Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) failed to hold $20,000 into the September monthly close as one trader eyed a final comeback before fresh downside.<\/p>\n Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and TradingView<\/a> showed BTC\/USD staying lower after finishing the month at around $19,400.<\/p>\n Capping 3% losses, the monthly chart failed to rally on Oct. 1, with BTC\/USD down another 0.7% in \u201cUptober\u201d so far, according to data from on-chain data resource Coinglass<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dismal financial data from macro markets contributed to the lack of appetite for risk assets, and among crypto traders, the outlook remained gloomy.<\/p>\n For popular Twitter account Il Capo of Crypto, a return above the $20,000 mark was still possible on the day, this still to be followed by a dive much lower<\/a>.<\/p>\n An additional post<\/a> noted steady buy-ins worth $192,000 on exchange FTX, something which he argued could contribute to the short-term upside.<\/p>\n While still at the time of writing, BTC\/USD looked apt for volatility into the weekly close, as suggested by the tightening<\/a> Bollinger Bands on lower timeframes.<\/p>\n The September close nonetheless continued a losing streak for Bitcoin which now rivaled the 2018 bear market, as highlighted by Caleb Franzen, senior market analyst at Cubic Analytics.<\/p>\n \u201cBitcoin has officially produced 10 consecutive red monthly Heikin Ashi candles, with the September close,\u201d he revealed<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is the longest such streak since the 2018 bear market, which produced 14 red candles from Feb.’18 to Mar.’19. Each bear market streak has been longer than the last\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The macro story of the moment revolved around major global banks, headlined by worrying signs coming out of Credit Suisse.<\/p>\n Related:\u00a0Bitcoin 2021 bull market buyers \u2018capitulate\u2019 as data shows 50% losses<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Swiss lender\u2019s share price, having all but collapsed since 2021, now had concern spreading to institutions such as Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and even Bank of China.<\/p>\n \u201cCredit Suisse is not the only major bank whose price-to-book is flashing warning signals.The list below is of all G-SIBs with PtBs of under 40%,\u201d Alistair Macleod, head of research at Goldmoney, responded<\/a>, uploading a comparative chart of various banks\u2019 price to book ratios. <\/p>\n \u201cA failure of one of them is likely to call the survival of the others into question.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In a memo quoted<\/a> by Reuters on Oct. 2, Credit Suisse CEO, Ulrich Koerner, cautioned investors against \u201cconfusing our day-to-day stock price performance with the strong capital base and liquidity position of the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n The events follow the Bank of England returning to quantitative easing (QE) last week in an unprecedented U-turn<\/a> with inflation at forty-year highs.<\/p>\n The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-10\/ecf8f9e5-2892-4b01-95be-583c7e4c9f0c.png\")
Trader’s $20,500 upside target remains<\/h2>\n
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Major banks sound alarm bells among analysts<\/h2>\n