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- Founder of Capriole Investments Charles Edwards hints that the Bitcoin capitulation signal has flashed.
- Analysts believe that this is the perfect time to buy since it is mostly followed by a strong buy signal.
The mastermind behind the Bitcoin Hash Ribbons signal and founder of Capriole Investments Charles Edwards has warned that the Hash Ribbons capitulation signal just flashed. Historically, this has been with Bitcoin miners in moments of distress. Bitcoin has in 2023 witnessed an unsustainable 50 percent surge. Interestingly, there has been a sudden slowdown, indicating the appearance of Hash Ribbons capitulation signal. In providing a suggestion of the next possible line of action for investors, Edwards mentioned that the current situation does not provide a signal to sell, nor does it act as a clear indicator to buy. However, investors must consider prudent risk management until a renewed price rally occurs.
We have a Hash Ribbon capitulation. AKA a slowing in Bitcoin’s Hash Rate growth after what has been an incredible (unsustainable) 50% increase in 2023. Hash Ribbons capitulation is not a sell signal, but it’s also not bullish. Risk management warranted until growth resumes.
Speaking to the same issue, Market analyst Lukasz Wydra has also pointed out that the “death cross” of Bitcoin hash ribbons indicates a period of uncertainty. According to him, historical data shows 14 similar events with each leading to a diverse outcome. This makes it very difficult to predict what could happen next. Out of the 14 events, six led to sideways movements, five led to declines, and three resulted in rallies.
Bitcoin Hash Ribbons Capitulation is Not Always Harmful
With a section of crypto investors expecting the worst to happen, Wydra believes that Hash Ribbons capitulation does not cause any significant harm in the market. Specifically, this should be the best entry point into the market as strong buying signals usually occur when capitulation subsides. This has mostly been the case in the previous occurrence. The ending of November 2022 was the last time Hash Ribbons capitulation signal occurred. After this moment, there was a prolonged sideways trend that lasted over a month. Following this, a strong buying signal and a massive rally were recorded.
The Hash Ribbon indicator measures the period where Bitcoin miners face distress and capitulation. Most of the time, it coincided with major lows in Bitcoin price. Miners are very important in the Bitcoin ecosystem. When the asset price surges followed by a sudden fall, it becomes financially difficult to continue the operation. This causes a power down in their mining gig. Edwards has also observed that a period of capitulation is a potential buy signal. However, this does not indicate the exact bottom of the price.
CoinShares Bitcoin research lead Christopher Bendiksen has also spoken about this.
When you had a much less efficient capital market it was probably a lot less orderly and we saw that manifested previously as these big pullbacks in difficulty. That just hasn’t happened this time, even though we’ve had spectacular bankruptcies and a bunch of operations struggling.
Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at $29,929.99 and has fallen by 1.4 percent in the last seven days. Bitcoin has a 24-hour trading volume of $8,778,765,505 and a market cap of $581,104,542,765.
