Prime crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is warning about Litecoin (LTC) after its halving occasion whereas updating his outlook on Bitcoin (BTC).
Cowen tells his 754,600 Twitter followers that the peer-to-peer funds community will probably decline in value after Wednesday’s halving occasion when miners’ rewards have been minimize in half.
“As talked about a month in the past, LTC tends to peak in June/July of its halving yr after which fade into the halving. Following the halving, historical past reveals you need to mood your expectations on LTC till the post-halving yr (2025).”
In accordance with his chart, Litecoin traditionally rallies two months previous to a halving occasion then goes on a few year-long decline earlier than rallying within the subsequent yr.
Litecoin is buying and selling for $87.46 at time of writing, down 6.8% within the final 24 hours.
Bitcoin, Cowen believes that an outflow of altcoin market liquidity into BTC is sustaining Bitcoin’s rally as indicated by the declining complete market cap of altcoins (TOTAL3).
“BTC is up whereas altcoins are down. This goes together with the speculation that the BTC rally is primarily fueled by the conversion of alts to BTC. Traditionally, within the pre-halving yr, we attain a turning level the place alt liquidity is not adequate for BTC to proceed the rally.”
In accordance with Cowen, each the TOTAL3 market cap decline and a rise in Bitcoin’s dominance (BTC.D) support his thesis.
“Complete crypto market capitalization color-coded by BTC danger, which depends upon value, on-chain, and social metrics. Complete market cap has gone sideways for the final yr as a result of whereas BTC went up, most altcoins went down. Throughout that interval, BTC dominance went from 39% to 49%.”
Cowen warns of a Bitcoin market correction based mostly on historic value motion throughout pre-halving years.
“Over the last three pre-halving years, Bitcoin fell beneath its bull market help band in August/September…
No assure it occurs this time, however definitely a robust risk.”
He notes an August Bitcoin dip can be supported by the historic common return on funding (ROI) for pre-halving years, which in July matched fairly intently to different Julys. If August performs out equally, Bitcoin may very well be an ROI of greater than -20%, in keeping with Cowen.
“As I beforehand talked about, the ROI of Bitcoin in July of the pre-halving years was -4.74%. The return of BTC in July 2023 ended up being -4.09%. FWIW (for what it’s price), the typical return of BTC in August of its pre-halving years is -21.3%.”
Bitcoin is buying and selling for $29,187 at time of writing, down 1.8% within the final 24 hours.
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