Bitcoin falls below $68,000 as rate-hike fears deepen crypto losses
Bitcoin dropped below its 200-week trend line on Nov. 13, 2026, after hotter inflation data, a stronger dollar and rising Treasury yields pushed investors away from riskier assets. Leverage liquidations accelerated the decline.
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Event date: Bitcoin fell below its 200-week simple moving average on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. [1][2]
What happened
Bitcoin fell to about $67,500 on Friday, below its 200-week simple moving average near $67,993. Cointelegraph said this was the first interaction with that trend line in 11 weeks. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- Bitcoin Faces Battle for Key Long-Term Trend Line at $68,000cointelegraph.com · Article published: Nov 13, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC
The Motley Fool reported that Bitcoin was down about 4.7% over 24 hours as of 1:11 p.m. ET, after dropping to around $68,000 overnight, its lowest level since August of that year. [2]
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- Why Bitcoin Is Falling Today | The Motley Foolfool.com · Article published: Nov 13, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC
Hotter-than-expected inflation data released Tuesday increased expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike, while the dollar strengthened and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.13%, according to The Motley Fool. [2]
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- Why Bitcoin Is Falling Today | The Motley Foolfool.com · Article published: Nov 13, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC
AOL reported that rising long-term Treasury yields tend to pull investors away from riskier assets such as cryptocurrency, while leveraged-position liquidations sped up the losses within 24 hours. [3]
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- Why Bitcoin Is Falling Todayaol.com · Article published: Nov 13, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC
The 200-week moving average has acted as support or resistance during previous Bitcoin bear-market periods. Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan said Bitcoin could revisit $57,700 if its weekly relative-strength index fell below 41.5. [1]
References for this detail (1)
- Bitcoin Faces Battle for Key Long-Term Trend Line at $68,000cointelegraph.com · Article published: Nov 13, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC
Context from the sources
Cointelegraph said Bitcoin traded around its 200-week average from March to October 2023 and again from June to mid-August in the reported period, making the level a closely watched market reference. [1]
The broader market also weakened during the move: The Motley Fool reported declines in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite on Friday. [2]
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- [1] Bitcoin Faces Battle for Key Long-Term Trend Line at $68,000cointelegraph.comReferenced for: detail 1, detail 5
- [2] Why Bitcoin Is Falling Today | The Motley Foolfool.comReferenced for: detail 2, detail 3
- [3] Why Bitcoin Is Falling Todayaol.comReferenced for: detail 4
Questions answered by the reporting
What this could mean for you
Leveraged crypto positions may be forcibly closed, locking in losses for traders.
A falling Bitcoin price can trigger liquidation of borrowed positions, adding automatic selling pressure.
Reported basis: [3][2] · The possible effect is interpretation.
Depends on: Bitcoin continues falling and leveraged positions remain exposed.
Possible time frame: days, if those conditions hold.
Households or businesses holding Bitcoin could see the value of those assets fall further.
Higher yields and rate expectations can shift capital away from riskier assets, while liquidations intensify declines.
Reported basis: [2][3] · The possible effect is interpretation.
Depends on: Inflation and Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations keep Treasury yields and the dollar elevated.
Possible time frame: weeks, if those conditions hold.
Possible consequences, not a forecast. Their relevance depends on your location and the conditions above.
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What changes the outlook
Risk increases if…
Bitcoin decisively remains below its 200-week moving average, a level Cointelegraph identifies as a historically watched support or resistance point.
Further leveraged-position liquidations or continued increases in Treasury yields would add selling pressure, according to the reported market mechanisms.
Pressure eases if…
Bitcoin regains and holds the 200-week moving average on a weekly chart, reversing the immediate technical breakdown described by Cointelegraph.
Inflation and rate-hike expectations ease, reducing the pressure from stronger-dollar and higher-yield conditions identified by the market reports.
Still unclear
It is unclear from the reporting whether Bitcoin will recover above the 200-week average or remain below it.
The reporting does not establish the total number of liquidations or the losses suffered by individual investors.
Market implications
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $67,500 on Friday, slipping below its 200-week simple moving average on its first test of the level in nearly three months.…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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Bitcoin (BTC -3.62%) is falling today, down about 4.7% in the last 24 hours as of 1:11 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 13, after a…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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A hotter-than-expected inflation report on Tuesday raised expectations for a Fed rate hike, and that, along with a stronger dollar, pushed Bitcoin below $70,000 overnight.…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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