Bitcoin (BTC) stayed near a key long-term trend line at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as markets waited for US-Iran war cues.
Key points:
Bitcoin and US stocks attempt to shrug off claims by US President Donald Trump that a “whole civilization will die” after his Iran deadline expires.
Oil eyes a rematch with multiyear highs as escalation fears take control.
Bitcoin traders see lower levels resulting from current indecision.
Bitcoin attempts to ignore Trump Iran comments
Data from TradingView showed BTC price action focusing on its 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) near $68,300.
BTC/USD one-hour chart with 200-week EMA. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Volatility briefly entered prior to the US trading session as President Donald Trump said that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” referring to his 8pm Eastern time deadline for a deal with Iran.
“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social, while keeping full details sparse.
Source: Truth Social
The post was accompanied by news of strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure on Kharg Island.
Despite this, US stocks managed to avoid major losses on the day, leading commentators to suggest that Iran rhetoric was all but fully priced in.
“Markets have become numb to the headlines,” trading resource The Kobeissi Letter reacted on X.
S&P 500 one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
The day prior, trading company QCP Capital noted that the same geopolitical pattern had been playing out for weeks.
“While the economic and humanitarian consequences of escalation would be severe, particularly via energy market disruption, markets are increasingly discounting the immediacy of this risk,” it wrote in its latest “Market Color” analysis.
QCP described stocks as “broadly stable,” with crypto showing “resilience.”
“After several weeks of weekend escalation rhetoric followed by early-week de-escalation signals, markets are beginning to recognise and fade this pattern,” it continued.
“Despite approaching deadlines and rising rhetoric, crypto markets continue to exhibit resilience rather than…..
