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Bitcoin Moving To The $40k Range? Hello everyone, as we all know the market action discounts everything :) _________________________________Make sure to Like and Follow if you like the idea_________________________________ Bitcoin has been dropping for the last 3 days and today the market is looking like it might expand the decline even more. The main reason for this decline is investors and trader sentiment, notice how everyone is worrying currently waiting for any hints from the Federal reserve regarding interest rate cuts. Which would explain why we have been seeing a strong bullish movement on Gold breaking the $2000 levels. For a while now we have been seeing Bitcoin eyeing the $40k level, What would make it soar and break that level and possibly way higher is the Spot ETF Approval . Cryptocurrency traders and investors are keeping a close eye on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it considers establishing a spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). The market is vibrating with excitement as Bitcoin continues to rise below $40,000 per coin. The conclusion of the ETF's evaluation, as well as the imminent Halving event in Q2 2024, have fueled speculation that the value of BTC might potentially quadruple. YES YOU HEARD ME RIGHT!! QUADRUPLE! The favorable atmosphere around the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF is adding to the bullish outlook for BTC. An ETF would provide a regulated investment vehicle for Bitcoin exposure, possibly opening up the market to a larger base of investors who have been waiting for more traditional ways to obtain exposure to the cryptocurrency. The sentiment surrounding the possible approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF is adding to the positive outlook for BTC's price. An ETF would provide a regulated investment vehicle for exposure to Bitcoin, potentially opening the market to a broader base of investors who have been waiting for more traditional avenues to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. Also notice how we have witnessed a golden cross on the BTC Chart. You need to keep your eyes on these levels : 1) Support at 32944.72 2) Support at 25146.53 3) Resistance at 40037.76 4) Resistance at 42609.51 This is my personal opinion done with technical analysis of the market price and research online from Fundamental Analysts, not financial advice. If you have any questions please ask and have a great day !! Thank you for reading.
COINBASE:BTCUSDLong
by GabiDahduh
MARKETS week ahead: November 27 – December 3Last week in the news Due to Thanksgiving holiday in the US, the markets were relatively calm but in a positive mood during the previous week. Bets on Fed`s pausing were supporting the price of Gold and, at the same time, weakening of the US Dollar. Regardless of the negative news for Binance, the crypto market was traded mostly in green where Bitcoin managed for one more time to test the $38K resistance line. One of the most striking news during the previous week was that Changpeng Zhao stepped down from his position as a CEO of the Binance exchange. The decision was made after he officially pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program in his company. At the same time, agreement has been made with the US Department of Justice for Binance to pay $4.3 billion in penalties. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen comments shortly on the case noting that this is the largest settlement in the history of her department. As part of the settlement, Binance will completely exit from the US. Also, during the period of next five years the US Treasury Department will have complete and full access to both Binance`s records and systems. CZ is still waiting for the final sentence, one of which might be 18 months in prison, as news is reporting. Binance`s token BNB strongly reacted to negative news, with a strong sell side, dropping the price of BNB by 20%, however, the crypto market did not make any significant move on the news. As analysts are commenting, this case, along with recent court decision regarding a failed FTX exchanger, is actually positive for the crypto market and might even lead to the approval of the first crypto ETF. As JPMorgan analysts are noting, the court decision will decrease a systemic risk originating from a potential collapse of the Binance exchanger and shift the whole crypto industry toward the better regulated one. FOMC November meeting minutes were released during the previous week, revealing that for the moment, Fed officials do not have any appetite for rate cuts anytime soon. Their concerns are still related to a possibility for inflation to move to higher grounds in the coming period, hence, they are of the opinion that rates should be kept at higher levels, until they are confident that inflation is under control. Market expectations are that the Fed is done with hiking rates, while potential for its cut is set for May next year. World`s most popular retail discount day, better known as the Black Friday, came with a dose of skepticism among retailers this year. The majority of large retailers in the US came with a bit pessimistic expected sales figures for the fourth quarter of this year. Few of them cited challenges like uncertain consumer spending behavior considering persistent inflation or simply dry-up in the consumer spending. Economists and analysts are closely watching forecasts of the largest retailers in the US, considering that it might provide a clue of an actual state of the US economy, and guidance on expectations on the final economic output for this year. Crypto market cap The news regarding Binance`s settlement with US officials, which will cost Binance $4.3B in penalties, was perceived positively by the crypto market. Although this does not seem quite logical at first sight, still, a broader perspective needs to be taken into account in order to understand why such action actually has a positive impact on the crypto industry. Since last year there have been a lot of negative developments related to some big names within the crypto field, including a huge scandal with the FTX exchange. Cases like this represent an actual threat to further development and wider acceptance of the crypto by the mainstream, as investors were strongly losing confidence, and in some cases, even money due to inappropriate behavior of unregulated crypto market participants. During previous years, Binance became quite a large exchanger, which collapse might impose a systemic risk, with high impact on other market participants and investors with business connections with this exchanger. A court decision means that such a scenario will not happen, but also implies that some level of order and compliance with the US laws will be in force with the crypto industry increasing safety of this business for investors. As per some analysts, this will also imply higher probability that the SEC will approve the first BTC ETF. Having all that in mind, total crypto market capitalization increased by 3.2%, during the previous week, adding $ 43B to its total cap. Daily trading volumes modestly dropped to $ 81B on a daily basis from $92B traded two weeks ago. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 86%, where it has added total $647B to the market cap. Total weekly gain in cap of $ 43B was mainly driven by two major coins, Bitcoin and Ether. Bitcoin added 3% during the week, increasing its market cap by almost $22B. Ether gained higher in relative terms, of 5.8%, adding almost $ 14B to its cap. Tether was another coins with a gain above $ 1B, which represents weekly increase of 1.2% for this coin. Among coins with relatively good weekly performance in a relative terms were Uniswap, with an increase in value of 21.4%, Maker was up by 6.7%, LINK surged by more than 8%, while Theta increased its market cap by 12%. There were only few coins which finished the week in a negative territory, like Doge which was down by 2.3%, Polygon lost 5.6%, EOS decreased its cap by 2.5%. Of course, due to negative news Binance Coin finished the week down by 4.3%, losing total $1.6B in value. Several coins increased the total number of their circulating coins, where Polkadot added 4.6% of new coins on the market, Filecoin 0.4% and Polygon 0.2%. Several other coins added around 0.1% more coins on a weekly basis. Crypto futures market In line with the spot market, the crypto futures market also reacted positively on news regarding Binance exchanger. Short term BTC futures ended the week by more than 3% higher from the week before, with December this year closing week at price $38.290. Longer term BTC futures were up by around 5%. Futures maturing in December 2024 ended the week at price $40.940, while those maturing in March 2025 reached the price of $41.690. This is the sign that investors are perceiving positively future price developments of BTC expecting its increase to the levels above $ 40K. Similar developments were also with ETH futures, where short term futures closed higher by more than 7%, while longer ones were up by more than 6% on a weekly basis. ETH futures maturing in December this year ended the week at price $2.128, while those maturing a year later closed the week at the level of $2.213. This is the first time after many months that all maturities of ETH are finishing the week above the $2K psychological level.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
