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Bitcoin Retakes $62K as 'Trump Trades' Back In Vogue After Weekend Attack
The weekend attack on pro-crypto presidential candidate Trump should galvanize bids for cryptocurrencies, one observer said.
Updated Jul 15, 2024, 6:04 a.m. Published Jul 15, 2024, 5:43 a.m.
- BTC tops $62,000 as Trump shooting boosts odds of election victory.
- Yuan and Mexican peso trade weak, while Treasury futures point to higher yields.
Assets linked to U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump's probability of winning the Nov. 4 elections are seeing renewed volatility following an attempted assassination of the former president on Saturday.
Bitcoin has rallied 7% to $62,500 since the weekend attack, which has boosted the pro-crypto candidate's probability of winning the elections to 70% on Polymarket.
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The leading cryptocurrency by market value has surpassed the crucial 200-day simple moving average (SMA), a widely-tracked gauge of long-term trends and a trendline characterizing the downtrend from early June highs in a positive sign for momentum traders, CoinDesk data show. Trump-themed Polifi tokens, marking the intersection of politics and finance, have surged as well.
In recent months, Trump has reversed course and embraced crypto to outflank his rival, Joe Biden, and win over the supposedly single-issue crypto community, which is seeking a friendlier regulatory environment for the industry. As such, bitcoin and the broader crypto market have become bets on Trump's victory. The former president is committed to speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27.
"The biggest fundamental news over the weekend was the Trump assassination attempt. Absolutely insane. This has improved the odds of a Trump presidency. Trump being the pro-crypto president should help galvanize the cryptocurrency bids," Greg Magadini, director of derivatives at Amberdata, said in an email.
Elsewhere, the Chinese yuan (CNY) traded lower against the U.S. dollar as a potential Trump victory could mean higher trade tariffs. Early this year, Trump suggested revoking China's "most favored nation" status for U.S. trade and imposing tariffs of more than 60% on Chinese goods. The Mexican peso (MXN) also slipped due to Trump's terse relations with the Latin American nation during his previous Presidential reign.
Prices for futures tied to the 10-year Treasury note fell, hinting at higher yields as Trump's return to the White House would mean more spending, tax cuts, and higher budget deficits. Several investment banks are betting that potential Trump victory would steepen the presently inverted yield curve in the coming months. Historically, sharp steepening has led to broad-based risk aversion in financial markets.
Futures tied to the S&P 500 traded 0.18% higher as of writing, signaling a positive open on Monday even as Asian stocks dipped on the back of disappointing economic growth figures in China. The dollar index, which tracked the greenback's value against major fiat currencies, traded 0.10% higher at 104.19, according to TradingView.
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