Bitcoin is "decoupled" from stocks and gold prices, 63% of BTC has not moved for a year

FX168 Financial News (North America) News The United States-based encryption trading platform Kraken released its volatility report for August 2020 on September 8. The report predicts that the price of Bitcoin may plummet and have a negative performance in September.

According to Kraken’s Volatility Report for August 2020, Bitcoin will have a terrible September, with a possible price crash for the pioneering crypto before returning to extreme volatility.

(Source: Kraken)

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September has historically been the worst month for Bitcoin, with an average return of -7%. “Given that Bitcoin has underperformed its average monthly returns for most of the year, we could see returns below -7%.”

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The Kraken report warns that bitcoin volatility could soon rise due to “little-known market dynamics.”

(Bitcoin volatility trend, source: Kraken)

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In the past, Bitcoin’s annualized volatility has bottomed out between 15% and 30% on 12 occasions before climbing to an average of 140%, a 196% increase in 94 days. By the end of August, 38 days after the volatility low of 23% set on July 24, volatility had risen to 44%, with prices up 25%. "

The positive correlation between Bitcoin and gold and the stock market has strengthened in August, showing a clear upward trend. The correlation coefficients between Bitcoin and gold and the S&P500 index reached historical highs of 0.84 (August 24) and 0.97 (August 10), respectively.

(Source: Kraken)

But in the last week of August, after Bitcoin fell from a high of 12,480, it experienced a 10-day correction period and drifted away from the trend of gold and US stocks. Correlations with gold and the S&P 500 also fell back to 0.25 and -0.02, respectively.

The only bullish indicator Kraken points to for Bitcoin price is the accumulation of Bitcoin over the past 12 months.

Bitcoin hit a monthly high of $12,480 on August 11, mainly due to the fact that MicroStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed software company, also announced a $250 million bitcoin acquisition plan on August 11 as a new Part of a capital allocation strategy. Meanwhile, Berkshire Hathaway bought a majority stake in Brarrck Gold on Aug. 17, pushing gold prices higher to a high of $2,075 an ounce.

(Bitcoin price and major events in August, source: Kraken)

In addition, there are also data reports that the number of Bitcoin whales is higher. There are currently more than 2,000 Bitcoin wallets holding more than 1,000 Bitcoins, worth more than $11 million.

“As of August 31, 63% of unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) in the blockchain have not changed in 1 year, which means that there are unprecedented amounts of Bitcoin in the hands of long-term holders.” Historically, This dynamic seems to have heralded a new bull market. "

(Bitcoin holding period of more than 1 year, source: Kraken)

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