SUPREME TEST FOR CRYPTO MARKET!I am posting this #Chart for those who are too #BULLISH in the #Crypto market now! 1. Below I attach a Weekly chart on TOTAL. I'm not going to explain what #TOTAL means, I recommend a research. 2.As you can see, this macro trend was broken and now the price has reached the retesting area of the trend line, which has now become a resistance + monthly resistance and the 0.5 fib level. 3.So here it becomes the ultimate test for the crypto market. It is necessary for both resistances to be broken and confirmed so that breaking the trend line is actually a fakeout on a monthly basis. 4.A rejection from this point would mean less liquidity in the market and obvious corrections to measure. I don't want to scare anyone, I'm not bearish, I'm simply following the evolution and price action.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by sfc95
MARKETS week ahead: November 20 – 26Last week in the news Inflation data was driving the markets during the previous week. US equities finished the week slightly higher from the week before, while Treasury yields continue to slow down. While the US Dollar weakened slightly, the price of Gold reverted once again toward the $2K as markets are betting on further Fed`s pause on monetary tightening. The crypto market is still driven by the ETF hype, with BTC reaching $38K resistance during the week. The wholesale prices in the US recorded the biggest drop on a monthly basis since April 2020. As per published data the producer price index in the US was down by 0.5% in October, beating market expectation of an increase of 0.1%. Inflation rate in the US in October fell to the level of 3.2% on a yearly basis, modestly below market estimate of 3.3%. Core inflation remained at a bit higher levels, reaching 4.0% in October, while expected was 4.1%. These figures are showing to investors that inflation is certainly on the road of further easing and that the Fed will not further increase interest rates. The market's attention is now switched toward the question when the Fed will start decreasing its rates, the so-called “pivoting”, a slang widely used by market participants. Equity markets reacted positively on a potential for Fed`s pivoting during the course of the next year, bringing main US indices to the higher grounds. There has been discussions in the news during the previous week, related to soaring US credit card debt. As per official data US citizens increased use of the debt on their credit cards to the level of $1.08 trillion in the Q3 this year. Economists are for now sure that it will not lead to the next financial crisis and that the level of debt does not represent the systemic risk for the US economy. On the other hand, there are some analysts as well as market participants who perceive it as a risk for a recession in the coming year, along with a looming housing and car market. On the other side are investors such as Ray Dalio, who in an interview with CNBC pointed to a rising US government debt which might pose a systemic risk for the US economy. The race within the tech industry influenced Germany to make some significant changes in its capital markets framework. The reforms are expected to be enforced as of the beginning of the next year, and include changes in the listings and taxation of companies for stock-based compensations at start-ups. The main aim of these reforms is to support the tech start up industry in Germany, which will now become more competitive to Silicon Valley in the US. Another goal which should be addressed with law reforms is a “brain drain”, where for several years now, the best people from Germany were switching their country for the US largest tech giants. The largest Swiss bank, UBS Group AG will allow its clients to trade exchange traded funds which are linked to crypto currencies on the Hong Kong platform. This option will be allowed to clients with minimum $2 million in funds. Hong Kong has officially announced its intention to become a “global crypto hub”, supporting a regulated trading of crypto products on its exchanges. Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission provided authorisations for three crypto ETF`s in this country, which are backed by both BTC and ETH. Crypto market cap The hype about the first crypto ETF in the US is still quite strong on markets, where any news on this topic is moving the crypto market to the upside. Same was during the previous week, when once again news related to BlackRock`s ETH ETF pushed the price of BTC up to the level of $38K resistance line. Still, as of the week end, the hype eased, after officially published data on the US inflation and potential for Fed`s so-called “pivotal” point during the next year. This was one of the main reasons why the focus of the market was switched to the US equities, leading to a modest decline in the total crypto market capitalization. Regardless of the hype from the beginning of the week, the crypto market is ending the week 2.4% lower from the week before, losing a total $33B. Daily trading volumes were modestly decreased to the level of $92B on a daily basis, from over $100B two weeks ago. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 80%, where it has added total $604B to the market cap. Although the previous week started in a positive manner for the majority of crypto coins, still, the weekend brought a short reversal point for the crypto market. Ether was leading the market toward the downside will total loss of $13.1B or 5.2% on a weekly basis. Bitcoin took the second place, with a total loss of almost $ 9B or 1.2%. Other major coins followed the path, with Ripple decreasing its market cap by $3.4B or 9.4%, LINK was down by $1.5B or 16.2%, and BNB lost $1.4B or 3.6% in value. Other altcoins with significant loss in relative terms during the week were NEO, which was down by 15.3%, Theta lost 12.5% in value, DASH was down by more than 8%, same as Polkadot. There were only a few coins which managed to increase their market cap, such as Maker, which was up by 4.7% on a weekly basis, Polygon was up by 0.4%, while Tether increased its value by 1.2%, by increasing its coins in circulation by this percentage. In line with higher volatility on the crypto market, there has been further increased developments with circulating coins. As previously mentioned, Tether managed to increase its coins in circulation by 1.2%, not recently seen on the market. While Miota and Filecoin increased the number of their coins by 0.6% both, Polkadot had a decrease of 4.0% compared to the week before. Several other altcoins had an increase in coins which are circulating on the market by 0.1%. Crypto futures market After a strong shift of the crypto futures during the last four weeks, the previous week brought some relaxation in prices of the crypto futures. Short term correction from the spot market was reflected also in both BTC and ETH derivatives. BTC short term futures ended the week by more than 2% lower from the week before, with December this year ending the week at a price of $37.075 or 2.4% lower on a weekly basis. Longer term futures ended the week at some lower pace, around 1.8%. Futures maturing in December next year were last traded at price $39.135 or 1.88% lower from the week before. March 2025 was closed at $39.850 and slipped from $40K level, traded two weeks before. ETH short term futures had a higher drop of more than 7% on a weekly basis. Futures maturing in December this year ended the week at the level of $1.973, slipping from the $2K psychological level. At the same time, longer term futures were traded more than 4% lower, where December 2024 ended the week at price $2.087 and managed still to hold above the $2K line.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
MARKETS week ahead: November 13 – 19Last week in the news Fed Chair Powell's speech one more time impacted the market sentiment, where EU equities finished the week lower, while positive sentiment still holds the US equities. Gold and commodities eased during the previous week, as well as 10Y US Treasuries. The crypto markets continue to be under impact of the ETF frenzy, which might continue to hold in the weeks to come. Bitcoin tested levels above $37K; however, $38K resistance remains a hard task. Fed Chair Powell held a speech for the IMF audience in Washington during the previous week, where he noted that he is still not sure if he and his Fed colleagues have done enough to bring the inflation down to targeted 2%. He noted that they are still balancing between doing too much and doing too little. He also addressed the market expectations that the Fed might cut rates during the course of the next year, noting that Fed will increase further interest rates if inflation “reaccelerates”. After the speech, the equity market headed for lower levels, while 2Y Treasury yields again headed toward the 5%. Rating agencies continue to lose confidence in the US Government. During the previous week, the rating agency Moody's cut the US long term credit rating to negative from stable. This is the result of rising risks when the country's fiscal policy is in question. As noted in the agency's statement “in the context of higher interest rates, without effective fiscal policy measures to reduce government spending or increase revenues”, the agency puts into question further debt affordability for the US Government. