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Popular Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff also predicts a major downfall in the Bitcoin ETF market on Monday. He expects a gap down of nearly 15-30% on Monday, as the US market goes live for trading.
Bitcoin’s major divergence from the US equity market comes amid forced selling by BTC miners in order to cover their operational costs.
Bitcoin price has struggled to rally beyond $72K despite its dominance against altcoins rallying further against all odds.
The financial market is witnessing a significant shift in investment options as crypto staking rewards outshines the payouts investors receive from companies in the S&P 500 index, despite strong growth in both markets.
The upsurge in trading activity is ascribed to several factors, including FOMO, which was driven by Michael Saylor’s disclosure that MicroStrategy had expanded its BTC holdings
The data shows that over 50% of S&P 500 companies have posted their earnings, with more than 80% of them scaling analyst expectations.
This resurgence in Bitcoin price is partially credited to the uptick in holdings among whale wallets containing over 1,000 Bitcoins.
The stock market reacted negatively to the Fed Chair’s comment indicating that the apex bank was uninterested in rate cuts until after March.
According to Powell, its is unlikely that the Fed will be ready to cut interest rates at the March meeting.
While all three major indexes rose, the S&P 500 hit a new record barely a week after setting a previous one.
The Fed rate cuts could lead to monetary easing allowing fresh funds to flow into risk-on assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Positive economic indicators, such as an 18% surge in groundbreaking new single-family homes in November, contributed to the optimistic outlook.
The three major indexes, the S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq are enjoying a continued rally as the market hopes for rate cuts.
There was a general rise in the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes following hints that the Fed policy would favor the general market.