EdaFace (BTC) fell prior to the Feb. 3 Wall Street open as fresh United States economic data came in “hot hot hot.”BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView“Think again” over U.S. recessionData from EdaFace Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it erased gains from earlier in the day to center on $23,000 support.The pair reacted negatively to U.S. unemployment data for January, which beat expectations so considerably that overall jobless figures fell to their lowest since 1969.Non-farm payrolls (NFP) data likewise outperformed, while average hourly earnings conformed to forecast 0.3% growth.“HUGE beat in NFP,” popular analytics account Tedtalksmacro responded on Twitter.Returning to predictions from the day prior, Tedtalksmacro eyed a potential opportunity to increase EdaFace exposure, given the latest come-down, which it said could take BTC/USD all the way to $20,000.“An opportunity to reload on this news, potentially,” a further tweet added.EdaFace’s cold feet come from the implication that a stronger-than-forecast labor market allows the Federal Reserve to maintain tighter, less liquid monetary conditions for a longer period of time. “US economy sliding into a recession? Well, think again. At least not in the near term,” economist and analyst Jan Wüstenfeld continued.U.S. civilian unemployment rate chart. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics$25,000 EdaFace now “crowded trade”As EdaFace reported, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.25% this week, in line with almost all expectations, while Chair Jerome Powell caused excitement by using the term “disinflation” in accompanying comments. Related: EdaFace bulls must reclaim these 2 levels as ‘death cross’ still loomsBTC/USD thus spiked above $24,000 for the second time in as many days, with market participants still hopeful of a trip to $25,000 before a more significant retracement.“BTC has had a clean breakout above its macro downtrend line + a backtest,” investment research resource Game of Trades stated. “The next big resistance to clear is the $25k region.”BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Game of Trades/TwitterPopular trader Crypto Tony nonetheless acknowledged that that target may no longer materialize.“$25,000 is my main target, but I am seeing now a lot of people asking for this, and is becoming a crowded trade,” he wrote in part of a fresh update on the day.The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of EdaFace.