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed his opinion that the SEC has “lost sight of their mission to protect investors” in an interview with CNBC. The SEC and the crypto industry have been on different sides for some time now. While, on one side SEC is insisting to put the crypto industry into the current legal framework related to securities, even through legal disputes, the crypto industry is not ready to comply, requesting a different set of laws. Several legal cases have been won, where dispute with Ripple was the first, and lasted for more than two years. Ripple won as the judge ruled that XRP is not a security. Garlinghouse expressed his hopes that the crypto regulation will stop being ruled by court decisions and that laws governing digital currencies will be adopted by the Congress. While the spot BTC ETF frenzy is still hot on the market, another one hit it during the previous week. There has been news that BlackRock, the largest asset management fund in the world, is seeking ways to list its first ETH ETF, while still waiting for the SEC`s approval of its first BTC ETF. The news came out that the entity called iShares Ethereum Trust has been registered in Delaware, US. Whether this news is true, BlackRock officials refused to comment, however, ETH was significantly supported with it, reaching $2.1K during the week. The United Kingdom has scheduled a world conference for crypto tax evasion for the year 2027. The aim of this initiative is to set rules by which tax authorities between countries, signatories of the agreement, will exchange information between each other with the aim to fight offshore crypto tax evasion. Currently 48 countries signed up, however, several largest countries when it comes to the crypto industry, like Turkey, India, China, African countries and Russia are not within signatory to the statement. Crypto market cap ETF frenzy is widely shaking the crypto market. During the last few weeks it was all about potential introduction of the first spot BTC ETF, however, starting from the previous week, the frenzy added to it Ethereum`s token ETH. Namely, there has been published news that BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, is seeking the way to list its first spot EFH ETF. The company refused to comment on this news, so for the moment, there is a question whether such news is officially true or not. Still, as markets like to buy the news and later sell the fact, it did not matter too much for investors who were rushing to invest both into BTC and ETH. Total crypto market capitalization was increased by 10% during the week, adding $125B to its value. The crypto market cap reached the level of almost $1.4 trillion, the last time seen in April last year. Daily trading volumes were significantly increased during the week, reaching a level of $104B on a daily basis, which might be treated as the crypto market is getting back to its old track. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 84%, where it has added total $637B to the market cap. It was another positive week for almost all crypto coins on the crypto market. Gains during the week are reminiscent of a period when the crypto market was booming. Almost all coins gained during the week, with BTC and ETH leading the market. In nominal terms BTC was once again the weekly winner of the market, which added $47B to its market cap or almost 7%. ETH managed to beat BTC in relative terms, by increasing its market cap by 13.3%, adding to it almost $30B on a weekly basis. Major altcoins also had significant gains, like Solana, with an incredible weekly increase in value of 43% where it has added a total $7.5B to its market cap. Among significant gainers are also BNB, which gained $2.8B or 8%, LINK added $2.8% or 45%, ADA surged by $2.45B or 21.5%. Both Polkadot and Polygon increased their market cap by $1.4B both, increasing it by around 24%. It should be noted also significant gain made by XRP of $3.4B or 10.6% on a weekly basis. All other altcoins were among weekly gainers. There has also been significant activity when it comes to coins in circulation. Tether is back in the game, by adding 1.5% coins and increasing its market value for this amount. Polkadot managed to increase its circulating coins by 4.6%, while Algorand`s coins were up by 1.0%. Filecoin has also added new coins into circulation of 0.9% w/w. There have been a lot of other altcoins which increased the number of available coins by at least 0.1%. Crypto futures market The frenzy from the BTC and ETH spot market was also reflected in the futures market for these coins. BTC short term futures were last traded higher by more than 7%, while the longer term ones were up by more than 4%. Futures maturing in December 2023 were last traded at price $37.985 or 7.59% higher from the week before, while those maturing in December next year closed the week at price of $39.885. It is interesting to note that BTC futures maturing in March 2025 reached the price of $40.615, which is a significant breakthrough when it comes to the expectations of the BTC price for the future period. ETH futures were strongly supported by the unconfirmed news that BlackRock will probably file for the ETH ETF in the future period. Short term futures were traded higher by an incredible 14%, while long term ones were up by more than 12% on a weekly basis. ETH futures maturing in December this year finished the week at price $2.135, while those maturing in December next year were last traded at $2.175. It is positive for ETH that its price for the future period managed to finally break the $2K psychological line.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
3 Scenario Outcome for BitcoinSpeculation is just that, only speculation. Ideas to guide your trading and/or investing journey. I put a good amount of time in researching and charting over the last year to specifically develop this thesis. I hope you enjoy and please like and share, even if it's to ridicule my analysis! With that said, it looks like there are three scenarios that are 'most' likely to play out over the next 2 years: Scenario 1: Worst case (Red Path). Bitcoin ETF's are denied and/or a major market crash happens beginning Dec '23 or Q1/Q2 '24. Targets are the lower channel back at bear market bottom, the Value area low (Blue) & nPOC (naked point of control sitting above VAL) or below, to include CME gaps of a. 20.3k b. 9.7k & c. 3k at the very worst. 12k bears will rejoice. I for one will be selling the farm and my first born at 9k or below. Scenario 2. Bitcoin ETF delays (Orange Path). The range continues with a top off near the Macro VAH at about where price stands as of today, 11/11/23 @ 37k-39k. Price would most likely seek to validate back to fair value at 32k, and then retest down to 20.3k for the CME gap fill creating one of the most powerful patterns as an inverse head and shoulders. Given the channels, this seems the most likely with an upside target to the VAH again near dump of April/May '22 and now resistance at 48k. Target is summer of '24. Scenario 3. Moon boy status (Green Path). This means the Bitcoin ETF was approved prior to any fundamental problems (ie FTX 2.0, WW3, declared depression, etc) and no need to wait for price to come down past 32k, possibly ever. B. There is the possibility of a priced in ETF scenario that allows for the channel to stay valid. In this case, if price action does not moon over 48k up to ATH's, it likely sets a re-accumulation zone above 48k, playing within the upper channel, with a last dip into the 30k's before we see ATH's. Either way, Bitcoin is ready to rock and roll. Now to the less juicy part of this bull run. Give the diminishing returns as most assets have as they age, it looks like 100k is going to be the biggest and baddest of all resistance from a percentage standpoint. Gone are the days of 33k% gains. From the top of each market cycle to the next top we go from over 1k% to now 250-ish% last cycle. Here's where I 'm at from a charting and fundamental stance: Bitcoin gets a 44-54% blow off top (Shown in price range) from previous ATH's up to 100k-ish. If it's more, great, sell because you've been stacking or you're long. Buy your lambo, more power to you. However, given the current M2 issue, loan maturations (refinancing in '25 from 2.9% to almost 5%) as well as the overall credit and savings crisis, Bitcoin's blow off top could be in the 80-88k range. That would put the total market crypto cap at ATH's of 3.5-4 Trillion range. If Chairman Powell decides to turn the printers on for 2025, then some of the moon boi's out there may see 150k, so we all win anyway from a plebs perspective. #Stackon
INDEX:BTCUSDLong
by Zseries33
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15 consecutive daily candles above totals descending channelWe can see price action came back down to retest the top trendline of this descending brown channel with exact precision and held above it now for 14 consecutive 1day candle closes. It is very likely to close a 15th consecutive candle here soon. We can see one wick back below the top trendline of the channel that was ultimately supported by the 1 day 5ma(in orange). That 50ma is now getting closes to rising above the channel itself for added springboard support. We can also see that the daily stoch rsi is reet as well with plenty of room to head upward. Everything is looking very good for the breakout of this channel to be validated in the ear future. *not financial advice*
