比特幣向來(lái)以劇烈波動(dòng)著稱,但最近幾個(gè)月卻異乎尋常地安靜。在過(guò)去的三個(gè)月里,這種數(shù)字貨幣一直在9,000美元和10,000美元之間的狹小區(qū)間徘徊??墒?,在過(guò)去一周,比特幣突然暴漲。
周一(7月27日),比特幣的價(jià)格沖破11,000美元,較一周前的9,100美元左右顯著增長(zhǎng)??紤]到比特幣在過(guò)去幾次突破這一關(guān)口時(shí)都未能保持在10,000美元以上,而且近一年來(lái)也沒有突破10,500美元,這種漲幅顯得很不尋常。下圖顯示的是比特幣在過(guò)去一年的價(jià)格變動(dòng)情況:
那么,是什么推動(dòng)了新一輪價(jià)格飆升呢?專家們認(rèn)為,助推此次暴漲的似乎不是單一的催化劑,而是幾個(gè)相互重疊的因素。
比特幣研究機(jī)構(gòu)Messari Research分析師埃里克?特納在一封寫給《財(cái)富》的電子郵件中指出,在所謂的“去中心化金融(DeFi)”平臺(tái)上,加密交易員最近從一些不知名的數(shù)字貨幣中獲得了巨大收益。特納推測(cè)稱,許多交易員持續(xù)不斷地將其收益投入到兩種最主流的加密資產(chǎn)(即比特幣和以太幣)上,由此推高了價(jià)格。
比特幣價(jià)格暴漲也可能得益于美國(guó)貨幣監(jiān)理署(OCC)上周發(fā)布的一封信函。這封信函指出,銀行可以代表客戶持有比特幣。許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士將其視為一個(gè)看漲信號(hào),并預(yù)測(cè)這可能會(huì)推動(dòng)大型基金加大對(duì)加密貨幣的投資。
最近價(jià)格飆漲的另一個(gè)可能原因是彌漫于全球的恐慌和不確定性心理。這種情緒可能導(dǎo)致投資者尋求黃金等資產(chǎn)。隨著人們對(duì)新冠疫情和地緣政治不確定性的擔(dān)憂不斷加劇,金價(jià)一直在瘋狂上漲。來(lái)自數(shù)字資產(chǎn)研究機(jī)構(gòu)The Block的一份報(bào)告顯示,比特幣或許也受益于同樣的現(xiàn)象。
還有一種理論認(rèn)為,比特幣的暴漲可能是基于基本面因素。
Fundstrat Global Advisors技術(shù)策略師羅伯?斯拉格默對(duì)彭博社表示:“我們?nèi)匀豢春谜w結(jié)構(gòu)非常精確的比特幣,并預(yù)計(jì)它將突破10,000美元至10,500美元,這是其長(zhǎng)期看漲的技術(shù)特征的一部分?!?
斯拉格默還指出,比特幣需要突破10,500美元這樣一個(gè)“阻力區(qū)間”。一旦比特幣做到這一點(diǎn)(就像它在周一似乎做到的那樣),他預(yù)計(jì)這種貨幣將向下一個(gè)“阻力區(qū)間”13,800美元發(fā)起沖擊。
這種技術(shù)分析與價(jià)格走勢(shì)的“波動(dòng)理論”,以及一種被稱為“斐波那契序列”的相關(guān)分析工具是一致的。這種分析工具在2017年加密貨幣泡沫期間廣受追捧。
然而,這些理論似乎都不能提供一個(gè)令人信服的解釋。就像許多其他加密貨幣近些年來(lái)的漲勢(shì)一樣,比特幣最近的暴漲很可能只是曇花一現(xiàn)。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:任文科
比特幣向來(lái)以劇烈波動(dòng)著稱,但最近幾個(gè)月卻異乎尋常地安靜。在過(guò)去的三個(gè)月里,這種數(shù)字貨幣一直在9,000美元和10,000美元之間的狹小區(qū)間徘徊。可是,在過(guò)去一周,比特幣突然暴漲。
周一(7月27日),比特幣的價(jià)格沖破11,000美元,較一周前的9,100美元左右顯著增長(zhǎng)。考慮到比特幣在過(guò)去幾次突破這一關(guān)口時(shí)都未能保持在10,000美元以上,而且近一年來(lái)也沒有突破10,500美元,這種漲幅顯得很不尋常。下圖顯示的是比特幣在過(guò)去一年的價(jià)格變動(dòng)情況:
比特幣的價(jià)格很難保持在10,000美元以上。制圖:LANCE LAMBERT 數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)源:COINDESK.COM
那么,是什么推動(dòng)了新一輪價(jià)格飆升呢?專家們認(rèn)為,助推此次暴漲的似乎不是單一的催化劑,而是幾個(gè)相互重疊的因素。
比特幣研究機(jī)構(gòu)Messari Research分析師埃里克?特納在一封寫給《財(cái)富》的電子郵件中指出,在所謂的“去中心化金融(DeFi)”平臺(tái)上,加密交易員最近從一些不知名的數(shù)字貨幣中獲得了巨大收益。特納推測(cè)稱,許多交易員持續(xù)不斷地將其收益投入到兩種最主流的加密資產(chǎn)(即比特幣和以太幣)上,由此推高了價(jià)格。
比特幣價(jià)格暴漲也可能得益于美國(guó)貨幣監(jiān)理署(OCC)上周發(fā)布的一封信函。這封信函指出,銀行可以代表客戶持有比特幣。許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士將其視為一個(gè)看漲信號(hào),并預(yù)測(cè)這可能會(huì)推動(dòng)大型基金加大對(duì)加密貨幣的投資。
最近價(jià)格飆漲的另一個(gè)可能原因是彌漫于全球的恐慌和不確定性心理。這種情緒可能導(dǎo)致投資者尋求黃金等資產(chǎn)。隨著人們對(duì)新冠疫情和地緣政治不確定性的擔(dān)憂不斷加劇,金價(jià)一直在瘋狂上漲。來(lái)自數(shù)字資產(chǎn)研究機(jī)構(gòu)The Block的一份報(bào)告顯示,比特幣或許也受益于同樣的現(xiàn)象。
還有一種理論認(rèn)為,比特幣的暴漲可能是基于基本面因素。
Fundstrat Global Advisors技術(shù)策略師羅伯?斯拉格默對(duì)彭博社表示:“我們?nèi)匀豢春谜w結(jié)構(gòu)非常精確的比特幣,并預(yù)計(jì)它將突破10,000美元至10,500美元,這是其長(zhǎng)期看漲的技術(shù)特征的一部分?!?
斯拉格默還指出,比特幣需要突破10,500美元這樣一個(gè)“阻力區(qū)間”。一旦比特幣做到這一點(diǎn)(就像它在周一似乎做到的那樣),他預(yù)計(jì)這種貨幣將向下一個(gè)“阻力區(qū)間”13,800美元發(fā)起沖擊。
