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Last Time This Volatility Gauge Was This Low, Bitcoin Dove 50% in 2 Weeks

Nick Chong by Nick Chong
2 years ago
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It may seem like a cliche at this point but Bitcoin’s volatility levels are extremely low. This is a byproduct of BTC’s price action over the past few weeks, which has been deemed “boring” by most traders.

With volatility continuing to decline, though, analysts are coming to the conclusion that a large move is imminent. Nothing shows this as well as the Bollinger Bands, a textbook technical indicator that shows important price levels and the volatility of a market.

Related Reading: BTC Just Confirmed a Signal That Preceded Historical 5,000% Rallies

Bitcoin Volatility Continues to Plunge Lower

If you step back and view Bitcoin’s price action from a macro perspective, it would be fair to say that BTC has flatlined. For the past nine or ten weeks now, the leading cryptocurrency has been stuck in a consolidation pattern of 15%. Both bulls and bears have failed to maintain a breakout in either direction.

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As a result, the width of the Bollinger Bands, which spread apart during periods of high volatility, has reached extremely low levels.

Brave New Coin analyst Josh Olszewicz shared the chart below, noting that the “bbands haven’t been this tight since November 2018.” Periods of low volatility per the Bollinger Bands are marked by the vertical lines.

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Chart of BTC's macro price action with the width of the Bollinger Bands indicator. Chart shared by Josh Olszewicz (CarpeNoctum on Twitter). Chart from TradingView.com

Olszewicz’s observation is important because, for those that don’t remember, Bitcoin crashed 50% in the two weeks after a consolidation from September-November.

In some senses, the price action before the November 2018 crash is like the price action now: Bitcoin consolidated around a single price point for 2-3 months in both periods.

The question is: will history rhyme or will Bitcoin rally to the upside?

Related Reading: Ethereum 2.0 Is Likely to Boost DeFi Further, Even After Parabolic Rally

Consolidation Could Resolve Upward, Suggest Fundamentals

According to Mike McGlone, a senior commodity analyst at Bloomberg, the consolidation will resolve upward:

“Volatility should continue declining as Bitcoin extends its transition to the crypto equivalent of gold from a highly speculative asset, yet we expect recent compression to be resolved via higher prices.”

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Volatility should continue declining as Bitcoin extends its transition to the crypto equivalent of gold from a highly speculative asset, yet we expect recent compression to be resolved via higher prices. pic.twitter.com/XbIMv5AYAf

— Mike McGlone (@mikemcglone11) July 2, 2020

This can be corroborated by Bitcoin mining data.

The seven-day moving average of the Bitcoin hash rate just hit a new all-time high of 125 exahashes per second.

An analysis by Charles Edwards, a digital asset manager, has found that a strong mining ecosystem should correspond with higher prices. Edwards’ “Energy Value” model says that “the value of Bitcoin is a function of its energy input in Joules.” Bitcoin is trading 28% below its EV as the hash rate has surged.

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Nick Chong

Nick Chong

I am a writer who has been following Bitcoin for years now. My insights and interviews have been featured in leading publications in the industry such as LongHash and Decrypt. I own a small amount of Bitcoin.

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