{"id":391213,"date":"2019-07-26T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T12:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=391213"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:45:58","slug":"bitcoin-looks-up-to-august-to-decide-its-yearly-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-looks-up-to-august-to-decide-its-yearly-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Looks Up to August to Decide its Yearly Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"
The month of August sets the bias in the bitcoin market for the remainder of the year, Timothy Peterson of Cane Island Alternative Advisors found.<\/p>\n
The founder & portfolio manager studied the cryptocurrency’s\u00a0performances in the said month throughout its trading history. He noted that August acted like a needle for bitcoin. If the month saw the cryptocurrency trending in positive territory, then it remained bullish for the rest of the year. Similarly, if the month returned negative returns, then the cryptocurrency remained in a bearish bias, at least until the year’s close.<\/p>\n
“Historically, <\/span>$BTC<\/a><\/span> returns in August have set the tone for the rest of the year,” tweeted Peterson. “If August is [positive], then <\/span>#bitcoin<\/a><\/span> for Aug – Dec is very strong. If August is [negative], August-December is lackluster. This relationship doesn’t seem to exist for other months.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Cosmic Patterns<\/h2>\n
Data provided by BitStamp exchange confirmed Peterson’s analysis. In 2011, bitcoin closed August after dropping by more than 26 percent \u2013 a negative yield. The cryptocurrency ended the same year on an overall 57.98 percent loss, calculated from August’s open of $10.9 to 2011 close of $4.58.<\/p>\n
The next years also noted a similar pattern. The August of 2012 returned 9.48 percent gains; the year, meanwhile, closed 139 percent higher from the open rate. Likewise, the very recent August of 2018 saw bitcoin dropping by more than 9.1 percent. The remained of the year carried the bearish torch, closing at a loss of 73.3 percent.<\/p>\n