Bitcoin could be ready to emerge from a tough period of seasonal selling, says BTIG strategist Jonathan Krinsky.
Bitcoin is likely on the path back to $100,000, as it enters a seasonally bullish period.
Thats according to BTIGs chief technical strategist, Jonathan Krinksy, who said the cryptocurrency is looking oversold and shared the following chart as bitcoin was pushing above $91,000 on Friday.
According to Krinskys chart, bitcoin is just about to come out of a traditionally weak period, based on a 2015 to 2024 historical pattern. The average seasonal pattern for BTC bottoms Nov. 26thand has a strong tailwind into year-end, he said
While U.S. markets took a Thanksgiving Day break, cryptocurrencies never take a holiday, and bitcoin has been creeping higher since the close of Wall Street trading on Wednesday.
The price of bitcoin (BTCUSD) went from around $87,000 on Wednesday to over $91,000 by Thursday and was trading at $91,615 on Friday. Alongside stocks that saw a strong bounce into the Thanksgiving Day break, bitcoin has climbed over 8% this week.
The No. 1 cryptocurrency is still 27% below its Oct. 6 record high of $126,272, coming under pressure in recent weeks alongside a bigger drop for stocks and reduced appetite for perceived riskier assets.
According to Deutsche Bank, uncertainty over Fed interest rate cuts has also been a factor for weakness, as well as outflows from big institutional traders and long-term holders of the bitcoin who have been cashing in on a big run.
Where bitcoin goes has become a focal point for many stock investors as the cryptocurrencys moves seem increasingly correlated to U.S. growth stocks.