Bitcoin Stalls Below Resistance as Ether and Solana Lead Rotation
Federal Reserve minutes and official ETF disclosures framed crypto’s last 24 hours. The Fed released July 29–30 FOMC minutes on Aug. 20 and kept the federal funds target at 4.25%–4.50%.
The Kansas City Fed confirmed the Jackson Hole symposium for Aug. 21–23 with a labor-markets theme. iShares reported IBIT net assets of $85.40 billion and 1.320 billion shares outstanding as of Aug. 20.
Fidelity’s FBTC holdings report showed 230,778,476 shares outstanding as of Aug. 15. Bitcoin traded near $113,966 on the user’s Bitstamp charts this morning.
Ether, Solana, XRP, BNB, DOGE, and LINK outperformed on the user’s board. ETH printed $4,315 (+3.19%), SOL $187.97 (+3.74%), XRP $2.929 (+1.17%), BNB $863.6 (+3.49%), DOGE +5.07%, and LINK +5.04%.
BTC rose 0.24% to $113,982. These figures reflect the user-provided prices and the accompanying TradingView charts. Capital rotated rather than chased broad beta.
The FOMC minutes described steady policy, debate over timing of cuts, and inflation “somewhat elevated.” That mix tempered a stronger rally but did not break dip-buying.
The coming Jackson Hole agenda keeps policy risk near term. Spot ETF data signaled durable institutional interest despite daily swings. IBIT’s page showed $85.40 billion of net assets and a benchmark level near $113,977 on Aug. 20.
Fidelity stated its spot bitcoin NAV strikes at 4 p.m. ET, which explains late-day pricing anchors in flows talk. FBTC’s latest holdings file confirmed shares outstanding through Aug. 15.
Technicals on the daily BTC chart stayed mixed. Price sat below clustered short-term moving averages around $114,800–$116,600 and near Bollinger mid-to-lower bands.
The RSI hovered near 43, while MACD histogram remained negative but eased. The Ichimoku cloud held below price, which preserved medium-term support on the chart you supplied.
The four-hour chart showed basing attempts. Price held above $112,400 and pressed $114,500 first resistance, with stacked levels up to $118,400. RSI sat near 40 and curled higher, while MACD lines approached a crossover.
Bollinger Bands narrowed, signaling potential volatility expansion. The yellow “Global Liquidity Index NDQ” line on your charts fell in early August and then stabilized.
It remained below late-July highs, which aligned with slower momentum. That backdrop favors selective bids over broad speculation.
Altcoin dispersion remained wide. Your board showed extreme gains in SAPIEN (+2,303%), YZY (+421%), and DGC (+465%), and a drop in BSTR (−20.9%).
These pairs trade in smaller caps, so liquidity conditions likely magnified moves; no official listing notes were available. Taken together, the mercantile read is clear.
Policy signaling and ETF structure set the clearing price, while liquidity steers rotation to stronger majors. Recovery requires BTC to reclaim the $115,000–$116,600 cluster; failure risks another test of $112,000.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | 64,880 | -0.25% | -45.18% | 65,045 | 65,714 | 64,744 | 25,266,419,712 |
| ETH | 1,878 | +0.03% | -49.36% | 1,877 | 1,907 | 1,864 | 10,152,388,608 |
| SOL | 75.03 | -1.09% | -58.92% | 75.86 | 76.26 | 75.03 | 1,625,366,144 |
| XRP | 1.10 | -0.46% | -64.95% | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1,109,554,560 |
| BNB | 565.05 | -0.33% | -26.73% | 566.95 | 570.56 | 565.05 | 924,173,376 |
| ADA | 0.17 | -1.50% | -79.42% | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 233,960,160 |
| DOGE | 0.07 | +0.21% | -70.15% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 941,261,504 |
| AVAX | 6.24 | -0.35% | -73.62% | 6.26 | 6.31 | 6.22 | 264,358,032 |
| LINK | 8.43 | -0.39% | -52.89% | 8.46 | 8.55 | 8.40 | 190,736,080 |
| DOT | 0.80 | -1.64% | -79.95% | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 61,435,628 |
| LTC | 46.23 | -1.49% | -58.85% | 46.93 | 47.29 | 46.10 | 272,584,384 |
| BCH | 209.83 | -1.07% | -59.03% | 212.09 | 212.74 | 209.54 | 101,130,584 |
| TRX | 0.33 | +0.84% | +5.52% | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 458,075,680 |
| XLM | 0.18 | +0.00% | -57.05% | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 127,097,600 |
| HBAR | 0.07 | -1.10% | -70.56% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 50,526,296 |
| NEAR | 1.88 | -0.19% | -30.84% | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 112,623,368 |
| ATOM | 1.39 | -2.05% | -69.94% | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 21,258,354 |
| AAVE | 95.40 | +0.38% | -66.68% | 95.04 | 96.58 | 94.69 | 172,860,160 |
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