The Bitcoin price started out the month of October on a rather bearish note with a notable 10% drop in price from $66,000 back down to $60,000. This put a damper on the “Uptober” sentiment as selling pressure mounted. However, the weekend turned out to be bullish for the Bitcoin price and the pioneer cryptocurrency has moved into the green once again. This is good news for the price not just in the short term, but in the long term as well.
Has BTC Marked Its October Bottom?
Crypto trade @0xjaypeg on X has taken to the social media platform to the movement of the Bitcoin price in the month of October. According to his analysis, the initial decline suffered by the Bitcoin price at the start of the month was not necessarily bad. This is because BTC has historically made a low in the first few days of October.
Jay explains that on average, the BTC price usually takes 3-4 days to bottom this month, especially with months of positive return. The most recent seems to be following this trend as the price stabilized toward the 6th day of the month.The implication of such high returns is that the Bitcoin price could be reaching a new all-time high if it does play out as expected. A 30% increase from the current price level would send the BTC price toward $80,000, or higher if the bulls maintain control.
However, on the flip side of this, while the month of October has been historically bullish for the Bitcoin price, there are . Jay forecasts an average drawdown of -8.10%, or a -6.37% return if October moves positive.