Bitcoin’s early-year plunge a warning for equities? “Possible leading signal”

Uk Jin

Summary

CIO Todd Stankiewicz said he believes Bitcoin has, on multiple occasions, formed peaks ahead of the S&P 500, serving as a leading indicator for equities.
CoinDesk said Bitcoin set a new high of about $126,000 last October before falling to around $60,000 in early last month.
CoinDesk added that amid factors such as the Iran war and rising oil prices, instability is increasing across equity markets in Asia, Europe and the United States.

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A view has emerged that Bitcoin (BTC)’s weakness since the start of the year could serve as a leading indicator for global stock markets.

According to digital-asset news outlet CoinDesk on the 13th (Korea time), Todd Stankiewicz, chief investment officer (CIO) at Psylon Capital, said, “Bitcoin has, on multiple occasions, peaked ahead of the S&P 500 and served as a leading indicator for equities,” adding that “after Bitcoin’s uptrend stalled first or it failed to notch fresh highs, stock markets also shifted into a downturn.”

Examples cited by CIO Stankiewicz include late 2017, the COVID-19 crash, and late 2021.

CoinDesk noted, “A similar pattern is also emerging in global capital markets recently,” and assessed that “after setting a new high of about $126,000 in October last year, Bitcoin turned lower and fell to around $60,000 in early last month.”

It added, “Instability is also increasing across global financial markets,” saying that “Asian, European and U.S. equities are broadly coming under pressure due to factors such as the Iran war and rising oil prices.”

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