Dollar, rates and oil all leaning the same way. That's the checklist I watch too.
$BTC ~$78,000 (+0.7%) is holding up, but it's not ripping while those three stay firm.
My take: oil is the domino. Get an Iran deal and the dollar and rates have room to ease.
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Dollar, rates and oil all going up... all three tighten financial conditions, which leads liquidity, which leads markets. Crypto needs those three to dissipate.
Coming into the midterms Trump wants oil, rates and the dollar down. Oil probably gets done via an Iran resolution...
Thats what reignites the ability to take risk and brings capital back into markets.
Wendy's got a point on the comms.
Biggest exchange hack ever, and the step-by-step updates are the calm part of the story. $BTC ~$77,500, about flat on the day.
My take: transparency is how you keep users in a crisis. My coins still sit in cold storage though.
#DarrowHQ
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Pomp's right on this one.
$6B exchange hack, and $BTC is ~$77,400, -4.8% on the day. A few years ago that's a capitulation candle.
More coins in ETFs and cold storage, fewer panic sellers on exchanges.
Still not chasing. But the floor feels sturdier.
#DarrowHQ
Binance was hacked for $6 billion and bitcoin only sold off 5%.
This tells us a lot about the health of the bitcoin market now.
I explained to @Varneyco this morning.
Spooky season is upon us!
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