A extensively adopted crypto dealer is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) might witness a dramatic correction across the subsequent halving occasion in 2024.
Crypto analyst Rekt Capital tells his 370,300 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin might repeat a 2016 worth sample and decline by 40% after a pre-halving rally.
The following halving occasion is anticipated in April 2024, when miners’ rewards are reduce in half. A 40% decline from Bitcoin’s present worth is about $22,500, although the worth of BTC may very well be a lot greater by April of subsequent 12 months.
“Bitcoin might doubtlessly see a retrace round a halving occasion of as much as 40%. We’re going to be focusing particularly on this [2016] pre-halving retrace interval.
That is the place Bitcoin was consolidating for a considerable period of time in preparation for this gentle blue pre-halving rally to new yearly highs after which after we fashioned these new yearly highs, Bitcoin really retraced the minus 40%.
A good portion of that retrace got here within the type of a draw back wick and if you concentrate on this draw back wick, that retested the very prime of this pre-accumulation vary proper over right here, however occurred solely a handful of weeks earlier than the halving occasion providing a reduction on Bitcoin.
40% isn’t all the time the case, however that is most likely the worst-case state of affairs for Bitcoin. So in the event you see a spread like this manner on this cycle, for example, then relaxation assured we’ll most likely see a retest of that vary.”
Bitcoin is buying and selling for $37,341 at time of writing.
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