Bitcoin slides to April lows as crypto diverges from record-chasing U.S. equities
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Bitcoin has failed to break above $83,000 and has retreated to April lows, even as U.S. equity indices push toward all-time highs — a notable divergence that historically precedes further crypto weakness. When risk assets decouple with BTC underperforming, speculative rotation out of crypto tends to accelerate as equities absorb capital that would otherwise flow into digital assets.
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Wrong ifA sudden BTC rally above $85,000 — triggered by ETF inflows, macro catalyst, or short squeeze — would invalidate the divergence thesis and force a sharp reversal in these names; no enrichment data is available to confirm institutional positioning.
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