Can Bitcoin Reach 120k to 135k This Year?

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BasedGangFull Member
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#1Oct 13, 2018, 12:58 PM
Do you guys think there's a chance Bitcoin might surge to between 120k and 135k this year? It seems like it really depends on whether momentum and institutional interest keep building.
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alt_gangFull Member
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#2Oct 13, 2018, 04:14 PM
Bitcoin has already touched 120k before, so seeing it revisit that level is absolutely possible. Pushing toward 135k isn't a stretch either, since the gap from the previous peak is relatively small. The real uncertainty lies in timing, whether the market has enough momentum in the near term, or if it will take a longer accumulation phase before another breakout.
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sat_apeMember
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#3Oct 13, 2018, 06:27 PM
I don't think bitcoin hitting back at 120k is a big deal despite it current dip but from every indication their are still better things ahead, however from my previous research I discovered that many multi national companies like microstrategy, Blackrock etc are investing greatly in bitcoin and am sure this innovation will contribute greatly on the market price. Secondly, many investors are hoping for the dip before they can invest which is not that good as a real baller, while not take advantage of the current price today because the later price can be unbelievable (skyrockets beyond expectations).
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CalmYieldSenior Member
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#4Oct 13, 2018, 08:47 PM
Is there a possibility?  Yes.  Of course there is.  Will it happen?  Who knows. Bitcoin already did AND did not exceed expectations at the same time in a weird way.  It exceeded expectations of many people by breaching the immense price tag of over 100 thousand Dollars.  On the other hand, it did not exceed expectations because after this, most of us expected more legs up.  Instead, it seems like it is only roaming around this price tag now.
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block_2018Senior Member
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#5Oct 14, 2018, 02:49 AM
Why not? $135K is very close to the previous ATH of $124K, only now it is experiencing a decline. Institutional interest has been around for a long time and several foreign companies have adopted bitcoin as their reserve asset. But this will also drive momentum where bitcoin can continue its record. But we don't know when it will happen, because there is still hope until Q4, people say so with their speculation.
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CyberTokenSenior Member
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#6Oct 14, 2018, 06:45 AM
I don't know if you guys realize that there's very little money needed to push bitcoin from 115k to 130k. Bitcoin's price is calculated from multiple exchanges. For instance on Bitstamp for the price to go from 118 to 124k, so ~6k USD people needed to buy only 3k BTC. That was 300m USD from buyers which is literally nothing in Wall Street terms. Musk is estimated to be worth over 450 b alone. 1% of his net worth would probably be enough to get us to a new ATH at this point. I'm saying this because bitcoin is so cheap and so small that a single billionaire could decide its short-term move. You could have one of these guys go crazy, sell his house and his boat and buy some bitcoin and you'd wake up to a new high the next day. We would probably be at a new high if Strategy was buying coins on spot exchanges
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ryan_orbitFull Member
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#7Oct 16, 2018, 03:19 PM
Bitcoin has surpassed 120K before and has recorded a new ATH above that price. The momentum may seem like it has reduced in recent times, but as long as the market doesn’t show a bearish momentum, a consolidation is still something of hope for the market to return back to the bullish momentum. So as it stands now, with the interest of institutional investors, Bitcoin won’t go down now and another bullish momentum is going to happen anytime soon. The market has the potential to reach 135K is we’re able to see a push that breaks the current ATH as it stands now.
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eric.wolfFull Member
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#8Oct 16, 2018, 07:06 PM
You should know that by now nothing is impossible with bitcoin. You said it yourself that should momentum and institutional interest continue you know that it is possible. I never doubt bitcoin especially in the right conditions. It never fails to deliver. It is now at $115k at time of writing so $120k is not honestly so far away. I believe it can be easily achieved and that it won't even be the peak of a bull run. It can be higher.
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tony.gangMember
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#9Oct 16, 2018, 07:44 PM
with todays new about Fed rate cut, it could be a bullish catalyst to go higher, fingers crossed tho
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hodler_ha5hFull Member
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#10Oct 16, 2018, 11:00 PM
There's the fed cut rate and it will only take a matter of time when we see those prices. Maybe going to $120k once again but we don't know if it's going to stay there for better. What we can do right now is just to wait until everything goes alright. But right now, watching the market is what we can do or if you want to stack some while you've got some spare, do it. The financial institutions are already there and all of them that have just got in are interested and stacking a lot of bitcoins for themselves, they know something that we've known even before they knew it.
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chad2014Full Member
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#11Oct 16, 2018, 11:37 PM
It  depends on how dovish the fed will be. We need to wait for the fed minutes and those will hint whether we will get more rate cuts towards the end of the year. If there is discussion of having a rate cut every meeting then I can see bitcoin breaking the ATH along with many other stocks and commodities. However keep in mind that there is still these tariffs and the job numbers can cause problems if its looks like the economy is slowing down. Inflation didnt really go away. Things are still expensive and many people still cant afford a house. The market we are in right now is extremely difficult to predict.
