Where will Bitcoin go from here? Anyone who claims to know the answer to that is engaging in baseless speculation.
Bitcoin finally brought some smile on the hodlers faces on Monday, finally topping the $3,400 level after weeks of plummeting. What could be the reason for this sudden soar?
Traders have pinpointed the move to the activity in Asian markets, buying on Japan and Hong Kong-based exchanges lead the bulls on the first day of this week. This was bitcoin’s biggest daily rise since November 28.
The cryptocurrency has slumped by more than 80 percent from the dizzying all-time heights it reached a year ago. On December 17, 2017 bitcoin’s unbelievable skyrocketing culminated just above $19,475, according to CoinMarketCap.com. It has been all pain ever since.
Overall decrease is 84% compared to Bitcoin’s all-time high or put in other words, if you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin a year ago, it would be worth only $160 right now.
Monday’s move was its best daily performance since the last week of November, according to industry data site CoinDesk. The cryptocurrency jumped 11 percent to a high of $3,437.57, but has dropped by more than 50 percent in the past three months. CNBC quotes eToro’s Mati Greenspan:
“As a relatively new concept, cryptoassets are still finding their feet in terms of value,” said Mati Greenspan, senior market analyst at eToro. “It’s important to remember that all assets, in every market, experience a process of price discovery, and that cryptos are no different.
Nick Cawley, analyst at Daily FX told Express.co.uk.
He said: “Bitcoin is only around $250 above the recent 15-month low made last week.”
Cawley disputed the reason for the price jump and said the $150 spike on the one-hour chart shows a lack of sellers more than a heavy buying interest on foreign markets.
The growth also ushered in some institutional interest. Fidelity announced a cryptocurrency custody solution this year, and the Nasdaq and NYSE’s parent company ICE both plan to launch bitcoin futures in 2019.
“Since its inception 10 years ago, bitcoin has already experienced four retracements, similar to what we’ve seen in the past year,” Greenspan said. “Bitcoin will find its natural centre of gravity, it’s just a matter of time.”
