2026-01-19 19:33:46

Bitcoin under pressure as gold hits new highs

This beginning of the week proves to be particularly turbulent in the markets. In 24 hours, $875 million worth of positions have been liquidated, reflecting increased volatility among traders. At the same time, gold continues its impressive rise with historic records.

This collapse of positions coincides with the resurgence of trade tensions. Donald Trump rekindles the threat of a tariff war against Europe, a scenario that heavily weighs on investor confidence. This rise in geopolitical uncertainties traditionally benefits safe-haven assets like gold, while riskier cryptocurrencies face downward pressure.

The correlation between these movements highlights how macroeconomic factors continue to shape the direction of digital markets.

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MetaverseMortgage

· 18h ago

Here we go again, the crypto world is a mess while gold is taking off? This time really is outrageous. 8.75 billion liquidation, and we're still chasing risky assets? I think that's too much. Trump is causing trouble again, now all the hot money is flowing into gold, and our coins can only gather dust. Whenever macro hits, we get caught in the crossfire. What's wrong with cryptography? That's why I keep saying we should diversify our holdings, can't put all eggs in one basket.

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DaoTherapy

· 18h ago

Here we go again, gold takes off while the crypto world suffers. When will this chaotic situation come to an end?

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MissingSats

· 19h ago

It's Trump causing trouble again, and Old Metal won again. This is reality.

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PumpDetector

· 19h ago

875M in liquidations overnight and gold's hitting ATH again... classic risk-off playbook. smart money already knew this was coming, reading between the lines on those macro signals weeks ago ngl

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WhaleMistaker

· 19h ago

Here it comes again, gold surges while Bitcoin is suppressed. This macro game really has no rules. --- $875 million liquidation? Monday is another day of chopping the leeks, no wonder I didn't sleep well last night. --- Honestly, whenever there’s geopolitical risk, everyone rushes into gold. In our crypto circle, we get beaten up—this pattern is just too obvious. --- Trump is causing trouble again. The threat of a European trade war directly pushed down the coin prices. Is the financial market this realistic? --- I just want to know if this wave is institutions bottoming out or truly reaching the bottom. It feels like no one understands. --- The rotation of safe-haven assets is too fast, can't keep up with the rhythm. Looks like I need to add positions and wait for a rebound. --- With such strong resistance, why hasn't BTC broken below last week's low? Is someone protecting the market?

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