following stalled diplomatic talks and a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n The post immediately rattled financial markets. Oil prices climbed. The US dollar strengthened. Investors pulled back from riskier assets \u2014 and Bitcoin was among the first to feel it.<\/p>\n By early Monday, Bitcoin was trading at roughly $76,780, down about 1.55% over the prior 24 hours, according to Coingecko data.<\/p>\n The day\u2019s range ran from a low near $76,680 to a high of $78,530. Trading volume surpassed $24 billion. The drop erased approximately $33 billion from Bitcoin\u2019s market capitalization in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n The Iran headlines<\/a> landed on a market that was already under pressure. US spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/a> recorded a record single-day net withdrawal of $635 million on May 13 \u2014 the largest outflow since late January.<\/p>\n That figure contributed to a total of $1 billion leaving ETF funds over the course of the week, snapping a six-week inflow streak. Additional redemptions followed in subsequent sessions, pointing to fading institutional appetite after a period of strong buying.<\/p>\n Broader conditions made things worse. Sticky inflation figures \u2014 both PPI and CPI \u2014 weighed on sentiment. Rising Treasury yields added to the pressure. Thin weekend trading liquidity amplified every move.<\/p>\n Bitcoin had pushed toward the $80,000 to $82,000 range earlier in May, buoyed by optimism around the Clarity Act<\/a>. But repeated failures to break through resistance left the market exposed. Profit-taking set in.<\/p>\n Support And Resistance In Focus<\/p>\n Traders are now watching two key zones closely. Resistance sits between $79,000 and $82,000. Downside support is clustered around $74,000 to $76,000.<\/p>\nGeopolitical Shock Hits An Already Weakened Market<\/h2>\n
ETF Outflows Had Already Set The Stage<\/h2>\n