Bitcoin tumbles below $90k on risk-off mood

• Bitcoin ↓ 7% on Tuesday, pulling YTD losses to 5%

• Bears exploit Trump tariff fears & industry-related drama

• Over past year US PCE triggered moves of ↑ 4.1% & ↓ 2.5%

• Technical levels: $94,000, $87,000 and 200-day SMA

Bitcoin collapsed over 7% on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level since mid-November as a messy cocktail of developments soured investor appetite.

The “OG” crypto cut through the $90,000 weekly support level, dragging year-to-date losses to 5% amid Trump’s tariff fears and a series of industry-specific drama.

Last Friday, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit was hacked – losing $1.5 billion in what could be the biggest crypt theft in history. With investors jittery about the safety of digital-asset platforms, Bitcoin was left vulnerable to heavy losses.

Also weighing on sentiment was the memecoin scandal in mid-February involving Argentina’s President’s $LIBRA token.

All this uncertainty was reflected in the massive $516 million outflows from Bitcoin ETFs on Monday.

More losses could be on the cards for Bitcoin if the market mood fails to improve.

Source: Coinglass

On the macro front, incoming US data and Fed speeches may trigger fresh volatility for Bitcoin but to its sensitivity to interest rates.

Note: Traders are currently pricing in a 33% probability of a 25bp rate cut by May with this jumping to 83% by June.

• Thursday 27th February: US Q4 GDP (second estimate), initial weekly jobless claims, speeches by Fed officials.

• Friday 28th February: US January PCE, speech by Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee.

Over the past year, the US PCE report has triggered upside moves of as much as 4.1% or declines of 2.5% in a 6-hour window post-release.

Technical outlook

Prices are under pressure on the daily charts, trading below the 21, 50 and 100-day SMA.

• Should $87,000 prove to be reliable support, this may trigger a rebound back toward $94,000.

• A breakdown below $87,000 may open a path toward the 200-day SMA at $81,800.