QCP Capital reports that the cryptocurrency market is anticipating a Donald Trump victory in the upcoming U.S. election in November 2024. QCP drew a parallel to the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981.
QCP Capital: Unusual Bitcoin Buying Signals Market Confidence in Trump
Bitcoin (BTC) peaked at an intraday high of $63,259 per coin on Monday, with the crypto market now valued at $2.3 trillion, marking a 4.53% increase over the past day. At 8:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, QCP Capital’s crypto analysts shared their market outlook, noting that a “failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump” essentially “triggered a rally in crypto prices.”
QCP noted that the strong upward momentum extended into the Monday Asia session, fueled by vigorous “programmatic” purchases of bitcoin on Coinbase between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. SGT. This activity was “highly unusual flow for Sunday evening in the U.S.,” QCP remarked. The market analysts further noted that the upward trend appears to suggest the market is factoring in a Trump victory.
QCP stated:
This whole move seems to be caused by the market pricing in a Trump win at the coming election (similar to Reagan after a failed assassination attempt in 1981) and this is positive for crypto prices because of his overtly pro-crypto stance.
After the Reagan assassination attempt, his ratings skyrocketed and he won the election by a landslide. QCP explained that Germany has exhausted their supply and “Trump was the perfect trigger for a market raring to go long.” However, the analysts stated that the question remains whether this bullish trend will persist. QCP noted that some institutional investors have begun hedging against a downturn in the rally by purchasing near-term puts.
Furthermore, the forthcoming listings of spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) contribute to the growing optimism, according to QCP Capital. “We maintain our medium term bullish view given the continued large demand from BTC spot ETF inflows and also the imminent ETH spot ETF launch as a catalyst,” the researcher’s market analysis concludes.
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