Missed last week’s recap? Read the Jan 26 – Feb 2, 2026 Crypto Weekly Market Recap here.
Over the past week, the cryptocurrency market remained volatile with significant downside pressure and sharp price swings. Risk-off sentiment across broader financial markets continued to influence digital asset prices, resulting in heavy liquidations and technical sell-offs across major coins.
Market Price Action
- Bitcoin (BTC) traded within a wide range during the week, declining from above $75,000 early in the period to a low around $60,000 amid broader risk-off sentiment and position unwinding, before recovering to trade back above $70,000 toward the end of the week as conditions across risk assets stabilised.
- Ethereum (ETH) moved broadly in line with BTC, falling to around $1,850 during periods of market stress before consolidating as volatility moderated.
- Price movements across major altcoins remained highly correlated with BTC and ETH, indicating limited evidence of sector-specific rotation during the week.
- The recovery came without a clear volume pickup, and broader participation stayed muted.
Liquidity and leverage dynamics
Market activity during the week highlighted the influence of leverage on short-term price movements. Periods of increased volatility were accompanied by elevated liquidation activity in derivatives markets, occurring alongside declines in major digital asset prices.
Relatively thin spot market liquidity was also observed during the week, which may have contributed to larger price fluctuations during both downward moves and subsequent stabilisation.
Heavy leverage played a central role in the market downturn, with a significant number of derivative positions being liquidated during sharp price drops. These forced unwindings contributed to accentuated downside moves and increasing short-term volatility.
Macro and cross-asset context
- During the week, downside pressure in crypto markets coincided with broader weakness across risk assets. Technology stocks and major equity indices traded lower during several sessions, with Bitcoin and other major digital assets declining over the same periods.
- At the macro level, market attention remained focused on monetary policy uncertainty and broader economic risks. This backdrop continued to influence positioning across risk assets, including crypto, particularly during periods of elevated volatility.
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