Personally I think there are many events that may or may not reverse the bullish trend for bitcoin to break through the major resistance at $25k, seemingly waiting for a response of
1. Silvergate
2. Mtgox
3. CPI US February
4. FED adjusts interest rates.
Therefore, volatility will be fast but I guess the up/down won't be much. Therefore, I think bitcoin is likely to cross $25k for the third time this year but it will close at 23k5 in march. Probably not
It could be, but if I may add:
1. Silvergate - I think the issue or the effect of this news has subsided already, yes it did put a dent, but not that much, we are still above $20k, $22,500 as of this writing.
2. Mt. Gox - I'm still on the fence if this will really be a big factor for this month or even for the next 6 months as it supposedly be paying out
3. CPI - For March, we will have to see, and just like the other CPI, if there is a pivot then it will be good for us, if the numbers goes up, maybe we can go down again, but it's not going to be like for a month, maybe a week and that's it, buyers be like buying again
4. FED - same with with I mentioned above, it's all about the numbers
$25k will still be the our biggest barrier that we need to break, but with the current might, it might be difficult again. So I expect some kind of sideway pattern until we have a break out run.
Agree with a lot of these counter arguments. Excluding MtGox coins coming back onto the market (via OTC mainly I imagine), then the other factors don't automatically creating selling pressure imo. I'm also sceptical whether the release of coins over the next 6 months will create that much selling pressure, given there is currently a reasonable demand for Bitcoin between $20K and $25K.
For example with LUNA/FTX crashes, these capitulations occurred as price was already very bearish and therefore the market couldn't handle the negative news. Whereas with Silvergate, there was some immediate panic it seems but only so much to cause a -5% drop due to the current bullish uptrend it seems, rather than the -20%+ we saw with previous negative news.
As for CPI/Fed announcements, it's always the same story. We've seen bearish CPI numbers and price pumping (largely due to anticipation of bearish announcement so price had already dropped), likewise we've seen bullish CPI numbers and price not moving. But naturally most people only have the capacity to remember the relatively coincidental times were bearish CPI numbers reflected with bearish price action.
My point is, bearish news has negative affects when price is bearish, but when it's bullish, it has little to no effect. Likewise when we are in full blown bull market mode, bearish news doesn't even create a dent.