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by DrDovetail
1
"Analyzing the Total Crypto Market's Breakout and Support Shift"Being a contrarian thinker, I often hold opinions that differ from the mainstream, whether it pertains to stocks or cryptocurrencies. I find myself venturing down an unconventional path, distinct from the majority. The provided weekly chart depicts the total cryptocurrency market, excluding Bitcoin. Here are some key observations: Price action has successfully broken free from a resistant trend line that had persisted for two years. This indicates a significant shift in market dynamics. Furthermore, this former resistance has now transformed into a confirmed support level, a development that underscores the potential for continued positive momentum. The mention of "10x" likely refers to a significant increase in value attributed to a wedge breakout. Additionally, the term "flag pole" suggests that the market's peak can be projected following the breach of previous resistance levels, akin to the early stages of the 2021 bull market. However, it's important to exercise caution and remember that this upward trend may not apply uniformly to all alternative tokens (alt-tokens). In contrast to the past, where a broad approach could yield success, the current market demands selectivity. Therefore, it's crucial to make well-informed choices when navigating the market. Regarding the possibility of further market corrections, while it is technically feasible, it is not deemed likely based on the presented analysis. In summary, the analysis emphasizes the value of contrarian thinking and suggests a promising outlook for the cryptocurrency market, albeit with a need for discerning and selective investment strategies. In the daily time frame, the total market capitalization for cryptocurrencies (often referred to as "TOTAL2") is currently in the process of breaking out of a symmetrical triangle pattern. From a technical analysis perspective, this breakout suggests the potential for a 50% rebound in the market's overall value, as dictated by the symmetrical triangle pattern. Symmetrical triangles are typically seen as continuation patterns, and their breakouts often signal the possibility of a significant price movement in the direction of the breakout. Therefore, the current breakout from the symmetrical triangle is being interpreted as a signal that the market's total capitalization may increase by approximately 50%. However, as with any technical analysis, it's important to consider other factors and perform comprehensive research before making trading decisions. This chart is likely to help you make better trade decisions if it does consider upvoting it. I would also love to know your charts and views in the comment section. Thank you
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL2Long
by CRYPTOMOJO_TA
MARKETS week ahead: November 6 – 12Last week in the news The Fed has temporarily stopped further increase of interest rates, as per Fed Chair Powell, but the market perceives that interest rates have topped. The US equities started November with a positive sentiment, as well as US Treasury bonds. Gold was testing $2K resistance during the whole week, amid geopolitical tensions. The crypto market is still under ETF hype mode, gaining during the week, but Bitcoin is still holding modestly below $35K resistance. The major event during the previous week was the FOMC meeting, and rate decision as of November 1st. The Fed decided to hold interest rates unchanged, but at after-the-meeting testimony Fed Chair Powell noted that potential further rate increases are not excluded by FOMC members, as such decisions will depend on further developments in the US economy with respect to inflation and employment. Friday’s trading session was positively supported by the US unemployment figures. Non-farm payrolls were increased by 150K in October, lower from market expectations of 170K, while the unemployment rate rose to the level of 3.9% from 3.8% posted for the previous month. Wages were increased by 0.2% in October for the month, to 4.1% on a yearly basis. These figures represent one of the gauges for the Fed as a potential inflation indicator, in which sense, market expectations are that the inflation might further ease till the end of this year. News that occupied the attention of the public during the previous week was the finalization of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. The jury found him guilty of all seven counts, by which, he is currently facing a potential sentence of 115 years in prison. October ended, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission did not issue any approval or disapproval of several filings for the first spot BTC ETF. The SEC`s Chair Gary Gensler commented on Thursday that the SEC has 8 to 10 filings for considerations, without any further comment on the topic. It seems that the SEC still needs more time in order to make the final decision. Until then, analysts are speculating over the potential funds to inflow into the crypto market after the approval of the first ETF. Current estimates are ranging from $ 14B up to $55B within the next three years. As Coindesk is reporting, the SEC requested additional documentation for PayPal`s stablecoin PYUSD. As seen by the reporters, this represents the latest regulatory action amid businesses that include crypto assets. As noted, it does not necessarily mean that potential lawsuits might be in store for PayPal, considering SEC`s perception that majority of altcoins and stablecoins are securities and should be officially registered with the SEC. Crypto market cap October is over, but there has not been any news related to the first spot BTC ETF. The SEC remained silent, neither approving, neither disapproving several ETF fillings. The only news reported by Reuters is that SEC Chair Gensler shortly commented that the Commission is currently reviewing 8-10 ETF filings. When the final decision will be brought up is unknown at this moment. Regardless of a new postponement of the decision, the market remains optimistic about the crypto market and its further inclusion into mainstream markets. During the previous week total crypto capitalization was increased by additional $35B or 2.8% on a weekly basis. Although Bitcoin continues to dominate the crypto market cap, still, this week other altcoins contributed to the total increase of the market value. The last time the crypto market held this level of capitalization was during May last year. Daily trading volumes continue to hold at increased levels of $60B on a daily basis, without change on a weekly basis. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 68%, where it has added total $512B to the market cap. Although Bitcoin is for one more week leader on the market when it comes to the total market cap increase, still, during the previous week there has been significant inflow of funds into major altcoins on the market. BTC increased its total capitalization by $11.8B on a weekly basis, which is an increase of 1.78%. ETH also had a solid performance with a surge of $5.3B in total market cap or 2.48% w/w. During the previous week Solana had an excellent performance, with an increase in its market cap by almost $ 4B, which represents a surge of 29.3% for this coin. XRP had another good week, by managing to increase its cap by additional $3.5B or 11.9% on a weekly basis. When it comes to excellent weekly performance, it should be mentioned ADA, which added more than $ 1B to its cap, which is an increase of 10.3%, and was followed by BNB, which added $1.2B and an increase in cap by 3.5%. Altcoins with good performance in a relative terms were NEO, with surge in cap of 15.3% w/w, Theta was up by more than 12%, same as OMG Network, Uniswap has increased its value by 13.7%, while Polkadot was up by more than 10%. It should be mentioned that only a few coins finished the week in red, like Bitcoin Cash, which was down by 3.55% w/w, Maker lost more than 9% of its value, while DOGE lost 0.7% in value. During the previous week there has been modestly increased activity related to coins in circulation. Miota increased its circulating coins by 0.6%, followed by Filecoin, with an increase of 0.5%. Stellar`s coins were up by 0.3%, while Solana`s coins were higher by 0.2%. Tether should be mentioned, as the coin increased its value and circulating coins by 1.0% on a weekly basis. On the opposite side, few altcoins decreased the number of its circulating coins, where Polkadot`s total coins decreased by 1.1%, Polygon's drop in circulating coins was 0.7%. Crypto futures market Positive market sentiment is still holding with crypto investors, both on spot and futures markets. BTC futures for all maturities were traded higher by more than 2% on a weekly basis. Short term maturities were up 2.75%, with December 2023 ending the week at price of $35.305 on CBOE. Longer term maturities are still holding above the $38K price range, which is very positive for BTC, as investors are pretty confident at this moment regarding the potential for future price increase of the BTC from current levels. Futures maturing in December 2024 ended the week at level of $38.225 or 2.65% higher from the end of the previous week. At the same time, futures maturing in March 2025 ended the week at price $38.925, which supports the sentiment of further rise in the value of BTC. ETH short term futures were traded more than 2% higher on a weekly basis. December 2024 is ending the week at a price $1.859, which is 2.64% higher from the end of the previous week. Same as with BTC, investors are also expecting further increase in value of the ETH, with December 2024 futures ending the week at price of $1.937 or 0.99% higher, while those maturing in March 2025 ended the week at $1.964. Still, what is interesting to note for the price of ETH is that it is still not able to cross the $2K psychological level.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
