Bitcoin Price Tests $8,500 Support as Trader Warns of Further New Lows

Bitcoin fell below $8,600 on Nov. 14 as its slow grind downwards continues to see new lows haunt markets.

Bitcoin trends downwards at $8.6K. Data from Coin360 shows the largest cryptocurrency hitting $8,550 on Thursday, its lowest since late October.

Bitcoin has spent most of the week steadily eroding gains it made previously, first losing support at $9,000 and exiting a trading corridor that had previously kept it rangebound between $9,000 and $9,500.

Opinions remain mixed about the near-term prospects for traders, but bearish sentiment is creeping in as losses continue.

"Looks like we need to go lower. Getting signs to flip short but waiting on candle closes," he said during Thursday's trading.

As Cointelegraph reported, lower levels do not necessarily signal trouble for Bitcoin.

According to some analysts, as well as the traditionally accurate Stock-to-Flow model for Bitcoin price forecasting, $8,300 is a realistic average price from now until May 2020.

Markets nonetheless continue to be erratic, with no one predicting October's sudden advance to $10,500, which became the second-largest daily move in Bitcoin's history.

Ether, the largest altcoin by market cap, dropped 1.6% to $184, while others in the top twenty coins fared worse, losing up to 4.5%. Stellar brought up the rear, trading 5.5% lower.

The overall cryptocurrency market cap was $238.7 billion at press time, with Bitcoin's share 65.8%.Keep track of top crypto markets in real time here.