Bitcoin (BTC-USD), Ethereum (ETH-USD) and other cryptocurrencies are slipping in midday trading Monday even as a broad spectrum of risk assets trade firmly higher. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is drifting lower by 1.5% to $45.7K intraday, though still trading above near-term and long-term simple moving averages. Bitcoin's "short-term momentum turned negative, which typically occurs during the first week of the month," CoinDesk reported Monday. As for ether (ETH-USD), the second largest digital token by market cap is off by 0.3% to $3.47K in the past 24 hours and is also changing hands well above short- and long-term SMAs. See why SA contributor John Miller views ETH with a Buy rating. While cryptos' positive correlation with U.S. stocks have proven to be strong for the better part of the past year, digital assets are currently being outpaced by the three major stock market indices, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq (COMP.IND) +1.7%, S&P 500 (SP500) +0.6% and Dow Jones (DJI) +0.3% all in the green. More cryptos: binance
