Bitcoin Bottom In? Economist Alex Krüger Says Potential Bear Trap Awaits BTC – Here Are His Targets

cryptonews.net 01/03/2025 - 14:09 PM

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A closely followed economist suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) may be forming a market bottom after correcting to $78,000.

Alex Krüger, who has 206,200 followers on X, believes that if Bitcoin has hit its bottom, it could rise back to $92,000 soon. He also mentions that reclaiming $92,000 as support would confirm a bear trap, where prices drop low enough to encourage bearish selling before reversing upward.

> Krüger’s Insights:
> “BTC did lose its prior range by a wide margin. If that was indeed a bottom, I would expect it to trade up to $89,000-$92,000 and then fall back to the $80,000s again to fill a new range. Above $92,000, you have a bear trap. A good year for active traders still ahead.”

The economist notes multiple factors contributed to Bitcoin’s severe correction but insists it remains in a bull market cycle. He identifies confusion about the causes of the crypto crash, highlighting several drivers:
– MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor spent $2 billion at $97,500.
– The implosion of SOL driven by unlocks and issues with Libra contributed to market skepticism.
– A multi-month breakdown in BTC’s trading range.

On the macroeconomic side, he lists:
– Unexpectedly aggressive tariffs.
– Rising inflation expectations.
– A growth scare partly due to reduced public spending and tariffs.

Despite these challenges, he states that the US economy is in good shape, with growth and near-full employment, and suggests the market may have bottomed.

> Final Thoughts:
> “Even if this isn’t the case, I find it very hard to see this as the beginning of a prolonged bear market.”

As of now, Bitcoin is trading at $85,312, up over 5% in the last 24 hours.




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