The Morgan Stanley CIO is maintaining this bull market is just beginning, but listen to his bull market thesis here. >> We think ultimately that was the end of a pretty significant bare market. We're in the beginning of a new bare market.It's still about only 4 months into that. So, the pullbacks will probably be shallower than people want. I mean, that's the classic sign of a new bull market.It doesn't really let anybody in. >> So, you believe we started a new bull market back in April. Why.>> Because we h ...

Market Analysis & Trends - The 50-week simple moving average (SMA) is a key indicator for Bitcoin, with its ability to hold above this average suggesting the market cycle's integrity remains intact [1] - Historically, a weekly close below the 50-week SMA has signaled the end of a Bitcoin cycle and the halfway point of a bear market [1] - Diminishing returns across Bitcoin cycles may lead to more frequent tests of the 50-week SMA [2] - Bitcoin dominance tends to increase regardless of market conditions, suggesting a strategy of holding Bitcoin to mitigate downside risk [2] - The analysis suggests a potential test of the 50-week SMA, currently around $85,000-$86,000, in the near future, possibly as early as Q3 [2] Historical Patterns & Observations - In previous cycles (2013/2014 and 2017/2018), touching the 50-week SMA often marked the cycle's end [1] - The 2021 cycle differed, as Bitcoin reached new all-time highs even after a weekly close below the 50-week SMA, possibly due to it not being a midterm election year [1] - Historically, bear markets have predominantly occurred in midterm election years (2014, 2018, 2022) [5] Risk Management & Future Outlook - Maintaining positions in Bitcoin provides exposure to potential upside while minimizing downside risk [2][8] - The analysis suggests that while predicting exact market tops is difficult, monitoring the 50-week SMA is crucial [2][10] - A failure to hold the 50-week SMA as support could indicate the start of a typical bear market [5]