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    Home » Crypto News » Black Monday: Oil Slumps 30%, Global Stock Markets and Bitcoin Crashing As Coronavirus Situation Worsens

    Black Monday: Oil Slumps 30%, Global Stock Markets and Bitcoin Crashing As Coronavirus Situation Worsens

    Author: Jordan Lyanchev

    Last Updated Mar 9, 2020 @ 08:33

    Confirmed coronavirus cases continue to grow globally. The Saudi Arabia Kingdom launched an unexpected oil price war against former ally Russia.

    As a result, the traditional financial markets are plummeting severely. At the same time, Bitcoin showcases a positive correlation with them and drops below $8,000 – for the first time since January 2020.

    The 2020 Oil Price War

    The coronavirus outbreak hit all financial markets and sectors. Oil is no exception. In an attempt to artificially inflate the decreasing prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently decided to reduce the supply of crude oil to world markets by 1.5m barrels per day.

    Russia, one of the main exports of oil, however, refused to follow OPEC’s recommendation to cut production. It led to a 10% sell-off on Friday. Saudi Arabia acted against it and reduced its selling prices by $6 to $8 in an attempt to retake the Russian share of the market.

    Thus began what the traditional media is referring to as the Oil Price War, leading to one of the worst trading days in history. The U.S. oil prices, for instance, crashed with approximately 35% from $41.5 to $27.2. This is the lowest price level since the Gulf War in 1991.

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    US Oil Price 1h. Source: TradingView
    US Oil Price 1h. Source: TradingView

    Traditional Financial Markets Collapse

    The coronavirus continues to expand, and confirmed cases worldwide exceed 110,000. The effects on the stock markets are evident. The S&P 500 (SPX) futures had hit their stop after pointing on another 5% plunge.

    The situation among the other popular U.S.-based indexes is similar. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP) futures is showing a 4.8% drop, while the Dow Jones futures are at 5.05%. Europe’s situation is even worse, as most of the markets forecasting an 8-10% drop, while Italy’s stock exchange pointing on a 10% start of trading.

    Asia and the Asia Pacific region bleed out, as well. Australian’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped with over 6% Monday morning, which is its most significant plunge since the global financial crisis in 2008.

    Japan’s Nikkei 225 nosedived with 5.6% and is currently at its lowest closing point in more than a year. South Korea’s Kospi fell with 4%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is down with 3.5%.

    Bitcoin Under $8,000

    Bitcoin followed the tumbling traditional financial markets. The largest digital asset’s plunge began initially on Saturday, after hitting a high of $9200.

    Even though some speculated that it would bounce off the $8,700 support level, the worst was yet to come. On Sunday, BTC lost another sizeable chunk of value and dropped to $8,250. That couldn’t stop it either, and a few hours later, Bitcoin found itself decreasing again – this time, it went as low as $7,600.

    Thus, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap plunged by over 15% during the weekend. It has recovered slightly and is currently trading at above $7,900, but it still appears somewhat bearish.

    Amid the latest negative price actions, Bitcoin shows, once again, a positive correlation with the traditional financial markets. Safe-haven or not?

    BTCUSD 1h. Source: TradingView
    BTCUSD 1h. Source: TradingView

     

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    Jordan got into crypto in 2016 by trading and investing. He began writing about blockchain technology in 2017. He has managed numerous crypto-related projects and is passionate about all things blockchain. Contact Jordan: LinkedIn

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