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This Unique Perspective Makes It Clear Bitcoin Cycles Are Lengthening

Tony Spilotro by Tony Spilotro
5 months ago
in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency news, Technical analysis
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Bitcoin breaking through resistance at $10,000 was a pivotal moment for the cryptocurrency. At the same time, it also breached a long-term downtrend line and top of a symmetrical triangle formation dating back from all-time high.

All signs point to the new uptrend beginning. Halving-based cycle theories point to a new peak by the end of next year. Targets reach as high as $325,000 at the peak. But what if Bitcoin cycles, as analysts on the other side of the argument claim, are lengthening? A new, unique perspective on Bitcoin market cycles may shed some light on what to expect in terms of timing the next peak, and potential targets.

Is Bitcoin’s Next Bull Market Here, Or Will Lengthening Cycles, Lower Peaks Crush Expectations?

Bitcoin has broken out of its multi-year triangle and is already off to the races. The cryptocurrency is up over 50% year to date and has been on a steady uptrend since the March 2020 low.

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Indicators are now showing that the first-ever cryptocurrency is already overheated, and a pullback could be near. However, supply and scarcity-based market cycle theories focusing on the impact of Bitcoin’s halving, point to a peak within the next year.

Bitcoin’s code is designed to automatically reduce the block reward miners receive for securing the network. Approximately every four years, the amount of BTC miners earn for their efforts is cut in half. Most recently, this number dropped from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC.

Related Reading | Analyst: Bitcoin Trajectory Ahead of Schedule, Peak Projected At $325K

The reduction in reward translates to an immediate increase in the cost of production. As miners hold to avoid selling at a loss, less supply enters the market, and demand eventually drives up prices.

Because these halvings happened every four years, and the last bear and bull cycle in Bitcoin happened to match up with the halving cycle perfectly, analysts now expect this to repeat indefinitely.

Other analysts argue that Bitcoin cycles are lengthening. Both theories have validity, however, only one theory has a track record that’s been proven more than once.

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Comparison Chart Gives Credence To Lengthening Crypto Market Cycle Theories

The four-year cycle theory based on Bitcoin’s halvings may not be all it is cracked up to be. Litecoin had its halving last year, and next to nothing took place, aside from an enormous selloff following the pre-halving hype rally.

Bitcoin’s pre-halving hype rally has extended far beyond the key date. Rising BTC fees are said to be partly responsible for narrowly escaping any post-halving miner death spiral.

But the asset’s stock-to-flow model calls for the cryptocurrency’s prices to be much higher by now. Sure the asset could catch up to what the model predicts, but what happens if Bitcoin continues sideways for another couple of years, potentially even setting a new low?

Related Reading | How Lengthening Bitcoin Cycles Conflict With Halving Driven Supply Theories

Sounds implausible, but the direct comparison above of previous Bitcoin peaks and cycle lengths shows that cycles are indeed lengthening. In fact, cycles have been lengthening by exactly 574 days.

June 2020 marked 1,148 days into the current cycle, which is 574 days times two. If the largest cryptocurrency by market cap has another 574 days to go, the next major bull run peak won’t arrive until July 2023.

Such a long cycle would be difficult for investors to swallow that are expecting the halving impact to soon take hold.

But what may be a tougher pill to swallow yet, is the fact that each peak has been diminishing as well in addition to each cycle lengthening. Each peak superimposed over the current Bitcoin price action and market cycle above shows that each lengthening cycle also resulted in a lower peak.

Analysts that believe in the halving theory say that the cryptocurrency is ahead of schedule on its trajectory toward $325,000 per BTC. But if peaks take longer to reach, and are lessened each time, the next peak would be projected to be somewhere closer to $200,000 per BTC in 2023.

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Tony Spilotro

Tony Spilotro

I'm Tony Spilotro. Behind the pseudonym, I'm a digital media executive and global remote work leader with a decade of content experience and excellent. Here, I explore my newfound passions pertaining to privacy, finance, economics, politics, cryptography, property rights, and other libertarian-esque views. I am a Bitcoin evangelist, maximalist, and educator whenever I can be, helping to spread its message of freedom from government control, monetary policy mismanagement, and passing the buck - literally – to future generations. My journey from a curious retail crypto investor to a serious Bitcoin advocate, trader, and technical analyst is an unusual one, but life-changing nonetheless and has become less about money and more about a long-overdue revolution. While a firm believer in the laws governing math and science, I am profoundly fascinated by the impact of astrology and astronomy including moon and solar cycles and planetary alignment and their ability to influence and potentially predict markets. It hasn't yet clicked for me as to how to put anything to use, but I consider it my current rabbit hole I can't yet dig out of. My perspective of growing up alongside the internet, the dot com era, the Great Recession, and roots in video games collecting coins and rare items caused Bitcoin to immediately make sense to me. Through all of these lenses, I seek to produce content that is educational and entertaining, and I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read what I have to say. Please follow me on Twitter and feel free to drop me a line if you would like to work together.

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