Crypto Traders Should Brace for Bitcoin (BTC) Drop Ahead of Halving, According to Two To…

Despite the hype, a pair of widely-followed crypto analysts say the price of Bitcoin (BTC) may drop as the halving approaches.

Trader and technical analyst Rekt Capital says the king of crypto has a tendency to correct prior to the halving event that will cut the number of Bitcoin generated in every block in half as BTC creeps toward its finite supply of 21 million coins.

At time of publishing, there are about 78 days until the next halving. According to Rekt Capital, in the 100 days before Bitcoin’s first halving, the cryptocurrency plunged 50%. In the run up to the second halving, it dropped 38%.

“There has always been a pre-Halving retrace (i.e. ‘shake-out’). This pre-Halving retrace has been a Bear Trap for many investors in the past.

Many investors would sell their Bitcoin to book their profits whereas others would sell in fear of a strong downtrend and get shaken out of their investments. In any case, both types of investors would…