MARKETS week ahead: October 30 – November 5Last week in the news The US stock market continued with its correction cycle, losing 10% from its peak in July this year. The ECB left rates unchanged, as expected, but it did not help EU stocks to gain during the previous week. At the same time, Bitcoin reached its resistance level at $35K, amid news on a potential approval of the first ETF. For the second week in a row Gold lost its correlation with USD, and was traded higher, due to geopolitical risks. In short, it was the second week in a row on financial markets with challenging earning aspects. After straight ten consecutive rate hikes, the ECB left its benchmark interest rates on hold during the previous week. Its key rate remained at 4%, the level at which ECB hopes the inflation will slowly return back to its 2% target. The ECB Council members have confirmed their expectations for mid-term inflation expectations of 2.1%. Although there has been no news with respect to the future economic moves, rhetoric of the ECB modestly differed from their colleagues in the US. Namely, as the Fed narrative for interest rates is “higher for longer”, the ECB is speaking the same narrative, but for inflation. On the opposite side, the ECB did not make comments regarding potential for rate cuts in the future period, considering that the inflation forecast for this year still stands at 5.6% and 3.2% during the course of the next year. At the same time, economists are concerned over EU economic growth, where rate cuts might come sooner, in order to support an economy which is on the downturn. Fed`s favorite inflation gauge, PCE Index was left unchanged in September at 3.4% and core PCE at 3.7%. Posted figures for GDP growth in Q3 surprised markets, by reaching 4.9%, higher from market expectation of 4.3%. Although the US economy looks in good shape at the first sight, still, there have been several discussions during the previous week concerning deterioration in consumer spending. Namely, analysts are warning that consumer figures look strong, but at the same time, the household savings ratio has decreased, while during the last three months, the real income of the US households has been negative. There is an increasing number of both economists and analysts who are actually concerned about the real outlook for the US economy in the coming year. The Bank of England is preparing for introduction of the central bank digital currency in the future period. It was the reason why they left the CBDC consultation paper on public discussion, after which, they received more than 50.000 responses. Still the majority of responses were related to concerns regarding safety of the digital currencies, following its programmability while a significant majority of participants were concerned over the decline in cash. The BoE did not bring a formal decision over introduction of the CBDC, nor did they have defined a deadline for such a move. Crypto market cap To be or not to be an ETF is the major topic on the crypto market during the last two weeks. Regardless of any other economic or political developments, the crypto market is currently following its own story. During the previous week capital inflow into the crypto market continued, however, strong push to the upside was supported by significant levels of both margin calls on derivative markets, as well as re-positioning on the options market. The odds for the approval of the first BTC ETF are increased by market participants; however, it should be considered that the last word will be by the SEC. Although the SEC postponed the decision on the approval of ETF filings from several big names in the financial industry for the end of October, it should be acknowledged that SEC might do this again or, in the final case, reject all these filings. Risks for the crypto market are still very high. Still market sentiment or speculation is hard to avoid in situations like this, so the price of the crypto assets might continue with high volatility in the coming week(s). Total crypto market capitalization was increased by 11.5% during the previous week, adding $127B to its cap. Most of these funds are coming from BTC and ETH. Daily trading volumes were also increased compared to the week before, ranging around $60B on a daily basis, from $55B traded a week before. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 63%, where it has added total $477B to the market cap. Another week ended in green for the majority of crypto coins. BTC continues to be the most traded coin, which added $85.6B to the total market cap of the crypto market, increasing its value by more than 14% on a weekly basis. BTC was followed by ETH, which managed to gain market optimism and increase its market cap by additional $22B or more than 11% on a weekly basis. During the previous week BNB managed to get back in the crypto game, adding $2.15B to its market cap, increasing it by 6.6%. XRP also had another positive week, with a surge in the market cap by $1.7B or more than 6%. Other coins with good performance during the week were LINK, with an increase in cap by $1.7B or 38.4%, DOGE gained additional $1.2B or 13.8%, ADA was up by $1.28B or more than 14%, while Solana gained $1.3B or 11% on a weekly basis. Another coin that should be mentioned in relation to its performance was NEO, with an increase in value of 35%, OMG Network surged by 17%, while Filecoin was up by almost 13%. Majority of other altcoins gained during the week. Considering coins in circulation, the highest weekly inflow had Solana, with an increase of 0.6%. Tether is also gradually building its circulating coins, adding another 0.5% to it during the previous week. Polkadot and Filecoin also added 0.3%, while several other altcoins have increased their circulating coins by 0.1% w/w. Crypto futures market Based solely on crypto derivative markets, it seems that investors' positive sentiment for crypto currencies is back on the market. During the previous week both BTC and ETH futures gained significantly compared to prices from the end of the previous week. BTC futures maturing in December this year were traded higher by 13.8%, reaching the price of $34.360. At the same time, longer term futures were traded above 18% higher from the week before, where December 2024 ended the week at level of $37.240. This was a huge move for BTC, as the market was struggling for a long time to sustain the price of $30K for this maturity. ETH futures also managed to finish the week with a positive investor sentiment. ETH futures maturing in December this year were last traded higher by 11.7% on a weekly basis, ending the week at level of $1.811. At the same time, futures maturing in December next year finished the week at level of $1.918 or more than 14% higher from the week before. It should be noted that futures maturing in March 2025 ended the week at price $1.945, which indicates current market sentiment with expectation for the price of ETH to continue to move to the higher ground in the years to come.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
