{"id":920938,"date":"2026-07-19T02:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/bitcoin-price-sags-under-62-5k-as-iran-strikes-add-to-us-stocks-pressure\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T02:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:18:50","slug":"bitcoin-price-sags-under-62-5k-as-iran-strikes-add-to-us-stocks-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/bitcoin-price-sags-under-62-5k-as-iran-strikes-add-to-us-stocks-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoins <\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"post__body\">\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $62,500 at Friday\u2019s Wall Street open as stocks took a fresh hit from the US-Iran war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class value=\"1\">Bitcoin gives traders a sense of deja-vu as local highs spark rejection and rangebound moves continue.<\/li>\n<li class value=\"2\">The US-Iran war pushes stocks and crypto lower.<\/li>\n<li class value=\"3\">A bear-market trend line is now in place as resistance, copying historical patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bitcoins BTC price action stays \u201cvery choppy\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Data from TradingView showed BTC\/USD extending losses with up to 2% daily downside.<\/p>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/btcusd2026-07-1717-18-39.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TradingView<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>US stocks opened in the red, with the Nasdaq Composite Index also down nearly 2% at the time of writing. Fresh military strikes on Iran fueled the risk-asset retreat, while tech stocks continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-dips-with-us-stocks-as-tech-sell-off-as-micron-losses-pass-30\"><span>see selling pressure<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trading resource The Kobeissi Letter also flagged weakness arising from earnings disappointments, with Netflix shedding over 10% to start the US session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stock is now down -50% over the last 12 months and trading at its lowest level since August 2024,\u201d it noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KobeissiLetter\/status\/2078093118700765234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>post on X<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/nflx2026-07-1717-16-54.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Netflix stock one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/bitcoin-hits-655k-as-more-surprise-us-inflation-data-sparks-three-week-btc-price-high\">hitting three-week highs<\/a>, BTC price action fell back into its established range as traders saw copycat moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarket just keeps repeating same things,\u201d commentator Exitpump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/exitpumpBTC\/status\/2078087187673862449\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>wrote on X<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDump into passive demand, OI increases with shorts piling up while spot starts buying which leads to bounce.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/hnbzfe0xoaani7z.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USDT five-minute chart with order-book data. Source: Exitpump\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trader Daan Crypto Trades argued that current behavior was \u201ctypical\u201d of summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery choppy few days up, few days down kind of price action the last few weeks. No real action anywhere really,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaanCrypto\/status\/2078034468707701007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>summarized<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/hnapdgkwqaabemx.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD four-hour chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoins <br \/>Bitcoin seals key bear-market repeat<\/h2>\n<p>Trader Jelle, meanwhile, remained optimistic, seeing range lows holding.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/bitcoin-bottom-countdown-nears-50-days-after-btc-supply-in-loss-passed-50\"><span><em><strong>Bitcoin bottom countdown nears 50 days after BTC supply in loss passed 50%<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill think this looks good for a relief rally in the next weeks &#8211; which would give the market room to drop into October without nuking much deeper,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoJelleNL\/status\/2078100152380977611\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>told<\/span><\/a> X followers.<\/p>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/hnbvc0iwmaag0.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD one-day chart. Source: Jelle\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In updates on the bear market\u2019s progress, trader and analyst Rekt Capital suggested that Bitcoin\u2019s long-term downtrend was now in its final stages.<\/p>\n<p>BTC\/USD, he wrote, had flipped its 50-month exponential moving average (EMA) to resistance, repeating bear-market history to set up its drop to a long-term floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe necessary technical milestone has been achieved,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rektcapital\/status\/2078107019106472377\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>confirmed<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhich technically indicates that the majority of the anticipated move has already happened.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img title=\"bitcoins\" alt=\"bitcoins\" alt   width=\"896\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/hnbqixwsaafgsa.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>BTC\/USD one-month chart with 21, 50EMA. Source: Rekt Capital\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-gains-nearly-10-in-july-but-traders-still-see-btc-copying-2022-bear-market\"><span>Cointelegraph reported<\/span><\/a>, Rekt Capital saw the July relief bounce ending with the onset of next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy\">Editorial Policy<\/a> and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or recommendations. All investments and trades carry risk; readers are encouraged to conduct independent research.<\/p>\n<p> Cointelegraph by William Suberg <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-sags-under-625k-as-iran-strikes-add-to-us-stocks-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $62,500 at Friday\u2019s Wall Street open as stocks took a fresh hit from the US-Iran war. Key points: Bitcoin gives traders a sense of deja-vu as local highs spark rejection and rangebound moves continue. The US-Iran war pushes stocks and crypto lower. A bear-market trend line is now in place as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":920939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4041,4759],"tags":[11476],"class_list":["post-920938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bitcoin","category-price","tag-bitcoins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=920938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/920939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}