$20K Bitcoin may return, says analyst as US unemployment hits 54-year low

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell prior to the Feb. 3 Wall Street open as fresh United States economic data came in “hot hot hot.”

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

“Think again” over U.S. recession

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it erased gains from earlier in the day to center on $23,000 support.

The pair reacted negatively to U.S. unemployment data for January, which beat expectations so considerably that overall jobless figures fell to their lowest since 1969.

Non-farm payrolls (NFP) data likewise outperformed, while average hourly earnings conformed to forecast 0.3% growth.

“HUGE beat in NFP,” popular analytics account Tedtalksmacro responded on Twitter.

Returning to predictions from the day prior, Tedtalksmacro eyed a potential opportunity to increase Bitcoin exposure, given the latest come-down, which it said could take BTC/USD all the way to $20,000.

“An opportunity to reload on this news, potentially,” a further tweet added.

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