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Bitcoin crash ahead? Expert warns higher inflation could whip BTC price to $30K

January 11, 2022
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Bitcoin (BTC) may end up falling to as low as $30,000 if the United States inflation data to be released on Wednesday comes any higher than forecasted, warned Alex Krüger, founder of Aike Capital — a New York-based asset management firm.

The market expects the widely followed consumer price index (CPI) to rise 7.1% for the year through December and 0.4% month-over-month. This surge highlights why U.S. Federal Reserve officials have been rooting for a faster normalization of their monetary policy than anticipated earlier.

U.S. headline inflation. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bloomberg

Further supporting their preparation is a normalizing labor market, including a rise in income and falling unemployment claims, according to data released on Friday.

“Crypto assets are at the furthest end of the risk curve,” tweeted Krüger on Sunday, adding that since they had benefited from the Fed’s “extraordinarily lax monetary policy,” it should suffice to say that they would suffer as an “unexpectedly tighter” policy shifts money into safer asset classes.

He also said in his tweet thread:

“Bitcoin is now a macro asset that trades as a proxy for liquidity conditions. As liquidity diminishes, macro players now in the fray sell bitcoin, and all of the crypto follows.”

The first interest rate hike in March 2022?

The Fed has been buying $80 billion worth of government bonds and $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities every month since March 2020. Meanwhile, the U.S. central bank has kept its benchmark interest rates near zero, thus making lending to individuals and businesses cheaper.

BTC/USD vs. Fed balance sheet. Source: TradingView

But the collateral damage of a loose monetary policy is higher inflation, which reached 6.8% in November 2021 — the highest in almost four decades.

So now the Fed, which has claimed that rising consumer prices are “transitory,” has switched its stance from expecting no rate hikes in 2022 to discussing three hikes alongside its balance sheet normalization.

“It’s more dramatic than what we anticipated and the Fed’s pivot to a more hawkish stance has been the surprise,” Leo Grohowski, chief investment officer of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, told CNBC, adding:

“Most market participants expected higher rates, less accommodative monetary policy, but when you look at the fed funds implying a 90% chance of a hike in March, on New Year’s Eve that was just 63%.”

Mini bear market?

Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, called $40,000 an important support level in the Bitcoin market. Furthermore, he anticipates that the cryptocurrency will eventually come out of its bearish phase as the world becomes digital and treats BTC as collateral.

BTC/USD daily price chart featuring the history of the $40K level as support. Source: TradingView

The statement arrived as Bitcoin’s drop from its Nov. 8 record high of $69,000 is now over 40%. According to Eric Ervin, chief executive officer of Blockforce Capital, the drop has primarily washed off recent investors, leaving the market with long-term holders.

It could be the beginning of a “mini bear market,” the executive told Bloomberg, adding that such corrections are “completely normal” for crypto investors.

Related: Bitcoin performs classic bounce at $40.7K as BTC price comes full circle from January 2021

Krüger also noted that Bitcoin has already dropped too far from its record highs, insofar that it now stands technically oversold. So, if the CPI reading surprises on the downside, markets could expect BTC’s price to pop and trend for a while.

“Wednesday will have the US inflation data,” Krüger said, adding:

“Think prices should chop around 41k and 44k until then, with an upwards skew given how strong the rejection of the lows has been.”

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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