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vault_nodeFull Member
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#12Oct 17, 2018, 12:45 AM
It is definitely possible and so it dropping back to 100k or 90k. Because this is the crypto market we are talking about and possibilities are endless. Both up and down movements are possible but I gues indicators are from our perspective always going upwards because we want them to. We would all be profiting from higher prices and naturally that is what we desire. What actually is going to happen cannot be accurately predicted. I guess we are mostly referring to Feds here, in which case it might dictate the price,  or maybe Trump, I am biased.
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quantumninjaFull Member
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#13Oct 17, 2018, 04:13 AM
For this year, we won't know for sure where Bitcoin is headed. Will it rise again to $120k or not? But what is clear is that BTC is currently at a good price after a few weeks ago we saw BTC drop to $107k, if I'm not mistaken. However, today BTC has risen to around $117500 and this is certainly a good sign that BTC has the potential to rise to $120k and possibly even $135k. Source: Binance So, for this year, I think BTC has the potential to rise significantly, perhaps to $135k or even beyond. However, if we invest in BTC for the long term, say more than 10 years, then BTC could potentially reach $1 million because its price continues to rise over time. Hopefully, there will be plenty of positive news that ultimately drives BTC to a very high price this year.
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ape_2018Senior Member
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#14Oct 17, 2018, 01:42 PM
It's really easy and possible if the bull market continues as from $117k to $120k or $135k, it's not too far. If you know that Bitcoin market for years has been considered as very volatile market, you can see the maths of percent price will change from $117K to $120k or to $135k. It's only 2.5% and 15.4% from today price and it's not too volatile at all especially the $120k price target. In addition, hours ago, FED just brought a good news and actual action with a first rate cut in 2025 year. This rate cut sets up a more positive movement of Bitcoin market in coming months as potentially FED will make some other rate cuts that makes Q4 2025 is quite promising. You can look at historical quarter ROIs with the following link. https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/analytics
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guru777Full Member
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#15Oct 17, 2018, 07:39 PM
There’s no need to worry about short-term price movements. In the short term, Bitcoin can be very volatile, but in the long run, it only goes up. Its price depends on monetary expansion in the fiat system as long as central banks keep printing and injecting new fiat money, Bitcoin’s value against fiat will continue to rise. The fiat system is essentially a pyramid scheme, it requires constant printing of new money to prevent collapse. On top of that, today’s geopolitical tensions and the need to finance weapons and armies are also being covered by massive fiat money printing. Bitcoin has no ceiling, because fiat currencies have no floor. Bitcoin keeps rising forever, because fiat currencies like dollars and euros always lose value forever.
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jake_gweiSenior Member
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#16Oct 17, 2018, 09:27 PM
Insitutional interests seems to be doing well, every month there's always news about new institutional investors who are diversifying their portfolio to bitcoin. ETF has been good as well, definitely could push forward now that there's rate cut. Things like this only waiting for the right time to happen. Once there's big beautiful pump happening people will also get in and the price gonna sky rocket. I'm optimistic bitcoin will grow in this Q4.
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0xAtlasFull Member
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#17Oct 17, 2018, 09:34 PM
With ETFs and institutions still actively investing in bitcoin, as well as extremely positive signals from the Fed on lowering interest rates and revealing that there will be two more rate cuts in October and December. We have right to expect that the bull season will continue and bitcoin could break new record highs in the last quarter of this year. But in all fairness, the future is unpredictable and anything can happen. So always have a backup plan, don't be too subjective that everything will go as we expect. Bitcoin could rise and reach $135k or even $150k as many predict, or conversely, the market could suddenly enter a bear season.
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proto_viperFull Member
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#18Oct 19, 2018, 12:36 PM
Institutional interest especially brings much of money and stability to market which can become a reason of major rises. It is impossible to know exact price Bitcoin will reach but its history has shown that when momentum and institutional support are strong new price records are very possible. Main thing is that these factors need to stay consistent over time and market can always be affected by unexpected events.
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CyberFalconFull Member
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#19Oct 19, 2018, 01:32 PM
The overall Bitcoin condition lookspositive to me. Day by day institutional investors are becoming interested in Bitcoin; as a result, Bitcoin seems to be pushing up. Besides institutions, retail investors also enter Bitcoin whenever a dip happens. So unless there is any bad news coming up, then this year we can see Bitcoin at $135K. It's not too far from the ATH, so even if it's not hit 135K, it would be near at least. Everything is possible in crypto, so when it will happen we can't predict exactly. However, we are going to see a bear market as well. Most probably after another new ATH, we might see a bear season. Bitcoin won't move forward without any major corrections. So mentally we have to prepare for the bear as well.
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johnkingSenior Member
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#20Oct 21, 2018, 03:10 AM
Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been experiencing steady inflows in September. If this continues Bitcoin may beat its last ATH of $124,290.93. In my view $135k is possible, however nothing is certain. US monetary policies have been having an effect on the price of Bitcoin. Trump has been pushing for an interest rate cut and has achieved it. The market seems to have reacted positively to the Bitcoin price because the market has been green since yesterday.
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