Bitcoin Blooms in the Autumn

Bitcoin Blooms in the Autumn

Disclaimer: Your capital is at risk. This is not investment advice.

ATOMIC 101;

After a hot and dry summer on the blockchain, autumn is here. This is historically the season when Bitcoin blooms, with the highest average return by far, whether measured by median or mean.

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Analysis of Technical, On-chain, Macro, Investment Flows and Crypto Stocks.

Highlights


Technicals Breaking the Bear
On-chain Improving
Investment Flows Neutral
Streaming Gold Ordinals
Macro Printer go Brrr
BOLD New High and Fees Cut

That said, the fourth quarter hasn’t always been kind to Bitcoin, as in 2018, it fell 44%.

Bitcoin Returns by Quarter USD %

Source: Bloomberg

At least Q4 2018 marked the end of a brutal bear market, in which the price of Bitcoin fell 83.2% from $19,041 to $3,156. The other bear year was 2014. Notice how October was not that bad, even in the bear years. And more often than not, it has hosted some spectacular rallies.

Bitcoin Performance in October, November and December over the past 10 Years

Source: Bloomberg

Seasonality is never something to bet the ranch on, but this October could be a good one. 2024 is a halving year, just like 2016 and 2020. Both times saw a summer lull followed by an autumn surge.