Bitcoin may behave more like US Treasury bonds: Bloomberg Intelligence

cointelegraph.com:

The latest crypto market research from Bloomberg Intelligence suggests that Bitcoin may start to behave more like United States (U.S.) Treasury bonds and gold, rather than stocks.

In its August Crypto Outlook report, penned by Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone and Senior Market Structure Analyst Jamie Coutts, the research unit compared Bitcoin markets to those of gold, bonds, and oil.

The authors suggested that macroeconomic influences such as the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have resulted in similarities in Treasury bond markets and Bitcoin:

They also added that a “dump-following-pump nature of commodities” and receding bond yields suggest an increase in the probability of bonds, gold, and Bitcoin being buoyed as inflation decreases.

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Treasury bonds, often called T-Bonds, are long-term government debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. They have a fixed rate of return and maturity periods ranging from 20 to 30 years.

The report noted that crypto markets reached their greatest-ever discount compared to the 100-week moving average in July. It added that it is “abnormal for Bitcoin to hold much below its 200-week moving average.” BTC is currently trading up 1.2% on the day at $23,1502, having just reclaimed the 200-week moving average, which lies at $22,827.

The analysts said that the fact that BTC was 70% below its peak at the start of August but still five times higher than its March 2020 low “shows its potential.”

They flagged the