{"id":56565,"date":"2023-07-25T02:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=56565"},"modified":"2023-07-25T02:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:15:49","slug":"will-bitcoin-catch-up-btc-price-was-40k-when-the-dollar-was-previously-this-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=56565","title":{"rendered":"Will Bitcoin catch up? BTC price was $40K when the dollar was previously this weak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-v-2649fa34=\"\">\n<p>Bitcoin (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>) may see a \u201cparabolic curve\u201d begin thanks to United States dollar weakness as the greenback falls to three-month lows.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/el_crypto_prof\/status\/1678694303755915264\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tweet<\/a> on July 11, popular trader Moustache suggested that the time is right for BTC price history to repeat itself.<\/p>\n<h2>DXY \u201cmost important chart\u201d for Bitcoin this year<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s formerly strong inverse correlation to dollar strength <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-2017-like-rally-again-dollar\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-2017-like-rally-again-dollar\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">has waned this year<\/a>, but its latest movements are a talking point among traders.<\/p>\n<p>Data from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pro.cointelegraph.com\/?via=markets&amp;_ga=2.173325223.503936973.1685953699-1136475544.1627545224\" rel=\"noopener\">Cointelegraph Markets Pro<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSD\/?exchange=BINANCE\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TradingView<\/a> shows the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) on the way to testing support at 100 for the first time in months.<\/p>\n<p>Previously above 105, the greenback has faced stiff resistance after 2022s 20-year highs. <\/p>\n<p>As a result of its newfound bearish behavior \u2014 which would cement itself further should the 100 mark be lost \u2014 Bitcoin stands to win, Moustache believes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalm before the storm. Big Move is still loading,\u201d he summarized alongside a chart showing DXY challenging the bottom of a Gaussian channel on weekly timeframes. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFirst candle of the DXY (Dollar) now falls OUT of the channel. This is the point where you want to be positioned. In 2016-2017 and 2020-2021 this led to the parabolic curve in $BTC.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-07\/9a0b9fa5-b091-4253-ba35-03b2547ff90a.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>DXY annotated chart. Source: Moustache\/Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dollar\u2019s cause has not been helped by markets keen to tap a potential reversal in U.S. interest rate hikes. With inflation abating, this looks ever more likely despite a hawkish Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The July 12 release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month prior <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/why-is-bitcoin-price-up-today\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/why-is-bitcoin-price-up-today\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">came in below expectations<\/a>, providing further fuel for risk assets.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow trader Mikybull Crypto predicted that the downward DXY trend would continue, with BTC\/USD hitting $35,000 as a result.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bears in disbelief<\/p>\n<p>90 next on DXY<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bitcoin<\/a> to 35k$ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TczJMGKh5I\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/TczJMGKh5I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mikybull Crypto (@MikybullCrypto) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikybullCrypto\/status\/1679195280137125898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Continuing the historical comparison, meanwhile, popular trader Josh Olszewicz called DXY the \u201csingle most important chart\u201d for Bitcoin into 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDXY showing technical weakness coupled with a programmatic supply reduction of Bitcoin issuance may lead to an outsized price reaction for Bitcoin post-halving. Similar DXY moves from 100 to 90 after the previous two halvings provided a tailwind for significant multi-month bullish rallies,\u201d he wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/DXY\/83oS9I1p-The-Single-Most-Important-Chart-for-Bitcoin-Over-the-Next-Year\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/www-tradingview-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/DXY\/83oS9I1p-The-Single-Most-Important-Chart-for-Bitcoin-Over-the-Next-Year\/?amp\">TradingView update<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDXY is currently forming a high timeframe descending triangle, which holds a bearish bias. This chart pattern becomes invalidated with any higher high in the DXY at 103.50 but does not necessarily invalidate the possibility of a move to the historic range low of 90.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-07\/ed83afd5-bd54-4055-9007-39d043602136.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>DXY annotated chart. Source: Josh Olszewicz\/TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>April levels return<\/h2>\n<p>Adding a broader perspective, William Clemente, co-founder of crypto analysis firm Reflexivity Research, presented the year-on-year change in DXY against how BTC\/USD behaved through the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-exchanges-same-btc-supply-late-2017\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-exchanges-same-btc-supply-late-2017\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin exchanges now hold the same BTC supply share as in late 2017<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since everyone wants to talk about DXY (US dollar) weakness, here&#8217;s Bitcoin&#8217;s price plotted against the YoY change in the DXY: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/voJAfeF1ok\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/voJAfeF1ok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Clemente (@WClementeIII) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WClementeIII\/status\/1679249546658848774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looking back, the last time that DXY traded at 100 was in mid-April 2022.\u00a0At the time, Bitcoin hovered at around $40,000.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-07\/588a17de-4652-4275-8b97-b3ba2e009369.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center\"><em>BTC\/USD vs. DXY chart. Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mint.cointelegraph.com\/?url=https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-price-40k-dollar-dxy-last-time&amp;utm_source=cointelegraph_com&amp;utm_medium=appendix&amp;utm_campaign=articles\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/mint-cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/mint.cointelegraph.com\/?url=https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-price-40k-dollar-dxy-last-time&amp;utm_source=cointelegraph_com&amp;utm_medium=appendix&amp;utm_campaign=articles\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">Collect this article as an NFT<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em> to preserve this moment in history and show your support for independent journalism in the crypto space.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/orange-pill-children-bitcoin-kids-books\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Should you \u2018orange pill\u2019 children? The case for Bitcoin kids books<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc-price-40k-dollar-dxy-last-time\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) may see a \u201cparabolic curve\u201d begin thanks to United States dollar weakness as the greenback falls to three-month lows. In a tweet on July 11, popular trader Moustache suggested that the time is right for BTC price history to repeat itself. DXY \u201cmost important chart\u201d for Bitcoin this year Bitcoin\u2019s formerly strong inverse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[40],"tags":[4115,50,194,5944,579,16633,195,2606],"class_list":["post-56565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-analysis","tag-40k","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-catch","tag-dollar","tag-previously","tag-price","tag-weak"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDcvODMzN2I3N2YtMmQ5Mi00MDQyLWI1ZDQtMmZkMWQxZDU2MjVkLmpwZw.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56567,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56565\/revisions\/56567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}