Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Despite Equities Rally

Cryptocurrency markets are trading lower on Wednesday despite equities making new highs.

Cryptocurrency	Ticker	Price
Bitcoin	BTC/USD	$118,357.63
Ethereum	ETH/USD	$3,605.17
Solana	SOL/USD	$189.97
XRP	XRP/USD	$3.24
Dogecoin	DOGE/USD	$0.2443
Shiba Inu	SHIB/USD	$0.00001400

Notable Statistics:

• IntoTheBlock data shows Bitcoin large transaction and daily active addresses increased by 121.9% and 14.7%, respectively. Transactions greater than $100,000 jumped from 7,583 to 10,609. Exchanges netflows surged by 225.7%.
• Coinglass data shows 207,011 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $611.01 million.
• The top losers in the past 24 hours include Bonk BONK/USD, Optimism OP/USD and XRP.

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Trader Notes: Crypto trader Altcoin Sherpa flagged the mid-$116,000 range as a critical support.

If Bitcoin dips into this zone, altcoins could shed another 10–20% from current levels.

He suggests cautiously beginning small positions now, but keeping capital ready to deploy if the market drops further.

A bounce is also possible from here, so he recommends staying vigilant.

$BTC eyeing some levels here; if we test the mid 116ks then I think alts go another 10-20% lower (ish) than current levels. I wouldn't go all in at the current region and more open some starter positions w. room to add lower. Could certainly bounce here too. Overall, eyes open pic.twitter.com/YARPKxXHLj

— Altcoin Sherpa (@AltcoinSherpa) July 23, 2025

Rekt Capital noted that Bitcoin is retesting the previously broken lower high resistance while also sitting near range low support.

Despite the chop, BTC remains within a broader consolidation structure, signaling stability rather than trend reversal.

Titan of Crypto identified an inverse head and shoulders pattern forming on the Bitcoin chart, targeting a move toward $144,000.

A retest of the neckline may occur but would likely serve to strengthen bullish momentum.

#Bitcoin Inverse Head & Shoulders

Target: $144,000 🎯

A retest of the neckline is still possible but likely just fuel for the next leg up. 🔥📈 pic.twitter.com/XNJbzf5Pj0

— Titan of Crypto (@Washigorira) July 23, 2025

Alex Wacy argued that Bitcoin's rise to $140,000 might be "easier than it looks."

BTC is comfortably trading above the Investor Price Median ($92,000) and below the Hype Alert Level ($139,000), which suggests markets are not overheated.

According to Wacy, real FOMO may only begin once BTC breaks that $140K mark.

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