January 2023: Start of bitcoin cycle, local top January 2024: ETF launch, local bottom January 2025: Trump inaugurated, local top January 2026: Clarity act (Jan 15),...
It seems institutions are finalising all the plumbing right now, creating structured notes and trusts, and onboarding their clients. While retail investors are like, "Nah, time to pack it in, four-year cycle."
Almost two years to the day since the BTC ETF launched. 17 of the past 23 months have seen BTC bottom within the first 10 calendar days of the month. The other six bottomed in the second half. A CME gap at $90k is all but certain to be filled from the weekend move. $87.3k is the January low; unemployment data on Friday.
Note that all the bullish BTC news is coming out when all the tourists have disappeared. This is the accumulation part of the cycle. It’s not easy, never has been.