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Bitcoin (BTC) circled $44,000 into the Dec. 21 Wall Street open as analysis said that a BTC price correction was necessary.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed Bitcoin trading beyond its previous one-week range.

A breakout had occurred the day prior, with BTC/USD reaching highs of $44,300 before reversing.

Still up over 6% week-to-date, the largest cryptocurrency nonetheless gave some market participants pause for thought.

Although a correction seems necessary, BTC chart continues to look very strong on all timeframes, trading team Stockmoney Lizards wrote in part of its latest market update on X (formerly Twitter).

Like many others, Stockmoney Lizards focused its attention on the upcoming decision on the United States first Bitcoin spot price exchange-traded fund (ETF) due by Jan. 10.

It is likely that BTC will continue to pump and break the upper trendline until an ETF decision is made, it continued, giving a near-term upside target of $48,000.

The announcement itself, even if positive, could nonetheless turn out to be a buy the rumor, sell the news event, the analysis warned. In this, Cointelegraph reported, Stockmoney Lizards is far from alone.

As we finally approach the launch, we need to point out that it is likely that the actual demand for the BTC Spot ETF at the start will fall short of market expectations, trading firm QCP Capital agreed in its own market update on Dec. 21.

The mid to late $30,000s remains a popular area in terms of where a potential retracement could take the market.

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The chart looks heated up and a correction would be good. A drop below $40k could liquidate some leveraged long positions and lead to retracement towards $38k, Stockmoney Lizards concluded.

While the update called such a scenario less likely than others, market data showed traders poorly positioned even for the latest push above $44,000.

According to statistics resource CoinGlass, Dec. 20 liquidated over $100 million in crypto short positions the most in two weeks. BTC short liquidations totaled $38.5 million.

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Bitcoin traders see $48K BTC price before ETF 'sell the news' event - Cointelegraph