Bitcoin charged to new highs on Tuesday, however then retreated about 14%, sending a scare into the market. Since then the worth has stabilized. I believe the 2 most essential questions are will bitcoin retest the $69,000 excessive and finally blast by way of? And if that’s the case, what are the catalysts to justify the outlook for increased costs? I have been following the bitcoin story for 10 years now, opened my first Coinbase account again in 2014 and acquired bitcoin at $330. No, I do not nonetheless have them. I’ve adopted and traded it since then and likewise chosen bitcoin as my high choose within the 2018 CNBC Inventory Draft . I at the moment maintain the Grayscale Bitcoin Belief ETF (GBTC) in our Energetic Alternatives Portfolio at TradingAnalysis.com and I’m wanting so as to add to the place as I will define under. The three foremost drivers of bitcoin to all-time highs I imagine are as follows: The micro scenario particular to bitcoin known as “halving” Bitcoin being the flagship so to talk of our journey into the digital age The worldwide macro backdrop The halving The bitcoin “halving” cycle is an award schedule of kinds for many who mine bitcoin, which is definitely validating transactions and creating new blocks on the blockchain. When miners accomplish this, they’re awarded bitcoin, however the quantity of cash rewarded is minimize in half roughly each 4 years. Following the halving cycle there will likely be much less provide of bitcoin in the marketplace as miners take income to fund their operations. There’s precedent to indicate that bitcoin typically rallies earlier than and following the halving occasion. However I believe there’s extra to it and it has to do with the historic transfer in AI and semiconductor shares like Nvidia. Contributing to the positive aspects is bitcoin’s affiliation because the flagship in our journey into the digital / exponential age. Bitcoin as tech barometer Taking a look at a weekly chart overlay of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and bitcoin futures, we are able to see a transparent correlation over the previous six years. One technical be aware to bear in mind is SMH exceeded all-time highs by a substantial margin, whereas BTC is simply now breaching by way of it. Are tech shares — like semiconductors — appearing as a number one indicator for bitcoin, signaling a sustained transfer by way of the highs? Or, is bitcoin about to reverse, signaling to the Nasdaq that it might have overshot? I believe it is the previous. So as to add one other macro layer to this dialogue, we have to usher in U.S. bond yields and the U.S. greenback. Macro backdrop With Fed Chair Jerome Powell starting his 2-day testimony to the Home Monetary Providers Committee there’ll probably be political strain on Powell to chop charges, regardless of the market consensus that fee reductions will likely be restricted this 12 months. Because the market digested the outlook just lately, the 10-year Treasury yield has surged just lately, driving the U.S. greenback increased together with it. Larger charges and a better greenback put downward strain on U.S. tech shares and bitcoin on account of their optimistic correlation demonstrated above. Nonetheless, I believe the market has principally digested the outlook that the Fed is probably going on maintain and the market has responded surprisingly effectively. In consequence, tech shares and Bitcoin are rallying. What the charts say Turning to the technicals of bitcoin, I’ve discovered that it’s best tracked utilizing the Elliott Wave Precept. The Wave Precept accounts for and catalogs totally different levels of traits and corrections, in addition to projected beginning and stopping factors for these traits and corrections. Starting in Sept ’23, bitcoin mounted a 78% rally earlier than consolidating under the important thing $50,000 technical resistance earlier than finally breaking by way of in February of ’24. That stage is now thought-about help. Utilizing Elliott Wave for a typical ‘Third-wave’ projection that’s usually the strongest and strongest wave, the minimal upside goal is one other 78% rally, which by coincidence or not traces up with the previous all-time highs of roughly $68,500. It is no shock that we bought off a bit Tuesday from this extremely important confluence of technical resistance ranges. As talked about, bitcoin and the tech shares gathered themselves following Tuesday’s sell-off and I believe are mounting one other assault to interrupt free to increased ranges. How a lot increased? The everyday third-wave goal is a 161.8% projection of the % distance traveled within the first wave. That brings us to our 2024 goal of $98,000. As talked about above we’re holding GBTC and can look so as to add to the place as soon as bitcoin breaks above $69,000. We’ll path our cease loss to simply under the March fifth low of $53.15 DISCLOSURES: Gordon owns bitcoin and GBTC personally and in his analysis enterprise TradingAnalysis.com. THE ABOVE CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY . THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSITUTE FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE OR A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY ANY SECURITY OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSET. THE CONTENT IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND DOES NOT REFLECT ANY INDIVIDUAL’S UNIQUE PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ABOVE CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. 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