Bitcoin Regains Its Momentum, Thanks To Dxy Retreat From 20-Year High
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- 02 Sep 2022
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Bitcoin (BTC) looked to regain some poise as the Dollar Index (DXY), one of its biggest nemeses, reversed its early jump to a fresh 20-year high. The leading cryptocurrency by market value bounced to $20,000, having slipped to a six-week low of $19,526 late Sunday, CoinDesk data shows. Ether, the native token of Ethereum’s blockchain, and other significant coins also witnessed a minor bounce after the weekend’s defeat. The DXY, which tracks the greenback’s value against major fiat currencies like the euro and the Japanese yen, set a new two-decade high of 109.48 during Asian hours, extending Friday’s rally triggered by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s unambiguously hawkish comments.
The sustainability of the bounce was under question as the DXY pulled back mainly due to expectations of retaliatory monetary tightening by the European Central Bank (ECB) and resulting recovery in the euro. “Hawks at the ECB are advocating a 75-basis point hike [0.75 percentage point] at next month’s meeting, and this risk seems to be lending the euro support ahead of last week’s low near $0.9900,” Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex and the author of the Marc to Market blog, wrote in the daily newsletter.
The global tightening theme is bearish for liquidity-addicted risk assets, including cryptocurrencies. Further, U.S. rates extended Friday’s rise, with the two-year treasury yield setting a 15-year high of 3.48% and the futures tied to the S&P 500 dipped 0.8%. Both offered negative cues to the crypto market. The Fed fund futures showed a 75% chance of the central bank delivering its third 75 basis point rate hike at the September meeting. The probability stood around 50% before Friday’s Powell speech. Both bitcoin and ether’s derivative market activity reflected a bearish sentiment, with futures trading at a discount to the spot price and puts or bearish bets drawing a higher price relative to calls. Read More…
