Tag: Analysis

Bitcoin is showing signs of profit booking, resulting in a slight downturn in altcoin prices. PayPal’s crypto announcement acted as a trigger that drove Bitcoin (BTC) price to a new 52-week high. During such news-based events, traders holding short positions are caught off guard and are forced to cover their trades, resulting in the type of short squeeze seen during the Oct. 21 rally. However, after this initial burst, the next leg of the uptrend is only possible if demand picks up and the bulls continue to buy at higher…

Bitcoin hit a new 2020 high and altcoins rallied as PayPal announced that it will support crypto payments. The crypto markets are cheering PayPal’s decision to allow its customers to use cryptocurrencies to shop from its vast merchant network. PayPal also revealed that U.S. account holders will be able to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies in the PayPal app.  The company plans to extend this service to a few other countries in the first half of 2021. PayPal’s decision has significantly increased the reach of cryptocurrencies. Now many of the…

Bitcoin price may rise to a new 52-week high if it can break above the ascending channel and this move could ignite the altcoins. Crypto market sentiment appears to be improving across the board and the global push to mainstream central bank digital currencies is also making headway.  In China’s Shenzhen province about 2 million people had applied for the digital yuan giveaway and the lucky 50,000 among them received “red envelopes” of digital yuan totalling $1.5 million. By the end of Oct. 18 about 47,573 of the recipients had…

Bitcoin and altcoins must rebound off their immediate support levels to recapture bullish momentum and resume the uptrend. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading products “contribute more to price discovery than its related spot markets,” according to findings in a new report by investment firm Wilshire Phoenix. The increasing volumes of crypto derivative products highlight greater participation from institutional investors and this will likely be positive for the entire crypto space. This is not unique to cryptocurrencies because even in most other asset classes, the derivatives markets lead…

Bitcoin and most major altcoins are sustaining above their immediate support levels, increasing the possibility that the uptrend will resume. The bond yields across most developed economies have dropped sharply since the central banks unleashed a slew of measures to counter the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This could pose a challenge to the institutional investors who rely on the traditional 60/40 portfolio allocation between equities and fixed income instruments.  This week Fidelity Digital Assets also released its Bitcoin Investment Thesis report which details how a portfolio with…