Bitcoin has been trading in the red over the past few days and seems on track for further losses over the short term. The cryptocurrency gave back a large portion of its profits since the start of August and could re-test support at around $20,000. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price To See More Dumps, Peter Brandt Forecasts At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $21,200 with sideways movement over the past 24 hours and a 13% correction over the past week. Market participants are keenly watching these levels, as the entire crypto market might be hanging by a thread. In the meantime, all eyes are set on the U.S. dollar, as measured by the DXY Index. The currency tumbled from a yearly high north of 100 and entered a period of accumulation and sideways price action. Now, bulls are attempting to reclaim levels last seen at the beginning of the millennium as the U.S. dollar approaches 110 and targets 120. Analyst Will Clemente says the following on the U.S. dollar and its potential to hit that mark and record further profits: DXY screaming higher – can’t even draw a proper parabola looks too ridiculous NewsBTC has been following the DXY’s price action in the past week as Bitcoin and the crypto market seem to be negatively correlated with the currency. In that sense, the more the dollar trend upwards, the further the crypto market could retrace. Analyst Justin Bennett believes crypto bulls might be set for failure, i...