黄金、比特币比翼齐飞!背后都是快钱投资者在“作妖”?

金十Pubblicato 2024-03-06Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-03-06

黄金和比特币双双触及创纪录高点可能会发出有关全球市场风险偏好的混乱信号

两者在周二的先后登顶标志着,自十多年前比特币在全球经济的阴影中诞生以来,它们首次同时创下纪录新高。

黄金、比特币双双在周二创下历史新高

然而,人们普遍认为,推动这两种资产上涨的驱动因素明显不同。黄金几千年来一直充当着保值的避风港,而比特币除了投机工具之外的任何角色都备受争议。

得益于最近上市的直接持有比特币的美国交易所交易基金(ETF)持续获得资金流入,比特币今年上涨了近50% 。而在金价上涨的背后,投资者可能被视为出于对地缘政治紧张局势或全球股市在创纪录的上涨后可能回调的担忧而采取了防御性立场。

Pepperstone Group Ltd研究主管克里斯·韦斯顿(Chris Weston)表示,解决这一疑问的一个方法是考虑那些在跨资产类别中追逐短期势头的交易行为。

他说,“黄金隔夜交易量巨大,特别大——我接到很多客户电话,询问发生了什么事”。快钱投资者“正在买入这种势头,这也是我们在比特币涨势中所看到的情况”。

比特币和黄金都被视为美联储宽松货币政策预期的受益者。掉期市场显示,美联储6月份降息的可能性为62%,而2月底为58%。

根据彭博社报价,周二比特币在美盘时段飙升至创纪录的69191.95美元,突破了该代币在2021年11月新冠疫情期间达到的峰值,截至发稿运行在在66700美元左右。

Capital.Com Inc. 的高级市场分析师凯尔·罗达(Kyle Rodda)表示:“加密货币的叙事可以与股票市场正在发生的事情以及更广泛的风险情绪联系起来。我们看到“迷因币”的复苏,这表明了非理性的冒险行为,这与股票市场的某些部分正在发生的情况是一致的。”

金价当日则上涨至每盎司2141.79美元的峰值,超过了去年12月初创下的前高点。该贵金属在过去五个交易日中上涨了近5%。回溯至2022年底,黄金已经从略高于每盎司1600美元的水平飙升了30%,这主要受到美国在对俄制裁中将美元武器化后新兴市场央行创纪录的买盘支撑。

黄金和比特币在一定程度上被视为竞争对手。策略师认为,随着比特币飙升至新高,投资者一直在将资金转向比特币ETF。

Blue Line Futures首席市场策略师Phillip Streible表示:“我们看到资金从黄金转向比特币,比特币ETF每周吸引约10亿美元的资金流入。”

然而,金价的上涨可能与近期黄金相关ETF的资金外流无关。过去几年,各国央行一直在买入黄金,这帮助推高了需求。

经通胀调整后的金价距离其在1980年创下的历史新高(每盎司850美元)还有一定的距离,后者相当于如今的近3200美元。

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