Although Bitcoin has recovered from its vigorous price losses during the Thanksgiving massacre, analysts from JPMorgan Chase & Co believe that further declines may still occur.
The strategists pointed out that Grayscale, through its Bitcoin Trust, will play a significant role in future BTC price developments.Is Bitcoin To Head Further South?
The primary cryptocurrency reached a new yearly high of $19,500 last week; thus, it came less than 3% away from the 2017 all-time high of $20,000.As the community began speculating on how long it will take to surpass that level, the trend reversed viciously.
Bitcoin headed south and lost over $3,000 of value in hours.Nevertheless, the cryptocurrency has recovered most of its losses and trades north of $18,000.
A JPM analysis, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, recently said that the Thanksgiving price drops had cleared the “previous froth in momentum traders’ positioning.” However, the strategists hinted that Bitcoin could still go lower.
“Momentum traders such as commodity trading advisors and other quantitative funds likely played a big role in the slide by unwinding long Bitcoin futures positions.
Momentum traders have room to further propagate” the Bitcoin decline, noted the analysts cited by Bloomberg.
Apart from broaching “momentum traders,” the strategists also discussed various other reasons behind the price developments.Those included the rumors of new regulations proposed by the Trump administration and profit-taking.Grayscale Is Key
The JPM strategists also highlighted the significant role of Grayscale and its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust on the market.The cryptocurrency manager is the most preferred company for institutional investors to receive exposure to Bitcoin (and other digital assets) without worrying about storing the funds.
This has been exemplified through 2020 as Grayscale has reported back-to-back recording-breaking quarterly results.
The assets under management (AUM) have exploded in the past 12 months to over $10 billion.Somewhat expectedly, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has the most substantial share.
The analysts asserted that if there’s a decline in the interest towards GBTC, this could damage the narrative that Bitcoin has become a favorite among institutional investors:
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