There has been a lot of talk about the current market’s correction. The reason for the dip has been attributed directly or indirectly to many factors: the most prominent one being, Elon Musk’s BTC announcement and news surrounding China’s crypto mining ban.
Overall, two scenarios played out amid this massive pullback:
- Short-term hodlers sold at a loss.
- Miners and long-term hodlers accumulated coins. Ergo, buying the dip
The same can be observed in this Glassnode based analysis
With fear being a prevalent market sentiment, many long-term crypto proponents voiced their confidence in the crypto-markets.
If the market don't shake out the weak hands, it won't have the strong foundation to grow further. With weak hands in there, at some point, it must have a retrace. Not sure which one causes which. But after a shake out, the foundation is stronger. ? https://t.co/6inX2HJDV1
— CZ ? Binance (@cz_binance) May 20, 2021
CZ had previously stated that corrections were essential “for: 1) building support levels; 2) let people take profit, and 3) most importantly, shake out weak hands, which helps to build a strong foundation.”
Another trader and analyst stated:
It's likely we'll need some time to recover from this. If you're in high quality altcoins for the long term, you have nothing to fear. High quality altcoins are on sale. Lower prices are just a better opportunity to make you richer in the long term.
— Secrets (@SecretsOfCrypto) May 22, 2021
Many popular traders have continued to express their confidence in large-cap alts as well. Crypto trader and analyst, Crypto Capo opined his bullish narrative towards one of the hot trending alts, Cardano (ADA). At the time of writing, the flagship coin traded at the $1.50 price level.
Crypto Capo’s tweet stated:
“ADA long-term roadmap (potential) I can see this happening.”
Furthermore, he justified by attaching the price chart:
Source: Twitter
He reiterated a similar bullish narrative in another tweet.
I cannot be more bullish pic.twitter.com/bFDflr33II
— il Capo Of $NOIA (@CryptoCapo_) May 20, 2021
Of late, different analysts and traders like Rekt Capital andDutch trader Poppe have commented on their bullish views on ADA. Interest in altcoin is also evident from Google Trends’ data.
Source: Google Trends
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson in his AMA session was also quick to acknowledge an important aspect of market setbacks. He said:
“Welcome to crypto. That’s how crypto works. It goes way up, it goes way down. You guys can’t get 900% gains without expecting some pullbacks.”
