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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Misery Index Indicators Show the Crypto ‘Isn't Broken’

Fundstrat’s tom lee: bitcoin misery index indicators show the crypto ‘isn't broken’

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Misery Index Indicators Show the Crypto ‘Isn't Broken’

Fundstrat’s tom lee: bitcoin misery index indicators show the crypto ‘isn't broken’

Bitcoin (BTC) “isn’t broken” if it’s holding at the current price and volatility levels, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said to CNBC’s “Fast Money” on August 6.

In the interview, the Wall Street bull referred to the current indicators of Fundstrat’s recently launched bitcoin Misery Index (BMI), which aims to inform investors of how “miserable” holders of the currency are based on its price and volatility.

According to Lee, when the index is below 27, it shows that future returns are very good, while if it surpasses 68 percent, it is “time to sell bitcoin.” Pointing at the index’s current number of 39, Lee concluded that the momentum is “recovering,” noting

bitcoin isn’t broken if it’s holding at these levels. I think people are afraid it is going to go back down to $6,000 and never come back from those bear markets.”

Fundstrat’s head of research also pointed out the current levels of bitcoin dominance on the crypto markets, which has surged up to around 48 percent over the past several weeks after dropping to as low as 37 percent in July.  

As Lee explained, the fact that major cryptocurrency keeps gaining momentum in terms of market share is “actually showing the market is reacting to what’s been taking place.”

Lee also pointed at the recent biggest news in the industry, such as the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) announcement of developing a new global digital assets platform, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that bitcoin is not a security.

On Aug. 3, ICE, the operator of 23 leading global exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced its plans to build an integrated digital assets platform to enable customers, merchants, and institutional clients to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets on a “seamless global network.”

In the beginning of July, Lee repeated his stance that bitcoin could reach anywhere between $22,000 to $25,000 by the end of 2018. Earlier this summer, on June 27, Lee had predicted that the BTC downtrend that took place in June would be reversed if bitcoin could push through a resistance point of $6,300 to $6,400.

Published at Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:17:00 +0000

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Bitcoin Market Share Drops Almost 20%; Altcoins Stronger Than Ever

In an increasingly growing market, bitcoin market share dominance is fading every day of 2017. As market fears of a hard fork continue to fester, a manic Monday saw bitcoin drop under $1,000, as altcoins grow stronger than ever before.


Why don’t we start with some good news first? The overall decentralized digital currency market has never been bigger and stronger, judged by market capitalization value

Since the start of 2017 alone, the overall industry has risen from $18.2 Billion USD in value to a peak of $26.2 billion USD on March 16th, according to CoinMarketCap. As of this morning, it is $23.5 billion, still an improvement of almost 30% since the first of the year.

THE ALTCOINS ARE COMING!

Clearly, the market fears of a hard fork are causing many to diversify their digital currency portfolio over the last month or so. Ethereum’s Ether is the largest altcoin on the market, and its value has taken another jump this morning. With Bitcoin down almost 7% on Friday morning, Ethereum is picking up the slack, up almost 15%.

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Ethereum’s gain may be two-fold, with some Bitcoiners moving in and also with the announcement of their newest partnership with Brave yesterday. As we reported yesterday, Ethereum will create BAT (Basic Attention Tokens) for the Brave internet browser network to enhance the privacy and relevance of their ad network, so this new investment may be as much a pro-Ethereum move as an anti-bitcoin dump.

Dash & Ripple Bagholders Rejoice

Dash continues to show that it is the safe haven hedge to any bitcoin market fall. Every time bitcoin falls, Dash gains, and the altcoin passed $105 again this morning with a market cap eclipsing $750 Million. Ripple, the #4 altcoin in market cap, is also having a field day, as the week comes to an end. Ripple is gaining in the neighborhood of 20% on the market just within the last 24 hours.

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In closing, bitcoin has lost almost 20% of its global market share since January 1st, 2017, falling from 87.4% to just 68% this morning.

The half-glass-full was of looking at it is people are no longer taking their money out of the digital currency market if bitcoin stumbles. They are getting other digital currencies, which overall is a great thing.  the ecosystem is growing every day. And clearly, the mainstream is also investing more and more into the entire industry.

I’ll skip the pessimistic side of the equation. It’s Friday, people! Have a great weekend!

Will bitcoin honey badger regain lost ground? Share your predictions below! 


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