Did a deep dive into some metrics to show BTC isn't in its bear phase. If it was, it's bottomed & would move higher!
There's been endless debates if #BTC is in its bear phase. As Iโve tweeted many times, BTC has been in a mid-cycle correction. To put this issue to bed, Iโll do a deep dive into a few BTCโs Peak Indicators that seem to be flashing bearishness when they aren't.
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As this metric has recently peaked near the pink zone, #BTC is in its bear phase.
It's been 156 days since this metric peaked on 2/21/21. In past bear phases, this metric would've values <1. The lowest so far is 1.09 in the current cycle.
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As this metric has a value similar to that at the bottom of the past bear phases, #BTC is in its bear phase.
This metric should be below the red line as BTC peaks. This hasn't occurred. If BTC was in its bear phase, it should've bottomed! Then, ๐.
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As this metric has dropped to the green zone, #BTC is in its bear phase.
During the COVID crash, this metric dipped into the green zone, but BTC wasn't in its bear phase. The recent plunge of this metric to the green zone was technical & brief.๐
1. $GBTC premium is -12.95%: Bearish 2. TA (daily): $22K-$39K 3. 6/25 Options: Price>$40K, bullish; Otherwise, bearish 4. Futures: Neutral-bullish 5. On-chain: Bullish 6. TA (monthly): Target: $184K-$346K in Oct '21
1/ $GBTC's premium is still double digit in the red amidst the unlock of 64M GBTC shares this month. This indicates the share unlock could contribute to downward pressure on #BTC's price.
2a/ As tweeted on 6/3/21, #BTC's price was forming a symmetrical๐บpattern. It broke out of the pattern to the downside yesterday & in the worst case, the target price is $22K.
It traded to $31K today & trend line #4 (cloned from #1) provided support & it bounced from that level.
Since mid-April, #BTC has corrected by 53% & this coincided w/ the unlock of 90M $GBTC shares while its premium <-10% for most of the time.
Did the unlock of these shares contribute to BTC's major correction? More coming? Price floor?
TLDR: Probable. Depends. $25K-$30K in June
1/ Let's first review some background information.
Accredited investors could subscribe for $GBTC shares from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (Trust) at (Net Asset Value) NAV in 3 ways though there is a 6-month lock up before they could sell their shares in the secondary market.
2a/ Use cash to buy $GBTC shares at NAV
i. If the premium persists upon the 6-mo unlock, investors are able to realize the spread
ii. They can gain #BTC exposure if there's a sustained premium
iii. This's what most institutional investors did until GBTC's premium became -ve
#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.