Bitcoin (BTC) saw weakness at the Jan. 25 Wall Street open as United States equities fell in step.
BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC price faces stiff resistance
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD heading below $22,500 after failing to crack resistance near five-month highs.
U.S. stocks saw a weak start to the session, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index down 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively at the time of writing.
Bitcoin bulls had themselves faced trouble attempting to push into an area of liquidity above $23,400, this so far remaining unchallenged and home to a significant number of would-be short liquidations.
Traders remained on the fence, hoping that a clearer trading signal would come after several days of essentially sideways price action.
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