The disruption to the oil market and critical energy effects may have long-term economic effects that investors are not pricing in. Traders are miscalculating the severity and the duration of economic fallout from the Middle East conflict and are pricing in a “TACO” trade, which stands for “Trump always chickens out,” according to market analyst and founder of the Coin Bureau, Nic Puckrin. The term was coined by Wall Street and refers to US President Donald Trump backing down in geopolitical conflicts. However, Puckrin warned that “Trump is not in sole control of the situation,” and there are no easy or quick exits from the war. If oil continues to trade above $100 per barrel, economic growth will slow, and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation will rise by up to 1 percentage point, Puckrin said. Read more
A UBS report dinged US stocks for being “overvalued,” suggesting that better investment opportunities exist outside of US markets. Is this the next rally catalyst for Bitcoin? Key takeaways: Analysts downgraded US stocks due to high valuations, a weak dollar and policy risks despite AI-driven earnings growth. Limited S&P 500 upside may shift capital toward Bitcoin, especially if major sovereign funds announce BTC reserves. Read more
Traders map out their desired price targets for Bitcoin if the $70,000 level continues to function as a resistance zone. Is there any hope for the bulls? Bitcoin (BTC) analysts mapped out the key BTC price levels to watch as the market’s focus shifted to the $58,000 to $65,000 zone as the last line of defense. Bitcoin is currently wedged between the 200-week simple moving average (SMA) at $68,300 and the 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) at $58,400. Generally, in Bitcoin’s trading history, major BTC bottoms have formed between the 200-week SMA and EMA, according to analyst Jelle. This suggests that Bitcoin is possibly forming a bottom between these trendlines. Read more
Bitcoin is approaching its 200-week moving averages, a long-term support zone traders say could help define a potential BTC price floor. Bitcoin (BTC) traders see its ultimate support trendline coming into play as part of a new macro BTC price bottom. Key points: Bitcoin is nearing a long-term trendline retest for the first time since late 2023. Read more
Traders spotted strong bullish signals for Bitcoin, including a potential bear trap reversal and a technical breakout projecting a rally to $107,000 next month. Bitcoin (BTC) entered its final week of the year down 30% from its $126,000 all-time high reached on Oct. 6. Has BTC finally peaked, or is there a relief in the cards going into 2026? Key takeaways: A typical "Christmas bear trap" may precede a potential relief rally into 2026. Read more
Traders are maximizing short-term profit strategies as the long-term economic outlook becomes increasingly unclear, Arrash Yasavolian said. Traders are increasingly pivoting to quick, short-term profit-taking strategies, in response to US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, rather than letting their positions run, according to Arrash Yasavolian, CEO and founder of the Bittensor-based Taoshi AI-enhanced trading platform. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO said the tariffs have created headline-driven volatility across financial markets that can shift sentiment, often oscillating between extremes in a single day. This has made markets far more difficult to trade. Yasavolian added: "That is the kind of behavior we have witnessed and we have shifted to this strategy internally as well," the CEO told Cointelegraph. Read more