這種技術(shù)分析與價(jià)格走勢(shì)的“波動(dòng)理論”,以及一種被稱為“斐波那契序列”的相關(guān)分析工具是一致的。這種分析工具在2017年加密貨幣泡沫期間廣受追捧。
然而,這些理論似乎都不能提供一個(gè)令人信服的解釋。就像許多其他加密貨幣近些年來(lái)的漲勢(shì)一樣,比特幣最近的暴漲很可能只是曇花一現(xiàn)。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:任文科
Bitcoin is famous for it volatility, but has been unusually quiet in recent months. The digital currency had been hovering in a tight band between $9,000 and $10,000 for nearly all of the last three months—until a sudden breakout in the past week.
On Monday, the price of Bitcoin brushed $11,000, which is up from around $9,100 a week ago. This is notable given how Bitcoin has failed to stay above $10,000 on the few occasions when it's broken that mark, and how it hasn't crossed $10,500 in nearly a year. This chart shows the last year:
So what's driving the new price surge? There doesn't appear to be a single catalyst, but rather several overlapping factors, according to experts.
In an email to Fortune, Eric Turner of Messari Research noted that crypto traders have been reaping large gains from obscure digital currencies on so-called "DeFi" (decentralized finance) platforms. Turner speculates that many of these traders have been plowing their gains into the two most mainstream crypto assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum, and driving up the price.
Bitcoin prices may also be getting a tailwind thanks to last week's letter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency, which stated banks can hold Bitcoin on behalf of their customers. Many in the crypto industry have treated this as a bullish signal, and predicted it could lead to new investment in cryptocurrencies from large funds.
Another possible reason for the recent price spike is a general sense of fear and uncertainty around the globe. Such sentiments can lead investors to seek out assets like gold, which has been on a tear amid worries over the pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty. A report from the The Block suggests Bitcoin may be benefiting from same phenomenon.
Finally, Bitcoin may be surging based on underlying fundamentals.
“We remain positive on the overall precise structure for Bitcoin and do expect it push through $10,000-$10,500 as part of its longer term bullish technical profile,” Rob Sluymer, a technical strategist at Fundstrat Global Advisors told Bloomberg.
Sluymer also noted that Bitcoin needs to break through a "resistance band" of $10,500. Once it does—as it appears to have done on Monday—he suggested the currency will encounter the next such "resistant band" at $13,800.
This sort of technical analysis is consistent with a "wave theory" of price movements—and a related analytic tool known as the Fibonacci sequence—which gained traction during the cryptocurrency bubble of 2017.
None of this provides a definitive explanation for Bitcoin's latest uptick, however, and the latest surge could—like so many other crypto rallies over the years—be a temporary one.