Bitcoin briefly plunged to a new year-to-date low of $58,035 on Thursday morning before staging a relief rally to trade flat around $59,500. Despite recovering its 24-hour losses, the intra-day chart reveals severe volatility and erratic price swings. After plummeting to a fresh year-to-date (YTD) low of $58,035 Thursday morning, bitcoin rebounded to erase its 24-hour losses. While the flat net performance paints a stable picture, the daily chart tells a different story—revealing violent price swings that triggered the moment bitcoin crossed below $59,000 on Wednesday.