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U.S. Treasury Market Most Volatile in 4 Months May Slow Any Bitcoin Price Recovery After CPI
Increased volatility in the Treasury market often leads to reduced risk taking in financial markets.
Mar 12, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
What to know:
- The U.S. Treasury market is seeing the highest volatility in four months, which could slow an expected recovery in the price of bitcoin.
- Some analysts forecast a BTC level of $90,000 and higher amid cooling inflation and persistent recession concerns.
The U.S. Treasury market is experiencing its highest volatility in four months, potentially jeopardizing an expected bitcoin (BTC) price recovery.
U.S. inflation data for February came in softer-than-expected, strengthening the case for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. The reading encouraged some analysts to forecast a bitcoin price recovery to $90,000 and higher. It's currently around $82,000.
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"With inflation cooling and recession fears still looming but not worsening, Bitcoin could be on the verge of its next major breakout, pushing past the stubborn sub-$90K range," Matt Mena, Crypto Research Strategist at 21Shares, said in an email.
Any upswing, however, could unfold slower than expected as the Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate Index (MOVE), which measures the expected 30-day volatility in the U.S. Treasuries market, has risen to 115, the highest since Nov. 6, according to data source TradingView. It has jumped 38% in three weeks.
Increased volatility in the U.S. Treasury notes, which dominate global collateral, securities and finance, negatively impacts leverage and liquidity in financial markets. That often leads to reduced risk-taking in financial markets.
The MOVE index collapsed following the Nov. 4 election, easing financial conditions that likely aided BTC's surge to as high as $108,000 from $70,000.
The cryptocurrency's rally peaked in December-January as the MOVE bottomed out.
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