- Crypto analyst Michaël van advises investors to take profits from crypto assets that have made incredible runs as their upside move would not be infinite.
- According to him, $3,000-3,500 is the realistic price prediction for Ethereum as it barely benefitted from the previous rally.
The hype surrounding the crypto market in moments of general price growth has over the years caught several investors off-guard. Many join the “moving train” and end up buying the peak, while others accumulate assets blindly based on social media hype. In a recent post, popular crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe dived deep into this discussion with interesting strategies for taking advantage of the market.
According to the analyst, the crypto market tends to move through hype and sentiment cycles. While admitting that the market went flat for two months, he stated that the hype is getting back, and this is evident in the recent surge of Solana. de Poppe further stated that while Altcoins may be a good investment, it is important to note that a specific segment of the market outperforms others as rotation takes place. He pointed out a meme coin surging by more than 50x in just a matter of time.
The analyst also explained the better investment option between Bitcoin and Ethereum. He explained that Bitcoin has in the past eight weeks produced an 80 percent return. The run was linked to the hype surrounding the potential approval of the spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund. According to him, most of the investors have already been positioned.
The ETF is approaching, which means that investors are seeking a return (as the consensus is that the ETF has a positive impact on the markets). Most of those people are already positioned as this event was known for months already. Secondly, the applicants need to get collateral to make sure that they can cover the ETF volume. This means that 30-40% of collateral in Bitcoin needs to be there prior to going live.
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To him, the ETF event and its hype are currently at the end of its momentum as upward returns have already been achieved. This implies that Bitcoin would barely yield any more return from the impact of the ETF approval, hence, the need for investors to move to Ethereum.
According to him, Ethereum has already been sold out and has been heavily criticized for lagging. Interestingly, the spot ETF of the second largest coin would be concluded next year. This implies that the hype would be moved towards the asset and would have its fair share of the momentum to grow. He believes that Ethereum can easily run to $3,000-3,500 as it did not make any return from the previous rally. The reasonable move for Bitcoin can be towards $50k according to the analyst.
Michaël van de Poppe also spoke on the prudency in investing in assets hyped on social media. According to him, volatility goes away once the upside gets skewed. At the peak, people take profits and move to other coins. The analyst stated that assets that have already staged a 10 percent surge can easily correct by 50 percent, and may barely go up 2x. However, assets that have not had their fair share of the rally can easily record between 200 percent to 400 percent returns.
