Bitcoin Price Retreats Below $19,000 – Will It Slide Under $18,000 This Week?

The average Bitcoin price in September of last year was $45,965. It even hit and surpassed the $50K mark three times back then. It did so when it closed September 4, 2021 at $50,000, September 5 at $51,692, and September 6 at $52,644.49. But the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is struggling to replicate that kind of run this year as it continues to struggle to hold even just the $20K price range. As of this writing, BTC is trading at $18,802, according to data from CoinGecko. It slightly spiked on Tuesday, reaching just above $23,300 before eventually falling back below the $19K mark once again. Related Reading: BNB Price Watch: The Charts Look Good For Traders – More Green On The Plate? Source: CoinGecko While Bitcoin only lost a measly 0.4% price dip for the last seven days, it has now lost 4.4% of its value over the period of 30 days. Moreover, its current trading price is 55.5% lower than what it was a year ago. Bitcoin Price Continues To Struggle The crypto space experienced a major crash between May and June this year when its total market value decreased by $2 trillion. Bitcoin was greatly affected by that and since then has been trading between $18,000 and $25,000. The digital asset’s price is not the only thing that is struggling as its stocks retreated into bearish direction, dipping by 1% at $19,078. Inflation seems to be the main driving force of the chaos that has been wreaking havoc in crypto spac...