MARKETS week ahead: October 23 – 29Last week in the news Geopolitical risks and Fed`s mimicking to the markets are continuing to shape the sentiment of investors. The US 10Y Treasury yields reached 5% for the first time since 2007, US equity markets were traded lower, while Gold is traded near $2K. The crypto market also had a positive week, with Bitcoin headed back toward $30K. It was a week full of news and surprising developments on financial markets. Fed Chair Powell gave a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. He noted that the road to bringing inflation down to 2% will be “bumpy” and that currently nobody knows exact timing when this goal will be reached, but Fed officials will stay on the course of achieving their goals. He also did not provide indication that FOMC is necessarily pushing for higher interest rates from current levels. After his speech, the market changed sentiment, decreasing the probability of another rate hike during the course of this year. However, Powell once again noted that a fight with inflation will mean that economic growth and the labor market would have to slow down in the coming period. At the same time, he refused to comment on the potential for rate cuts at this moment. Bicoin topped $30K for one more time at Friday`s trading session, amid increased investor`s confidence that the first BTC ETF might be approved by SEC as of the end of October. These assumptions were fueled by a comment from Coinbase Chief legal officer Paul Grewal, in a comment to CNBC. His rationale was “I`m quite hopeful that these (ETF) applications will be granted, if only because they should be granted under the law”. Although analysts are not sure if this will be the proper reason for SEC to approve first BTC ETF, still, markets are increasing probability of approval of filings of few big names in the financial industry, as well as, that SEC did not appeal the ruling in the Grayscale`s case. JPMorgan also issued a report on this topic, expressing their positive opinion on the possibility that the BTC ETF will be approved. Their deadline is set for 21st January next year, as this is the last date when application of Ark21Shares should be approved or dismissed. The rationale that JPMorgan is stressing in this case is that SEC would rather approve several applications at once, instead of providing market advantage to any specific fund. After receiving a $42.5 million fine from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2021, backed by allegations that USDT is not fully backed by USD, Tether announced that the company will publicly disclose data on its reserves backing USDT, starting from 2024. In its latest report, the company was holding $3.3 billion in excess reserves. Crypto market cap News about potential for the approval of the first BTC exchange traded fund are emerging as many investors and market practitioners are heating the market with their optimism. Even Larry Fink, the CEO of the BlackRock commented first BTC rally toward $30K after the fake news about ETF approval as “example of the pent-up interest in crypto”. The crypto market is for some time set for approval or disapproval of the ETF and only pending is final resolution. For some time in the past, the crypto market was traded sideways, waiting for the final SECs resolution. In case that an ETF is approved, this is going to be a huge milestone for the crypto market, with expectation that significant funds currently sitting on money market funds will be transferred to the crypto market. Estimates differ, depending on an analyst, but one thing is for sure and that is that the positive outcome of ETF filings by several large names in the financial industry, will certainly bring a lot of funds back into the crypto market. During the previous week total crypto market capitalization increased by more than 7%, adding $75B to its market cap. Daily trading volumes were increased to the level of $55B on a daily basis, compared to $ 41B traded during the previous week. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 46%, where it has added total $350B to the market cap. Almost all coins gained during the previous week. Of course, BTC is the coin that will gain the most from the ETF approval, in which sense, the value of BTC increased the most during the week, adding $56B to its total market cap, which is a significant increase of more than 10% on a weekly basis. ETH also had a relatively good week, with an increase in market cap by $ 6B or more than 3% w/w. XRP was also in the group of significant gainers, with a surge in capitalization of $1.5B or 6%. During the previous week Solana had an excellent performance, where it added around $2.9B to its market capitalization, which is an increase of 31.4%. Following a surge in BTC value, Bitcoin Gold managed to increase its value by 13%, while Bitcoin Cash was up by 11.3%. Few other coins with relatively good performance during the week were LINK, which was up by 10%, while IOTA and Polygon increased their market value by more than 7% both. There have been significant developments with circulating coins also. It seems that the majority of stake coins are slowly getting back on the market. The highest weekly movement had IOTA, with a surge in circulating coins of 7.2% on a weekly basis. Uniswap`s circulating coins were increased by 1.9%, while Polkadot managed to increase its coins by 1.5%. It also seems that Tether is getting back in the crypto game, as coin managed to increase its coins by 0.7%, which has not been seen for several months now. Majority of other coins gained at least 0.1% of new coins in circulation. This trend shows that the crypto market is slowly waking up, after the last two months of quiet movements. Crypto futures market Strong shifts on the spot market made an impact on the crypto futures market. Both BTC and ETH futures were traded higher during the week, for all maturities. BTC short term futures were traded higher by some 10%, while long term ones were traded above 7% higher from the end of the week before. BTC futures maturing in December this year ended the week at level of $30.190 or for 10% higher, while those maturing in December next year were up by 7.6%, ending the week at level $31.525. This is positive for the BTC, as investors are expecting the price of BTC to hold above $30K after eight straight weeks traded below this level. ETH futures gained a bit less from BTC futures, but it was generally a positive week for ETH. Futures maturing in December this year gained the most from all other maturities, ending the week at level of $1.620 or 4.3% higher than the week before. Futures maturing in December 2024 ended the week at level $1.681 or 2.3% higher from the week before. It is interesting that there has not been enough market interest for these ETH maturities, so the price is still holding below $1.7K, for the second week in a row.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
MARKETS week ahead: October 16 – 22Last week in the news Increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle-East impact some volatility on financial markets, as they represent concerning events for investors around the globe. The US equity markets finished the week in green supported by the US economic data. Treasuries have eased due to the same reason, while the crypto market continues with its side trading. Bitcoin ended the week above $26K, while Ether is still holding above $1.5K. The FOMC meeting Minutes were released during the previous week. Question whether interest rates should be further increased was sort of conflicting for FOMC members, but the unique opinion was that they should stay elevated until Fed officials are convinced that the inflation is clearly on its way to reach 2%. The FOMC members also noted the resiliency of the US economy, still, citing several risks, including the slowdown in growth and potential short-time inflation reversal. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank held a meeting during the previous week in Morocco. Few conclusions from this meeting were related to the world economic outlook, which has been revised from 3.5% to 3% for this year and 2.9% for 2024. They are also expecting for global inflation to slow down to 5.8%, where central bankers around the world expressed readiness to end further increase of their reference interest rates. As the main challenges for global growth in the coming year, the IMF and the WB officials see higher policy rates, strong US dollar and geopolitical issues. The car company Ferrari announced last week that it will start accepting crypto currencies from its customers for luxury car payments. This service will initially be available for clients in the US, but the plan is to extend this service also to EU clients. The rationale for such a decision, Ferrari officials are noting that a significant number of their clients have invested into crypto currencies, and the company is willing to provide them an option to purchase their favorite cars through payments in crypto currencies. At the initial stage, Ferrari will accept bitcoin, ether and USDC, and will not charge any additional fees for payments in crypto currencies. Through the company Bitpay, coins will immediately be transferred into traditional currency, in which way, Ferrari will not carry any risk originating from coins volatility. The crypto market nervousness regarding the first BTC ETF is heating up. News regarding SEC moves around potential approval or disapproval of fillings for both BTC and ETH ETF funds is closely watched by the market, and impact significantly BTC`s price. During the previous week, BTC sharply reacted to news that the SEC will not react to the court's reversal of SEC`s decision by which SEC did not approve company Grayscale to convert its trust funds into an exchange traded fund, as reported by the Condesk. The deadline for SEC`s appeal was until the end of Friday. Crypto market cap The latest information provided by the Fed officials from September`s FOMC meeting seems finally fully priced by financial markets. At the same time, the released inflation rate for the US for September showed modest movement to the upside of 0.1% on a yearly basis, to the level of 3.7%. While the US equity market showed some positive sentiment during the previous week, and Treasuries relaxed yields, still, the crypto market remained on its old course of side trading. What the market is expecting for some time is the resolution of several fillings for the first spot BTC exchange traded fund, where even big players like BlackRock filed for. The time for SEC`s response was postponed till the end of October, which should occur within the next week or two. Until its final resolution, the crypto market might continue with side trading. Total crypto market capitalization decreased by $ 41B during the previous week, which is a total drop of 3.8%. Daily trading volumes remained relatively flat compared to the week before, moving around $ 43B on a daily basis. