{"id":403435,"date":"2019-11-06T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=403435"},"modified":"2019-11-06T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:53:25","slug":"bitcoin-stock-to-flow-model-is-massively-overhyped-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-stock-to-flow-model-is-massively-overhyped-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model is Massively Overhyped: Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

A financial forecasting tool that predicts bitcoin market cap would hit a trillion-dollar valuation is misleading, according to cryptocurrency analyst Alex Kr\u00fcger.<\/p>\n

The noted economist called Bitcoin’s Stock-to-Flow Model<\/a> (S2F) “massively overhyped” as he criticized it for not assessing certain crucial parameters. In retrospective, S2F is a ratio of a commodity’s stock (the units in circulation) and its flow (the amount produced in a year). That said, the model specifically puts weight on the supply factors without dwelling aggressively on the demand side.<\/p>\n

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Stock to Flow (Scarcity) | Image credits: PlanB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

S2F so far has been instrumental in predicting the prices of traditional assets like Gold and Silver. Quantitative analyst PlanB tested the same predictive mechanism on the bitcoin market in his paper published on March 23<\/a>. He noted that bitcoin exhibited the same properties as that of traditional commodities: that of scarcity. He said it drives the value of every commodity, and bitcoin is no different. Excerpts from his blog:<\/p>\n

\u201cA statistically significant relationship between stock-to-flow and market value exists. The likelihood that the relationship between stock-to-flow and market value is caused by chance is close to zero.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Core Flaw<\/h2>\n

Kr\u00fcger differed with PlanB in the way the latter stressed hugely on the supply-side factors but completely ignored the role the demand-side plays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Bitcoin is a demand-side story,” he said in a tweet. “Supply is fully deterministic. There are no supply-side shocks. Fixed total supply and diminishing supply growth are crucial because these drive demand. It is that simple. Demand is what matters most.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Amazing how so many bring up S2F these days whenever anyone mentions bitcoin supply. I did not have S2F in mind when I wrote this tweet, and no, I don't think it is very important, it is massively over-hyped.<\/p>\n

— Alex Kr\u00fcger (@krugermacro) November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n