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The price of&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/crucial-bitcoin-btc-call-to-worlds-governments-made-by-samson-mow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> is losing more than 2.5% on the crypto market over the course of today's trading day, dropping below the key $60,000 mark. As naturally happens, the whole market is in deep red too, with an aggregate loss of almost $100 billion in capitalization, and liquidation over the day was subjected to positions for twice as much.
However, amid the negative market sentiment, a notable event occurred. Today's price drop allowed BTC to close a gap on the&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/ethereum-skyrockets-100-against-bitcoin-in-annual-revenue" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC price</a> chart on the CME exchange from June 28. On that day, Bitcoin futures opened at $62,085 - 2.8% above the closing price of the previous day, leaving an unclosed gap on the BTC1 price chart. <img alt="&quot;&quot;" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="11a19b06-d54c-419c-9713-a2d967d09c8b" src="https://u.today/sites/default/files/inline-images/BTC1%21_2024-07-03_18-29-54.png">Source: <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/x/8cAwApZO/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TradingView</a>
<h2 dir="ltr" id="what-does-it-mean">What does it mean?</h2>
On financial and crypto markets, price gaps occur when an asset opens significantly higher or lower than its previous closing price, creating a gap on the chart. These gaps often act as magnets for future price movements, as traders anticipate the asset will eventually return to the gap level to "close" it.&nbsp;
The significance of CME gaps for Bitcoin lies in their predictive power, as market participants closely watch these gaps for potential trading opportunities.
The closing of a downward gap can be seen as a bullish signal for&nbsp;<a href="https://u.today/bitcoin-btc-price-likely-to-hit-new-ath-in-2024-report" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>. It indicates that the market has addressed an imbalance, potentially paving the way for a price rebound.&nbsp;
While today's market drop might seem negative at first glance, the closure of the CME gap could suggest a positive outlook for Bitcoin in the near future.

Bitcoin Price Closes Crucial Gap: Bullish?

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