Making peace with the price of Bitcoin and slowly stacking the Sats
Crypto at a glance
With Jason Deane
It’s been another week of lacklustre market performance, low volumes and consistent talk of a possible capitulation by Bitcoin down to levels not seen since, well, a few months ago.
So what, exactly, is going on?
It’s a question I’ve been asked often this week by journalists across all media looking, naturally, for explanations. The reality is, however, that the answer is probably simpler than anyone thinks. To borrow from James Carville’s famous – and rather blunt – 1992 comment “It’s the markets, stupid.”
Markets often move on momentum and sentiment rather than fundamentals. While those fundamentals, especially in Bitcoin’s case, remain extremely strong with growing adoption and use, right now it’s just not seen as enough to create the buzz that was seen back in February and March.
And you know what? That’s okay.
Quiet times like this are perfect opportunities for building and consolidating without the distraction of runaway prices as well as excellent opportunities for smart investors to quietly stack more Sats at what may one day be seen as an extremely advantageous price. At the same time, Bitcoin’s famous volatility has been tamed, at least for now, as both buyers and sellers place their orders with all the urgency of a lazy Sunday afternoon.
To me, someone who only thinks long term when it comes to Bitcoin, it’s a reminder of just how unimportant the short term price of Bitcoin really is. This is a truly generational asset, a way to hold and transfer wealth not only over long distances, but over long periods of time.
So, whether Bitcoin stays where it is, moves up or perhaps even satisfies the bears for a while, it’s all good. The future is where it’s at.
Which is great, because that’s where we’re all heading anyway.
Have a great weekend!
Jason
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In the markets
The Bitcoin economy
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Total crypto market cap
The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $1,307,229,550,116.
What Bitcoin did yesterday
We closed yesterday, July 15 2021, at a price of $31,780.73, down from $32,822.35, the day before.
The daily high yesterday was $33,159.64 and the daily low was $31,175.71.
This time last year, the price of Bitcoin closed the day at $9,132.23. In 2019, it closed at $9,477.64.
Bitcoin market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $593.07 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.591 trillion and Facebook is $976.7 billion.
Bitcoin volume
The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $23,479,499,176, up from $19,977,822,169 yesterday. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.
Volatility
The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 62.02%.
Fear and Greed Index
Market sentiment today is 22.
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 46.01, Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 8, 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 39.47. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
Convince your Nan: Soundbite of the day
“I think my view has evolved a little bit, but it is pretty consistent … If people want to buy bitcoin as a substitute, no different than buying gold or some other asset, it’s fine. I don’t personally want to have it in my portfolio but if people want to that’s perfectly fine.”
– A positively ringing endorsement from former US Treasury and skeptic, Secretary Steven Mnuchin
What they said yesterday
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Salty?
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Cautionary Notes
It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. City PM, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.
All information is correct as of 08:00 BST