By CCN: The bitcoin price could surge to $6,500 soon because it breached a key resistance level of $5,500 this week. That’s the assessment of Naeem Aslam, the Chief Market Analyst at ThinkMarkets, a forex and derivatives broker.
Indeed, bitcoin has roared to a six-month this week after flailing for much of 2018.
Aslam: Nasdaq Is Warming Up to Bitcoin Futures
Analyst Naeem Aslam told CCN that there are several factors driving the rally, including optimism that Nasdaq is growing more confident about bitcoin futures.
Moreover, he says there’s a bullish trend forming with speculative bitcoin shorts that’s pushing the price higher.
“Technicals are fully supportive and the bulls are pushing the markets higher based on that. It’s likely that bitcoin’s price may move towards $6,000 or even touch $6,500.”
“We have Nasdaq, which is about to get serious about Bitcoin futures. Not to mention the speculative short positions, which are going to get squeezed out very soon (as per the CFTC data).”
Crypto analyst Naeem Aslam of ThinkMarkets says the bitcoin bear market appears to be waning. | Source: ThinkMarkets UK
Even the crypto bears at CNBC begrudgingly agree that bitcoin could climb to $6,000 soon.
Can bitcoin break $6,000? https://t.co/MCAJjquGfd pic.twitter.com/QX2mx55k8Z
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 23, 2019
Aslam: Technical Indicators Point to Another Rally
Aslam also pointed to the conditions surrounding bitcoin’s past rebounds as evidence that another rally is in the making. He says the current patterns are similar to those that occurred before previous rallies, when the bitcoin price rocketed to record highs.
As CCN reported, Aslam noted that bitcoin crossed its 200-week moving average in March. That’s a significant technical indicator.
In short, Aslam says technical analysis is building a bull case for bitcoin after it got pummeled during the prolonged bear market of 2018.
Analyst: Bitcoin Price of $100,000 Is Realistic
Based on a mathematical calculation involving approximate percentage projection of bitcoin’s price that occurred during the last bull run, Aslam says it’s not unrealistic for bitcoin to rocket past $100,000.
“Back in 2011, the price plunged nearly 93% and in 2014, it dropped 84%. As for the most recent price crash, we have experienced the smallest price crash — 79% from its recent high. The most important part is that the price has started to rally back up.”
“This argument becomes even more clear when we look at the bottom panel of this chart. The drawdown percentage curve is much higher now (shown in green circle) as compared to what happened back in 2011 (shown in red circle).”
Naeem Aslam: Technical analysis indicates a monster bitcoin rally is brewing. | Source: ThinkMarkets
While the crypto industry is rife with experts who constantly make wrong predictions (*cough* Fundstrat’s Tom Lee *cough*), it’s not as easy to flippantly dismiss Naeem Aslam.
Aslam has a pretty good track record. In 2016, Aslam correctly predicted that Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election against all odds. He also correctly predicted Britain’s vote on Brexit three years ago.
Investment Chief: Bitcoin In ‘Inexorable Death Spiral’
Not everyone is convinced that the brutal Crypto Winter is behind us. As CCN reported, investment manager Peter Mallouk — a certified financial planner — says crypto bulls are deluding themselves if they think the current rally will last.
Mallouk, the president of Kansas investment firm Creative Planning, says the recent price spike is merely a temporary recovery before bitcoin totally collapses. Why? Because it’s worthless and has no value.
“We’re going to see cryptocurrencies collapse,” Mallouk said in early-April.
Mallouk’s skepticism is not new. In December 2018, Mallouk mocked bitcoin as a “dead man walking,” and predicted that the bitcoin price will drop to zero.
“It won’t go quietly, but the recent precipitous drop may be the beginning of its inevitable and inexorable death spiral. The end may not be pretty when it comes.”
Bitcoin is a ‘Dead Man Walking’, Claims Creative Planning CIO https://t.co/iDSHOZJQck
— CCN.com (@CCNMarkets) December 8, 2018
