#Bitcoin returned -1.98% in 4/21. Would #BTC have a negative return month in 5/21?
TLDR: No. Traditionally, May is a decent month for #BTC with monthly returns averaging 18%.
Target prices: $67K-$80K
Time to reach targets: 5/5-5/31
Low: $50K-$55K
1a/ Let's recap. #BTC didn't had a good month in 4/21 as expected, but it hit the lowest price target of $64K. After that, it corrected 27% to $47K before rebounding to $58K on 4/30.
I thought the 2nd dip (blue) corresponded to those of the last 2 cycles, but that wasn't it.
1b/ CTM now has its own ATH Tracker. Big shout out to @irandall13! We could track the projected price action of #BTC with more precision!
Per the ATH Tracker, #BTC could have a major run up in 5/21.
2a/ #BTC's fundamentals are bullish. A summary of recent key developments:
- Ex-regulators work for crypto firms (eg. Brian Brooks, Chris Giancarlo)
- Ex-Acting CIA Director supports cryptos
- Congress passed bill to set up group w/ SEC/CFTC to give clarity on digital assets
2b/ More heavy-weight US institutions are offering #BTC products/services to their clients (eg. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, US Bank, State Street, CI Global, Wealthfront...)
- NYDIG works with P/C insurers such as Liberty Mutual to launch #BTC-denominated products
2c/ - Visa intends to use #BTC for cross-border settlements
- Venmo launched crypto purchases
- More overseas listed companies such as Nexon, Meitu allocated #BTC as reserves
3/ On-chain metrics continue to indicate #BTC is in its bull phase with $BTC's price still having a lot of room to surge.
Charts: Realized Cap HODL Waves, HODL Waves, Balance in Miners' Wallets
Source: Glassnode
4/ The #BTC derivatives markets need to be watched closely.
#BTC options point to a bullish 5/21 w/ put/call ratio at 0.77. Range: $50K-$80K.
#BTC futures OI indicates that current price action is bullish. Funding rates of perpetual swaps are normal with no excessive leverage.
5a/ Now, we look at TA.
#BTC broke out of the bull flag on 4/27, but didn't continue its upward push until 4/30 after #BTC options expired. It's consolidating again at $58K. Next resistance is $60K.
The price target as projected by the breakout of the bull flag is $65.5K.
5b/ In fact, #BTC has formed an inverse head & shoulder pattern. Neck line is at $57K. The 4/30 confirmed bull flag breakout coincided with the breakout of the inverse H&S pattern. The price target for this pattern is $67K.
5c/ As I tweeted before, #BTC is moving in a manner similar to the fractal in 3/21, but much faster!
Taking the relevant portion of that fractal and apply that to the current price action of BTC, it is expected that #BTC will hit $67K as well (inverse H&S target) around 5/5.
5d/ We could use Fib extension to estimate the current impulse move of #BTC. This time we do something different & compare the monthly, weekly & daily Fib extensions. Given the most recent #BTC price action, cut off should be at 1.68 Fib.
Price targets: $68K/$74K/$81-$82K
5e/ If $BLX on a log scale is used to map out the price action of #BTC. Then,
5/5- $67K
5/11- $70K
5/21- $74K
5/31- $80K
6/ Conclusion: 5/21 should be a bullish month for #Bitcoin.
When will #BTC's correction be over? How low could its price get?
1. Bull market isn't over as fundamentals are strong 2. BTC is in another mid-cycle correction 3. If $40K-$41K support is breached, BTC could fall to $29K-$37K by end of Jan. 2022, but would quickly rebound >$40K
1. #BTC's fundamentals as reflected by key on-chain data are strong. Hash rate has reached a new ATH. LT HODLers continue to hold onto their BTC despite BTC's recent correction. Supply dynamics favor a continuation of the bull run rather than BTC diving into a bear phase.
2. BTC's price continues to track its move from Jan. 21- Jul. 21. (areas marked in pink boxes), but could be 5 days shorter in duration.
The current correction is similar to that of last summer & thus could be over at the end of Jan. 2022.
1b/ The #BTC LGC (Logarithmic Growth Curves) model is introduced to gauge cycle peak timing & cycle peak price taking into account the growth pattern of BTC.
#BTC is finally rebounding, but how high could its price get?
TLDR:
If impulse move plays out:
High: $74K
Middle: $62-$64K
Low: $46K-$51K
Timing: Mid-Jan. to End of Mar. 2022
If move fails, BTC could test $32K-$37K
Timing: Mid-Jan to Mid-Feb. 2022
1a/ Parallel channel breakout
If #BTC breaks out from its downward sloping parallel channel, it could have a price increase of $17.2K from the point of breakout. If there is a confirmed break of the upper channel (~$44.5K), the target price is ~$62K.
Strong resistance at $46K.
1b/ If #BTC fails to break out of the channel, it'd retest the $40K-$41K resistance again before resuming up. Breaching that, it'd fall between $32K & $37K.
As the bull phase is still intact, it shouldn't fall below (Wave 2= $29.2K*).
1a/This model (LGC) is constructed on Tradingview with #BTC log growth curves developed by @quantadelic with log Fib levels & time-based Fib zones added on a 2-week BTC chart. This is similar to TechDev’s chart, but the cycle peak log Fib level is at 2.618 & not 2.272.
2a/ To derive the timing of the cycle peak, time-based Fib zones are drawn from mid-cycle correction to the peak of the impulse move after that correction at or above the 1.618 log Fib level.
In past cycles, the peak occurred right between time-based 1.618 Fib & 2 Fib zones.
Some people are calling a giant head & should pattern for #BTC with a target price of $10K-$18K. Possible, but highly unlikely! Why?
TLDR: 1. US10Y: Bullish 2. BTC Futures: Bullish 3. BTC Options Bullish 4. Technicals: BTC could grind down to $40K-$41K & then rebound to $64K
1a/ #BTC's price has been highly correlated with US10Y & they had moved in lock-steps since 11/8/21 until last week. Traders risked off ahead of the Fed minutes & sold stocks & BTC.
1b/ The Fed will probably quicken the pace of tapering & raise rates sooner, but will likely allow their treasuries holdings to mature (no quantitative tightening or shrinking of B/S).
As long as the US economy is growing, a modest rate hike won't crash the markets.
2. Projected Peak Timing: Early 2nd Qtr. 2022 3. Model points to lengthening of cycle 4. Projected next cycle peak in late 3rd Qtr. 2026 when hyperbitcoinization may occur
1/ The fact that #BTC prices closed below the arc of the original BLX model in 2 consecutive months means that something is wrong either in the model or bull phase is over.
I don't think the cycle peak is in so I started anew. I used parallel channels to reconstruct the model.