Technical Analysis

Bitcoin traded near $78,000 after a 6–7% drop in the past 24 hours, with intraday lows around $76,000–$77,000. Gold and silver also retreated, and over $1 billion in crypto leverage was liquidated. Key areas to watch are $86,000 on the upside and $75,800 to $71,600 below.

On 31 January, Monero rose to $500.87, up 8.72% from the day's open, before broader selling in Bitcoin pushed XMR back toward $450 support. The analysis noted market sentiment was fearful with a Fear and Greed reading of 18, while BTC neared its $74k weekly swing low. Liquidity clusters sit at $400–$415 and $500, suggesting traders may wait for a sweep.

XRP fell 9% in 2026 and touched $1.60, its first nine‑month low, after breaking the $1.80 support. According to Alphractal, a 0.998 correlation to Bitcoin and an 87% altcoin‑BTC linkage keep price action tethered to BTC swings. Despite SoSoValue's noted ETF inflows and RWA TVL rising 11% to $235 million, gains remain muted.

Solana’s SOL token dropped to $100.30, its lowest level since April 2025, after a 30-day drawdown that aligned with broader altcoin weakness and macro risk-off moves in tech, AI and commodities. At the same time, Solana’s onchain activity and fee revenue have sharply outperformed rival networks, suggesting a widening gap between fundamentals and price. Derivatives data, ETF outflows and pressure on public firms holding SOL show traders have reduced leverage, leaving the token’s recovery dependent on an improvement in global economic and geopolitical sentiment.

Bitcoin fell under key price levels in a move driven by forced unwinds of leveraged long positions rather than retail capitulation. The drop turned former supports into targets, with altcoins reacting more sharply and market structure described as reset, setting up a pivotal test of whether support can hold or fail next.

Bitcoin fell back below the $85,200–$86,200 resistance zone, with MakroVision Research noting a decisive rejection and a return into the prior low’s range. Analyst MartyParty said a CME gap is opening that may be filled by Sunday evening, highlighting short-term volatility risks and scenarios around $81,800, $84,500, and lower liquidation levels near $79,350.

On January 31, 2026, Microsoft shares were trading in the low $420s after a sharp post‑earnings drop from levels above $450 brought price back toward the 200‑day moving average. The stock is testing a key support band around $423–$425 that aligns with an earlier upside gap, a prior low, and a Fibonacci retracement, while technical signals such as a recent death cross and double‑top pattern highlight downside risk. If this zone holds, price could rebound toward $450, but a breakdown may open the way for a move toward $400 even as most analysts maintain buy ratings with a significantly higher average target.

Metals reversed after a crowded run-up, with silver dropping 27% and gold down 8%, while Bitcoin slipped 0.54% but stayed above $80k. BTC dominance rose 0.70% and the Altcoin Season Index hovered near 40, signaling muted risk appetite as investors reassess whether capital cycles back to metals rather than altcoins.

On January 31, 2026, gold and silver flipped from a powerful advance into a sharp retreat. The decline is framed as a positioning and liquidity event, where crowded trades and margin dynamics outweigh unchanged macro narratives. Without a shift in core fundamentals, the focus turns to whether selling pressure eases, volatility cools, and silver stops leading gold lower.

On January 31, forced liquidations across crypto derivatives exceeded $2 billion within 24 hours, as prices broke below key supports. Bitcoin saw about $700 million in wiped positions, while Ethereum lost roughly $300 million after falling under $2,500 and moving toward $2,400. Market capitalization fell more than 7% intraday before stabilizing.