Bitcoin Trend Forecast, Crypto's Exit Strategy

This article is part 2 of 2 of my recent extensive analysis - Stock Market, Interest Rates, Crypto's and the Inflation Red Pill

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Stock Market Trend Forecast Swings Analysis AI Stocks Portfolio TESLA Why US Interest Rates are a Nothing Burger Stocks Bull Market Smoking Gun Time to take the RED Pill Crypto Correction

Whilst the S&P continues to grind higher the same cannot be said for the crypto markets over the past few days. Bitcoin hit $74k and then did an abrupt U-turn by dropping to my $61k target as per my last analysis.

BTC Targets - Rally to $75k and then corrects to $61k, check, check, what's next? the primary big picture is to target a trend to $118k.

In terms of current state then the crypto's don't look quite done yet to the downside so the next target for BTC is $56k to kill more leveraged longs. One thing is for sure there are a lot of over leveraged traders out there who are getting their accounts nukes, this is how the exchanges make their money by wiping out leveraged longs and shorts!

As I often warn, do NOT use LEVERAGE!

What am I doing? Accumulating more BTC and ALT's as they drop.

Crypto's now total about 8% of my portfolio after heavy selling of MSTR down to 11% of my peak position. Other selling was in Solana and AVAX and limited selling of BTC when it popped over $72k. that I am now re-accumulating having increased my stake in MSTR to 20% on Tuesdays drop below $1300, with heavier buying set for around $1000 and below.

Bitcoin Trend Forecast

The bottom line is that Bitcoin continues to target a trend to above $100k where my base case is for Bitcoin to trade to $134k, where the only change to my expectations is for the target to be achieved this year, likely during October 2024. so much earlier than anyone was expecting 6 months ago due to the effect of the ETF locusts devouring bitcorn on a daily basis.

Bitcoin Trend forecast - Last Chance to Get on Board the Bitcoin Crypto Gravy Train - Choo Choo!

So here's my Bitcoin gift (trend forecast) that on the current price of $27k, Bitcoin will at least near X4 to $98k and likely a lot more than that, given that there will soon be a flood of Bitcoin ETF's hovering up limited supply of the NSA's, I mean Satoshi Nakamoto's crypto baby.

Meanwhile Michael Saylor is engaged in Financial Voodoo. as what usually happens when a company prints more shares i.e. dilutes existing shareholders is for the stock price to FALL, which we got a taste of on Tuesday and likely targets a trend to under $1000 should the crypto correction continue.

Bull Market Tops

Here's another little study into market dynamics. that shows when markets put their tops in during the 2021 bull market as a rough guide of what to expect for the current bull markets.

Firstly I doubt we will get the twin tops pattern that we got during 2021 that fooled everyone into thinking BTC $100k was just around the corner. Nevertheless what happened during 2021 will likely rhyme for this bull market.

The key thing that stands out, which I had already pointed out before is that MSTR will be the first to top! So a big warning sign that the end is neigh is when BTC goes up and MSTR goes down!

Secondly after Bitcoin tops there will be short burst of alt-season, maybe spanning a few weeks when the degenerative gamblers sell bitcoin to pump alt coins to the moon in a final attempt to make profits,

Thirdly the stock market will top some months AFTER the bitcoin and crypto market tops. Which makes sense, given that money will flow out of crypto's and into stocks and probably housing as all those who managed to exit he crypto mania will plow their gains into other assets such as stocks and housing given that crypto winter follows the bull market.

So MSTR tops first, then Bitcoin, then Alt coins and then some months later the S&P.

As for the ETF's narrative, folks have somehow forgotten that ETF investors can also SELL their ETF's! i,e. take profits. It