Bitcoin slides below $117.5K amid warnings further $BTC price drops next

BTC price action turns weaker after the Wall Street open, with Bitcoin market participants bracing for lower levels despite bullish US macro data.

Key points:

Failure to reclaim $120,000 could spell trouble for Bitcoin bulls.

Whales appear to be offloading at local highs, creating further hurdles to price upside.

Short-term holder cost bases feature as local support lines of interest.

Bitcoin 

$BTC

$118,273

 gave up attempts to crack $120,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as traders stayed split on market strength.

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