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Bitcoin CRASHED After Every Midterm. But It Wasn’t The Election... (Be Ready!)
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0:00lesson
Bitcoin drops after midterms, but elections weren't the cause
- Midterm elections correlate with Bitcoin drops
- Bitcoin fell 48% in 71 days after 2014 midterms
- Bitcoin fell 51% in 39 days after 2018 midterms
- Bitcoin fell 15% in 13 days after 2022 midterms
- Elections didn't cause the drops
2:03lesson
2014 midterms: Bitcoin drops after Fed ends QE and exchange hacks
- Fed ends quantitative easing in 2014
- US Marshals auction 50,000 Bitcoin from Silk Road
- Bitstamp hacked, losing 19,000 Bitcoin
- Bitcoin bottoms at $170 after Bitstamp hack
- Elections weren't the cause
4:14lesson
2018 midterms: Bitcoin drops after hash war and regulatory crackdown
- Bitcoin Cash hash war in 2018
- Miners sell Bitcoin to fund hash war
- SEC cracks down on ICOs
- Bitcoin drops 15% in one day
- Bitcoin bottoms at $3,100
6:20lesson
2022 midterms: Bitcoin drops after FTX collapse and Fed hikes
- FTX files for bankruptcy after midterms
- Binance freezes withdrawals
- Fed hikes rates to 3.75-4%
- Bitcoin drops to $15,500
- Elections weren't the cause
8:24lesson
Current macro conditions mirror past cycles, but no forced seller yet
- Fed hikes rates to 3.75-4%
- Inflation at 3.7%
- Treasury yields above 5%
- Binance hacked but Bitcoin barely dropped
- Forced seller not yet seen
10:25lesson
Bitcoin recovers after capitulation lows, not due to elections
- Bitcoin up 24%, 45%, 92% a year after lows
- Capitulation lows lead to recovery
- Understanding market drivers is key
- Don't let charts scare you
- Focus on fundamentals
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