Bitcoin Hovers Below $26,000 as Investors Await CPI Data and FOMC Rate Hike Decision – What’s Next: $20,000 or $30,000?

The lawsuit levied against Binance by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) caused Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization to move below $26,000 on Monday, June 5. After trading above $27,000 the previous week, the regulatory action made BTC slip as low as $25,400. After a while, the premier digital currency displayed resilience and recovered slightly above $27,000 again.

Throughout the last week, the price of Bitcoin has fluctuated in different ways. Earlier on Monday, there was a brief rally above $26,000 before the token returned to its recent status quo

Bitcoin traded at $25,850 amidst the mix of Coinbase and Binance’s lawsuits and the fear surrounding the United States central bank’s inflation-fighting monetary policy. Investors are now looking out for the release of the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) which is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is another metric that is being considered.

Investors are interested in CPI and Interest rate reports because they believe that they would serve as a catalyst that may either move or stall the market this week and for the next month.

U.S. CPI data is seen as a significant marker for investors who are trying to predict future market waves. It raises hope that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank will continue to slow down interest rate hikes. In September 2022, CPI and interest rate hikes led to a 10% drop in the price of BTC.

Also, the January price rally of BTC was partly influenced by the expected positive CPI data at that time

Bitcoin Beyond CPI Impact

Currently, the SEC’s enforcement action has had its fair share of influence on the broad crypto market and several digital assets are still struggling to regain their momentum. Speaking about the present situation of the market, Edward Moya, a senior market analyst at foreign exchange market maker Oanda stated,

Moya added that mainstream acceptance for crypto won’t happen with Decentralized Finance (DeFi). The transfer of more trading volumes into DeFi is not a good idea for long-term growth or for attracting new investors. While investors await CPI report and the Fed’s decision on interest rate, the senior analyst has clarified that “bitcoin has key support at the $25,400 region.”

Altcoins are also hanging down by a thin thread owing to the present market atmosphere. Ethereum (ETH) was recently trading at $1,735, down by 1.8% from Sunday. Other tokens that were mentioned in the lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase were greatly affected. Solana (SOL) has plunged by over 23.16% in the past week, and Polygon (MATIC), Cardano (ADA) has fallen by 21.97% and 20.69% respectively.

With the broader sentiment uncertain, BTC has, however, formed support at $25,000 and chances are we will see a resurgence to $30,000 before slipping to $20,000.