Bitcoin is trading at over $20,000, but the start of what might be the first real correction since the uptrend first began could be forming. However, looking more closely at the DXY Dollar Currency Index, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap could be in for another extended bear phase if a fractal on the dollar…
Bitcoin hovered between gains and losses as traders waited for further clues from the US Congressional leaders on their next coronavirus aid package. The benchmark cryptocurrency jumped 0.07 percent to $22,843, suggesting it would consolidate sideways after notching another record high on Thursday at $23,6776 (data from Coinbase). Other top alternative cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum (ETH)…
Bitcoin rose above $19,000 on Tuesday after Donald Trump said his administration would assist President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House, easing investors’ concerns about a prolonged period of election uncertainty. The BTC/USD exchange rate rose 3.89 percent to a new year-to-date high of $19,100, pointing to an extended upside move towards its previously…
Bitcoin just rocketed above $11,000 following the recent Square news, and DeFi tokens everywhere had a significant bounce. As well as Bitcoin has done, altcoins have outperformed the top crypto asset prompting another intraday fall in dominance. Interestingly, a deeper review of the DXY dollar currency index’s relationship with altcoins has uncovered a bizarre correlation…
While Bitcoin is touted as uncorrelated, the cryptocurrency has been following the inverse of one asset over the past few months: the U.S. dollar. Like gold, BTC’s price action is partially dictated by the value of fiat currencies. Over the past few months, the negative correlation gold and Bitcoin have with the U.S. dollar has…
The dollar’s impact on markets in 2020 cannot be overstated. Its weakness and decline in the face of the pandemic and a dwindling US economy, has allowed assets like Bitcoin, precious metals, and equities to surge. However, the DXY Dollar Currency Index just closed a monthly candle below an over decade-long trend line dating back…
The dollar has been on a steady decline since the pandemic first struck. Weakness in the global reserve currency has allowed gold, Bitcoin, and other assets to shine. However, either a major rebound is beginning, or the dollar is about to experience another massive drop. The asset is clearly at a ‘do or die’ moment,…
The dollar’s recent weakness and the decline has economists calling for the death knell. Amidst the discussion surrounding dethroning the asset, other competing currencies, and even gold are being pointed to as alternatives suitable as the next global reserve currency. However, according to one ETF manager CEO, Bitcoin has also cemented itself as a viable…
The dollar has been in sharp decline. Analysts are calling for the global reserve to lose its crown to the likes of Bitcoin or the yuan. Sentiment has reached substantial lows. However, when dollar sentiment fell this low in the past, it often triggered a strong reversal in the currency. Such a reversal, if it…
The dollar sank in July to the lowest point in two years in response to more stimulus money being printed to inflate the economy. At the same time, Bitcoin spiked to the highest level in over a year. The dollar has since bounced, and the leading cryptocurrency by market cap experienced its first powerful pullback…