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year currently stands at 36%, where it has added total $275B to the market cap. Major coins on the market were the ones that made a negative impact of $ 41B drop in total market capitalization, although the majority of altcoins finished the week in red. Bitcoin made a significant drop of $21B or 3.85% of its value compared to the end of the previous week. ETH was following BTC on its negative path with a loss of $ 10B or 5.05% in value. XRP was another major coin which made a higher loss in value of almost $ 2B or 6.8% in value on a weekly basis. BNB made a lower loss of $0.89B or 2.7% of its value. Among altcoins with a higher loss in relative terms were Polygon, which dropped by 8.7%, Polkadot was down by almost 8%, Bitcoin Cash was down by 6.2% and ZCash dropped by 6.8%. As for coins in circulation, there have been changes with several coins which added around 0.1%, except for Filecoin, which added 0.6% of new coins in circulation, while Solana added 0.5% of new coins. Algorand and Polkadot increased their circulating coins by 0.2% both. Crypto futures market Crypto futures for both BTC and ETH were following developments on the spot market during the previous week, dragging prices of both long and short futures further to the downside. BTC short term futures ended the week around 4% lower from the week before, with December 2023 ending the week at level of $27.435 or 3.72% lower from the week before. Longer term futures were last traded around 3% lower. Futures maturing in December 2024 were traded again a bit below $30K for the first time after two weeks holding above $30K. December 2024 ended the week at a price of $29.295 or 2.95% lower from the week before. ETH futures were also trading in red compared to the week before, but with some interesting developments. Namely, futures from October till December this year ended the week at the same price of $1.555. Never before had there been such developments on the ETH futures market, which points to investors' current insecurity regarding the future course of ETH`s price. At the same time, almost all maturities were traded between 5% to 6% lower from the week before. Futures maturing in December next year ended the week below $1.7K level, at price $1.642 or 5.41% lower from the week before.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
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Long
by TradingwithBelieve
MARKETS week ahead: October 2 – 8Last week in the news “Higher for longer” continued to shape investors sentiment, ending September in losses. During the last trading week of the month, equity markets both in the EU and the US continued with correction, while US Treasury yields continued to be elevated, reaching higher levels from the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 finished the month some 4.7% lower. The crypto market gained some 2.4% on a weekly basis, but still with fragile strength to sustain higher grounds. Although the general sentiment on financial markets is pretty negative during the last period, the investors are continuing to closely monitor inflation developments, anticipating the next Fed`s move. During the previous week, the Fed`s favorite inflation indicator was published, posting the core personal consumption expenditures price index to 0.1% in August, lower from market expectation of 0.2%. At the same time, core PCE on a yearly basis was down to 3.9% in August from 4.3% posted for July. This was a small positive sign for market participants that inflation is indeed slowing down and that measures imposed by the Fed in the previous period are giving the results. Based on the latest report, markets are currently giving only 15% probability for a potential rate increase at November`s FOMC meeting. In line with the US inflation gauges, inflation in the Euro Area also seems to slow down. As per published data, the inflation in the EU fell to the level of 4.3% on a yearly basis in September, although the markets were expecting to see the figure of 4.5%. Although core inflation reached 4.5% y/y, it was still a significant drop from 5.3% posted for August. August inflation figures are at its lowest levels since October 2021. Based on the latest ECB projections it could be expected for inflation to fall down to 3.2% next year, and finally reach targeted 2% in 2025. The ECB is also following Fed`s rhetoric of “higher for longer” interest rates. JPMorgan Chase decided to block their crypto-related operations in the U.K. over concerns on the “rise in frauds” related to the crypto assets. Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong criticized such action of JPMorgan and other banks which took the same course in the UK when it comes to their crypto related businesses, strongly disagreeing with a decision to de-platform the whole crypto industry. Instead, he is noting that regulators should be the ones to make a decision on what is allowed and what is not on the market, and not banks. Ripple announced that the company is discontinuing its initial intention to purchase a chartered trust company Fortress Trust, based in Nevada. As announced at the company, Ripple will continue to be an investor in this company. Although there has not been officially noted the reason for such a decision, the market speculates that it might be due to the recent theft occurred at Fortress Trust, totalling around $15 million, due to “unnamed third-party vendor, that had fallen victim to a phishing attack”, as Coindesk reported. Crypto market cap Markets are continuing to digest the “higher for longer” rhetoric from FED during its September`s monetary meeting. Investors continue to be focused on inflation figures in a hope that the Fed will skip further rate hikes for this year. As per current CME questionnaire, market has lowered expectations for another rate hike at November's FOMC meeting, but still, surprises by Fed officials are possible, especially after Fed Chair Powell`s announcement that there will be yet another rate hike till the end of this year. After that, the US interest rates will continue to be elevated through the course of the next year. But even with these elevated interest rates, the Fed is not expecting to reach its 2% inflation target until year 2025. It seems that monetary authorities are ready to accept generally changed global economic circumstances where increased inflation becomes a part of the economic reality. Although US equities and Treasuries lost in value during the previous week, the crypto market gained from investors' slowly emerging appetite for riskier assets in anticipation of higher returns for this year. Total crypto market capitalization has increased by 2.3% during the week, adding total $24B to its market cap. Daily trading volumes were modestly increased to $56B on a daily basis, from FWB:33B traded a week before. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year reached a level of 40%, where it has added a total $302B to the market cap. It was a generally positive week for crypto coins, where the majority of them gained in value. BTC and ETH were major coins with highest participation in total crypto market cap increase during the previous week. BTC gained $8.8B on a weekly basis or 1.70%. The winner of the week was ETH, with a gain of $10.8B or 5.65% increase within a single week. BNB could also be mentioned as a significant gainer in nominal terms, as this coin managed to add $0.85B to its total value, which represents a 2.6% increase for this coin. There have been several coins with solid gains in relative terms, like Maker with a surge in value of 18.4%, LINK was up by 15.8%, Bitcoin Cash was up by 13.3%, OMG Network gained 12.7% w/w. There have been only a few losers during the week, with relatively smaller drop in price like NEO, with a drop in value of almost 2%, Stellar was down by 1% while Polkadot lost 1.75% on a weekly basis. There has been modest movements in circulating coins for several currencies, where Polkadot lost 3.8% of its coins in circulation while Filecoin added 0.4% new coins. Crypto futures market The crypto futures market was holding a positive sentiment during the previous week. Both BTC and ETH futures were traded at higher grounds from the end of the previous week. BTC short term futures were traded some 1.5% higher from the week before, and in line with developments on the spot market. Futures maturing in December this year ended the week at price $27.290 or 0.7% higher, while December 2024 managed to return to the levels above $30K as of the end of the previous week. ETH short term futures were traded around 4.6% higher on a weekly basis, but still lower from the spot market. December this year ended the week at a price $1.691 or 4.9% higher from the end of the previous week. At the same time, longer term futures prices were increased by more than 4%, with December 2024 ending the week at price $1.791. Regardless of the developments on the spot market, investors are still holding precaution when ETH future prices are in question.
