Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent surge to an all-time high, price predictions are rapidly emerging, with one prominent analyst forecasting a push to $135,000 before any significant market correction.
Katie Stockton, founder and managing partner of Fairlead Strategies, shared her optimistic outlook with CNBC on Monday. She noted that the nearly two months of consolidation prior to this breakout now feel like “ancient history.” Stockton’s firm utilizes “measured move projections” from breakouts, assuming the existing uptrend will persist before any corrective phase. “That puts Bitcoin at around $135,000 as an intermediate-term objective,” she stated.
Stockton also anticipates strong performance from Bitcoin-tracking stocks like Coinbase and MicroStrategy, highlighting “positive action across the universe of cryptocurrencies,” including Ether (ETH) and XRP.
Analysts Echo Bullish BTC Price Projections
Bitcoin decisively broke out from its multi-week sideways channel on Monday, hitting an all-time high of $122,871 on Coinbase, though it saw a slight retreat below $120,000 in early Tuesday trading.
Stockton’s projection aligns closely with other analysts’ recent forecasts. Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research, told, “Based on the July 10 breakout signal, which has historically led to an average 20% rally over the following two months, we project Bitcoin could reach $133,000.” He added, “We expect some near-term consolidation, followed by a push toward $133,000, with our $160,000 year-end target still firmly in sight.”
Nick Ruck, director at LVRG Research, further commented, “Investors are still looking at $150,000 as the next major price level to reach during this cycle.” He expressed continued optimism for Bitcoin’s trajectory, “pending no sudden black swan events.” Additionally, analysis suggests Bitcoin’s breakout from what appears to be a “bull flag” pattern points towards a $130,000 target.
Retail Investors Yet to Join the Rally
Bitcoin’s ascent past $120,000 involved breaking above a seven-year trendline that had acted as a formidable resistance since 2018. “This rally is still driven by institutional capital, while the typical signs of retail involvement — soaring search traffic and crypto app rankings — are absent,” he explained. He believes retail engagement is unlikely to pick up “until we get to around $150,000 and the FOMO kicks in.”
Despite the massive price movement, which boosted Bitcoin’s market capitalization to $2.4 trillion and allowed it to flip Amazon to become the world’s fifth-largest global asset, Bitcoin remains a relatively small player in the broader financial landscape. James Lavish, co-founder of Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, observed on Monday that in comparison to traditional asset classes like gold, equities, real estate, and bonds, Bitcoin is “still a minnow.”
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