Bitcoin has held surprisingly well over the past hour, despite global markets opening dramatically lower (by traditional standards) than they were during Friday’s close. In fact, the futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones have all hit their limit down (circuit breaker) of 5%, with the former reaching 2,174 and the atter falling…
After a three-day rally from $5,400 to $6,900, Bitcoin has been dealt a significant blow by bears, who just minutes ago pushed the cryptocurrency under $6,000 after the 28% rally that some argued was a precursor to a bull trend. As it stands, BTC trades at $5,800, 16% below the local top.Although a bearish daily…
For most of Bitcoin’s life, it’s been a pitched as an asset uncorrelated from the stock market and other traditional equities. It’s been a strong selling point for institutional investors seeking to add variety or even derisk their portfolios.However, as of late, the first-ever cryptocurrency has been exhibiting a minute-by-minute correlation with the stock market,…
While Bitcoin seemingly remains in a bear trend, sentiment has spread over the past few days that the cryptocurrency market has bottomed; analysts cite the fact that BitMEX funding rates are decisively negative, suggesting an extreme bottom, along with other technical analysis-based evidence to back their lofty opinion.But according to a top analyst, there is…
Despite sporting a market cap of over $100 billion, Bitcoin is only 11 years old, having launched in 2009. This means that while the cryptocurrency has been through a lot, it has not yet been through a full-fledged financial recession.Related Reading: Altered Carbon: Bitcoin & Top Crypto Assets Just Made A Brief AppearanceThis has left…
Global markets performed better than non-correlated asset Bitcoin in the third quarter of 2019. The S&P 500 index (SPX) surged 0.68 percent on a quarter-to-date basis. The same period saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) delivering 0.17 percent returns while Nasdaq fared between with 1.97 percent gains for its investors. Meanwhile, the Europe-wide Stoxx…
Although the traditional equities markets and the crypto markets don’t have a ton in common, they both had a rough 2018, and investors in both markets are hoping that 2019 proves to be different. Despite being a rough year price-wise, many analysts see the drops in both markets as being temporary, which could mean that…