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by XBTFX
MARKETS week ahead: Sept 25 - Oct 1Last week in the news Soft landing, hard landing or no-landing is the pending question among market participants after the FOMC meeting held on Wednesday. Markets are never happy with uncertainty, which brought some increased volatility on US markets. After Fed Chair Powell's speech, Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2007, equity markets sharply fell, while Bitcoin followed the drop on the stronger US dollar. The FOMC meeting was held on Wednesday where the Fed left rates unchanged, still, leaving some space for another rate hike till the end of this year. Fed Chair Powell delivered an after-meeting speech where he pointed toward the higher-for-longer interest rate levels. One of the important notes from this meeting is expectations from the Fed to cut rates during the next year. Gross domestic product was sharply revised to the level of 2.1% for this year, but is expected to fall during the next year. Markets immediately priced the new Fed`s standing of higher-for-longer rates, where Treasury yields were significantly elevated and the US stock markets fell sharply during the Chair Powell's speech. Another topic that spotted investors interest during the previous week was Japanese yen weakening against the US dollar. As per analysis from JPMorgan experts, a further yen weakening might influence the Government of Japan to increase interest rates, which could further spark the repatriation of Japan's capital kept in the foreign markets. As per analysts, such an event might further increase volatilities across the US markets. The Bank of Japan is still holding short term interest rates at a negative territory, at level of -0.1%, while 10Y Government bond continues to yield around zero. JPMorgan analysts commented on Ethereum in their latest research report published on Thursday. As per their opinion, Ethereum`s Shanghai upgrade, which was implemented in April, did not provide expected results. The activity on this network modestly dropped during the last few months, while they presented the result of a 12% decrease in daily transactions since the Shanghai upgrade was implemented. At the same time, several other analysts are noting that there is a general drop in activity on the crypto market, hence, it does not mean that the drop in activity on Ethereum network is necessarily a consequence of the Shanghai upgrade. Binance Holdings and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao have filed a request to the US court to officially dismiss a lawsuit made by the US Security and Exchange Commission. The basis for such a claim is that the SEC overstepped its authority through this lawsuit, considering that there is still no clear guidelines on how crypto companies should comply with the law in the US while the SEC should not impose any further guidelines retroactively, as they are trying to do in the case of Binance Exchange. Crypto market cap The pivotal event of the previous week was certainly the FOMC meeting. Fed officials changed rhetoric a bit, as well as projections for the next two years. Although they left the interest rate unchanged at this meeting, still, based on their projections, there is still room for rates to be increased until the end of this year. The Fed`s pivotal point should be expected somewhere during the next year, when they will start slowly with interest rate decrease. Expectations on the growth of the US economy for this year are revised up to the level of 2.1%, with a decrease in the year ahead. Also, the unemployment rate is expected to reach its highest level around 4.1% during the next year. The economists are quite divided on such projections, noting that the latest Fed`s revised projections would certainly need another revision in the coming period. Anyway, markets did not perceive well what they have heard from Fed Chair Powell, and the downturn on the markets began even during this speech. Bitcoin also followed mainstream`s markets path to the downside, amid stronger US dollar, but overall, the crypto market remained relatively flat. Total crypto market capitalization remained at almost the same level, losing some $2B in value, which represents around 0.2% of its total market cap. Daily trading volumes were again decreased, to the daily levels around $ 33B, from $ 43B traded the week before. Total crypto market capitalization increase since the beginning of this year remained flat at level of 37%, where it has added total $278B to the market cap. Another mixed week on the crypto market. Total market capitalization remained flat week on week, however, there has been some reallocation of funds between coins. Bitcoin had a relatively volatile week, but managed to end it relatively flat, adding 0.11% to its market cap. At the same time, ETH lost $5.5B in value, decreasing its cap by 2.8% w/w. Altcoins with significant increase in value during the week were LINK, with an increase of 13.29% in value followed by Algorand, with an increase of 5.4%. XRP, Theta, ZCash and Solana ended the previous week more than 2% higher from the week before. On the losing side were Miota, with a drop in value of 4.65%, Bitcoin Cash was down by 2.9%, Stellar lost 3.3%, while ADA dropped by 2%. As for coins in circulation, the situation was a bit calmer from the week before, where Polkadot increased its circulating coins by 4.8% w/w, Stellar`s coins were up by 0.6%, while Solana increased coins in circulation by 0.3% same as Filecoin. Crypto futures market The crypto futures market was generally following developments on the spot market during the previous week. Bitcoin short term futures ended the week in a modest green territory, where December 2023 futures were traded 0.67% higher compared to the week before, and ended the week at level $27.095. At the same time, longer term futures were traded some 0.40% lower on a weekly basis. December 2024 ended the week at level $29.640 or 0.45% lower on a weekly basis. ETH futures did not have a good week, as all maturities dropped between 2% and 3% compared to the week before. Short term ETH futures were traded some 2% lower, with December 2023 ending the week at level of $1.612 or even 3.13% lower from the end of the previous week. December 2024. was closed at price $1.712, some 2.93% lower on a weekly basis. ETH`s future prices continue to be negatively perceived by the markets.
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