2020 turned out to be one of the S&P’s best performing years despite the pandemic. It seems the overall bullish trend in the past year is luring more investors and traders to the stock market. Data shows that searches for “stock market bubble” are peaking as the most recent frenzy with GameStop stock rages on.Stock Market 2020 Recap: A Few WordsThe raging pandemic saw millions of people losing their lives and jobs. These should have been more than enough to trigger a looming bear market,...
Read More »Bitcoin Is In Its Biggest Bubble Believes Former Merrill Lynch Economist
Founder and chief economist at Rosenberg Research, David Rosenberg, has doubled-down on his narrative that bitcoin, similarly to the stock markets, is in a massive bubble. He warned that another bear market could emerge, similarly to what transpired following the previous bitcoin bull run in 2017.Bitcoin Is In A Bubble: RosenbergIn a recent CNBC interview, the former top North American economist at Merrill Lynch said that he’s avoiding getting into bitcoin, especially after its impressive run...
Read More »Decoupling: Bitcoin Spikes 8% Despite Nasdaq’s Horrible Week
Bitcoin used to show a higher correlation to the stock markets, especially amid the lowest point of the pandemic. However, it has taken a different route during the last few days.Bitcoin-S&P 500 Correlation Departs from ATHTypically, Bitcoin is regarded as an independent asset that often acts as a safe haven. Its fundamentals are different from those driving the stock market. Nevertheless, the oldest cryptocurrency was caught following the American flagship index known as the S&P 500...
Read More »Bitcoin and Stocks: The Model Implying BTC Should Have Hit $25,000
Owing to its decade long correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index, Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model propounder Plan B thinks that BTC should have surpassed it’s previous ATH and hit the $25,000 price mark.‘S&P Implied BTC Price: $25K .. Interesting Times Ahead!’Plan B takes an interesting place amongst numerous other ‘Bitcoin analysts’ on crypto Twitter. A firm believer in the stock-to-flow model that he created for BTC, he posts daily price and market updates on his profile...
Read More »Market Watch: Stagnant Bitcoin Despite Silver and Gold Price Surge
Although the altcoin market remains highly volatile, most price movements in the past 24 hours have been sharp retraces with a few exceptions.Bitcoin, on the other hand, remains stable and hasn’t left its familiar trading territory of about $9,150-$9,200. In the traditional financial markets, the three largest US indexes are in the green as Nasdaq even tops a new all-time high.ATH For Nasdaq, Bitcoin Metric Suggests A Price DiveMore speculations and promises for a new coronavirus vaccine...
Read More »Bitcoin Charges to $9,300 as Altcoins Continue to Boom: Saturday Price Watch
Bitcoin remains in its quite familiar range between $9,000 and $9,300 after a 2% increase from yesterday’s low.The most prominent US-based indexes registered similar increases yesterday, confirming the high correlation levels between the two asset groups.Bitcoin And Altcoins RecoverAs reported yesterday, the price for the primary cryptocurrency decreased to $9,050 on some exchanges like Bitstamp. On its way down, Bitcoin broke below the $9,300 level. The significant support at $9,000 confined...
Read More »Is it Time To Short Bitcoin? Answers OKEx CEO As Global Stock Markets Continue Their Uptrend
Despite world economies still feeling the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, most stock markets have recovered from the March losses, and some are even charting new highs.This has raised speculations that Bitcoin’s price may head south, and OKEx CEO Jay Hao recently offered his answer on the matter.Jay Hao Examines The Stock Markets And BitcoinAs CryptoPotato reported, the popular index Nasdaq reached a new all-time high yesterday and continued its upward movement today. Other...
Read More »S&P 500 To Hit 4,000 In 12 Months, Veteran Strategist Predicts: Bullish For Bitcoin?
Veteran market strategist Jeff Saut recently made a bold prediction that the S&P 500 index will skyrocket in the upcoming year to over 4,000.Having in mind Bitcoin’s increased correlation with the prominent US index, such a surge could be considerably beneficial for BTC’s price as well.Saut: The S&P 500 Above 4,000 Within A YearSaut, who is Capital Wealth Planning’s chief investment strategist, has been traditionally bullish on the US economy and the S&P 500 in particular. In his...
Read More »Bitcoin Fails to Break $9,400 Despite NASDAQ’s New ATH: Tuesday’s Price Watch
The past 24 hours were somewhat positive for most financial markets, including the cryptocurrency field. While Bitcoin was on the rise and gained $300 intraday, the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones are up by nearly 2%. Nasdaq marked a new all-time high after an increase of 2.2%Crypto Market Goes UpAlthough Bitcoin was fighting to remain above the coveted $9,000 mark hours ago, the bulls managed to gain control and pushed it upwards. The primary cryptocurrency registered price increases as...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Closes Its Third Best Q2 in History with 42% Gains
Following an increase of 42% during Q2 2020, Bitcoin’s closing price of $9,140 was the third-highest position the asset has seen at the end of a quarter, trailing only to Q2 2019 and Q4 2017. On a yearly scale, BTC is also outperforming the S&P 500, WTI, gold, and the US dollar.Bitcoin Goes Up In Q2 2020The end of June marked the closing of the second quarter of 2020. As such, the popular cryptocurrency monitoring company Skew explored various aspects of Bitcoin’s performance during that...
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