{"id":408279,"date":"2019-12-22T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T08:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=408279"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:35:38","slug":"bitcoin-price-poised-tumble-coming-cme-futures-statistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-poised-tumble-coming-cme-futures-statistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Poised to Tumble in Coming Week, CME Futures Statistic Predicts"},"content":{"rendered":"
Statistics show that the Bitcoin<\/a> price may be on the verge of seeing a red week. No, by red I don’t mean Christmas, I mean a week in which the cryptocurrency falls, potentially to enter back in the range of the $6,000s.<\/p>\n While Bitcoin futures are cash-settled, meaning that the coins backing the contracts don’t actually exist on the blockchain, some say that the settlement of these derivatives has a profound effect on the underlying spot market.<\/p>\n Analyst Joel (@JofDom on Twitter) recently touched<\/a> on this, posting the tweet below showing that there is a correlation between the expiry of CME monthly futures contracts for Bitcoin and price action.<\/p>\n His data shows that in the week ahead of all previous CME futures expiries, there was a 70% chance that Bitcoin trended lower, with the average loss coming out to 2% in seven days. This implies that BTC could easily drop under $7,000 again as the December 27 expiry nears; then again, though, the 2% loss is just an average, meaning that the CME expiry could spell even more doom for Bitcoin in the coming week.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/JofDom\/status\/34630913<\/p>\n It isn’t only CME futures statistic that implies Bitcoin may see a red week.<\/p>\n Cantering Clark, a prominent cryptocurrency trader on Twitter, recently\u00a0remarked<\/a>\u00a0that Bitcoin\u2019s price action over the past week is eerily reminiscent of what was seen in late-October, which was when Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s pro-blockchain comments seemingly were the catalyst for BTC to jump 42% to $10,000. Then, BTC bounced then slowly bled out, retracing all the whole run-up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s also sentiment from Josh Rager, a popular cryptocurrency trader. Per previous reports from NewsBTC<\/a>, he remarked that it is far too soon to be bullish after this week’s recovery, citing the fact that BTC is stuck below a trend line formed after October\u2019s infamous China pump, adding that unless it breaks this level and the $8,000 resistance, a reversal rally will end abruptly.<\/p>\n Statistics show that the Bitcoin price may be on the verge of seeing a red week. No, by red I don’t mean Christmas, I mean a week in which the cryptocurrency falls, potentially to enter back in the range of the $6,000s. Related Reading:\u00a0Lightning Works: Bitcoin Podcaster Finds Restaurant Shunning Banks for BTC Bitcoin Futures’ Imply BTC Has Red Week Ahead While Bitcoin futures are cash-settled, meaning that the coins backing the contracts don’t actually exist on the blockchain, some say that the settlement of these derivatives has a profound effect on the underlying spot market. Analyst Joel (@JofDom on Twitter) recently touched on this, posting the tweet below showing that there is a correlation between the expiry of CME monthly futures contracts for Bitcoin and price action. His data shows that in the week ahead of all previous CME futures expiries, there was a 70% chance that Bitcoin trended lower, with the average loss coming out to 2% in seven days. This implies that BTC could easily drop under $7,000 again as the December 27 expiry nears; then again, though, the 2% loss is just an average, meaning that the CME expiry could spell even more doom for Bitcoin in the coming week. https:\/\/twitter.com\/JofDom\/status\/34630913 Related Reading:\u00a0Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Returns to $7,200, Ripple Bags $200M Cheque, Tron CEO Donates to Greta Thunberg Other Harrowing Signs Exist It isn’t only CME futures statistic that implies Bitcoin may see a red week. Cantering Clark, a prominent cryptocurrency trader on Twitter, recently\u00a0remarked\u00a0that Bitcoin\u2019s price action over the past week is eerily reminiscent of what was seen in late-October, which was when Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s pro-blockchain comments seemingly were the catalyst for BTC to jump 42% to $10,000. Then, BTC bounced then slowly bled out, retracing all the whole run-up. Noting this similarity, the analyst concluded that like in October and November, there is a good likelihood that Bitcoin will be seeing a \u201cseries of head-fakes,\u201d then a \u201cslow drift back down to the lows\u201d of $6,400 to $6,500 in the coming weeks There’s also sentiment from Josh Rager, a popular cryptocurrency trader. Per previous reports from NewsBTC, he remarked that it is far too soon to be bullish after this week’s recovery, citing the fact that BTC is stuck below a trend line formed after October\u2019s infamous China pump, adding that unless it breaks this level and the $8,000 resistance, a reversal rally will end abruptly. Related Reading:\u00a0Crypto Market\u2019s Long-Term Trend is Positive: Binance CEO Explain Why Featured Image from Shutterstock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":408280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[428,11529,1558,8024,2887],"class_list":["post-408279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-cme","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-futures","tag-market"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRelated Reading:\u00a0Lightning Works: Bitcoin Podcaster Finds Restaurant Shunning Banks for BTC<\/a><\/h6>\n
Bitcoin Futures’ Imply BTC Has Red Week Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Related Reading:\u00a0Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Returns to $7,200, Ripple Bags $200M Cheque, Tron CEO Donates to Greta Thunberg<\/a><\/h6>\n
Other Harrowing Signs Exist<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Related Reading:\u00a0Crypto Market\u2019s Long-Term Trend is Positive: Binance CEO Explain Why<\/a><\/h6>\n
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