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Bitcoin went from $8,000 to $10,000 in 11 days in 2017—could it happen again?
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Updated: Nov. 7, 2019 at 2:52 am UTC
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During the bull run of 2017, Bitcoin’s price jumped from $8,000 to over $10,000 in 11 short days. The momentum continued to accelerate, with the coin only taking 8 days to jump from $16,000 to $18,000. Seeing how Bitcoin currently hovers around the $8,000 mark, many believe its value could catapult to 2017 highs in much the same way.
Bitcoin’s YTD price surge points to another bull run
In November 2017, Bitcoin had a speculator jump from $7,800 to almost $20,000 a month later. Now, traders and enthusiasts are scrambling to predict when the next bull run will happen.
As the world’s largest cryptocurrency finally broke the dreaded $8,000 mark earlier in May, many analysts saw this as a clear sign that the bear market was finally over.
Their optimistic predictions are not without base—after plunging to just $3,150 in December 2018, Bitcoin’s year-to-date price surged by 113 percent. While Bitcoin managed to jump to $8,000 in just 6 months, most of its growth happened in April and May.
Thomas Lee, the co-founder of Fundstrat Global, said that Bitcoin historically recorded the majority of its gains over a handful of days.
2/ Reminder that BTC generally generates all of its performance within 10D of any year.
–ex the top 10 days, BTC is down 25% annually since 2013 pic.twitter.com/zoEocEEZvu— Thomas Lee (@fundstrat) April 2, 2019
Lee noted that BTC generally generates all of its performance within a 10-day window, an observation confirmed by cryptocurrency researcher Alex Saunders. Saunders said that the last time Bitcoin hit the $8,300 mark, it only took 13 days to achieve a new all-time high at $20,000.
Could the next jump happen faster than expected?
While most predictions about the future of Bitcoin are optimistic, there seems to be a lack of consensus among traders on when another bull run will happen.
However, one person on Twitter made an interesting assertion—there are no reasons why Bitcoin should stay at $8,000, but there are a ton of reasons why it could grow way beyond its all-time-high. The crypto trader, that goes by the moniker the Rhythm Trader, also said that it took BTC just 11 days to jump from $8,000 to $11,000 in 2017, and just a day to go from $14,000 to $16,000.
Last bull market, this is how fast bitcoin moved:
$8000 – $10000: 11 days
$10000 – $12000: 7 days
$12000 – $14000: 1 day
$14000 – $16000: 1 day
$16000 – $18000: 8 daysNow consider the fundamentals today vs 2017.
I've never been more bullish.
— The Rhythm Trader (@Rhythmtrader) May 20, 2019
When taking into account the fact that no major financial institutions were trading cryptocurrencies and that there were just a handful of places scattered across the globe that accepted BTC payments, it’s really in the wake of 2017 that crypto saw a major breakthrough for adoption.
There is an argument to be made that Bitcoin will be able to reach its ATH much faster in 2019, as the entire crypto industry has seen unprecedented expansion.
Earlier in May, the same user pointed out that the last time Bitcoin broke the $8,000 mark no major companies or financial institutions were backing it.
The last time Bitcoin broke $8,000:
Microsoft wasn't building on it.
Congress wasn't fighting it.
Bakkt wasn't launching with it.
Square wasn't selling it.
Fidelity wasn't storing it.
TD Ameritrade wasn't trading it.
Whole Foods wasn't accepting it.
— The Rhythm Trader (@Rhythmtrader) May 13, 2019
And now—with support from major institutions, investors, and companies—Bitcoin has the potential to reach heights that weren’t possible before.
Bitcoin Market Data
At the time of press 2:52 am UTC on Nov. 7, 2019, Bitcoin is ranked #1 by market cap and the price is down 0.25% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $140.26 billion with a 24-hour trading volume of $24.83 billion. Learn more about Bitcoin ›
Crypto Market Summary
At the time of press 2:52 am UTC on Nov. 7, 2019, the total crypto market is valued at at $248.87 billion with a 24-hour volume of $80.03 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 56.32%. Learn more about the crypto market ›
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Thomas Lee serves as the Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors.