Wen moon? Bitcoin halving cycle hints at Q4 as smart money 'buys the rumor'
Bitcoin (BTC) is “much more likely” to stay rangebound until at least Q4, 2023, according to longtime market participant Filbfilb.
In an X thread on Aug. 25, the popular analyst and co-founder of trading suite Decentrader told readers to expect flat BTC price action into year end.
Bitcoin may be disappointing bulls after its 70% Q1 gains, but for Filbfilb, there is little about BTC price action this halving cycle that is different to its previous ones.
“Bitcoin is 1200 days since the previous halving. During this period, Bitcoin has historically consolidated,” he explained.
Uploading various comparative charts, Filbfilb predicted that miners should begin to bid price higher into the Bitcoin halving — with this occurring around 1,276 days after each prior halving.
“Miners are incentivized to ensure that prices are well above marginal cost prior to the halving. Whether they collude consciously, or not they are collectively incentivized to send prices higher before their marginal revenue is effectively halved,” he wrote, also adding that smart money interested in “buying the rumor” around the halving’s potential positive BTC price impact had also buoyed the market in previous years.
1,276 from the 2020 halving gives early November as a potential deadline for such behavior to show itself.
“From a timing perspective Q4 seems like a critical time for BTC where we are likely to see supply constricted and new money driven by speculation,” Filbfilb forecast.
Between now and then, however, various curve balls may lie in wait for Bitcoin, not least of which is United States macroeconomic policy.
Related: Bitcoin could be worth less than $20K in 2023, US inflation data says
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