- Experts warned that an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could cause a global risk-off step.
- The option market showed a premium for Putten, underlining a bearish sentiment and cover in the short term.
Bitcoin [BTC] Pumped on June 16 to $ 108k after the bullish positioning of the traders Despite the Israel-Iran escalation at the weekend. BTC, however, fell to $ 105k when the war premium faded.
Tracy Jinn, COO at Mexc Crypto Exchange, responded to market volatility and told Ambcrypto that there was only one important risk factor in the war.
“There is still a high risk of paying attention: the street of Hormuz. About 20% of the world oil (20 million barrels) goes through this narrow piece of land, and any type of conflict can lead to a sharp rise in energy prices.”
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Jin added that such a scenario would stimulate inflation higher by the end of the year, which activates a risk-off movement and crypto and stock markets.
“As crypto transactions are increasingly linked to macro assets, Bitcoin, which is nowadays often seen as ‘Macro -Bèta’, is probably some new volatility.”
There were speculations that the US could join the war, but legislator Thomas Massie maintain That they cannot wage war without a conference approval.
In addition, the forecast polymarket shown Only a 2% chance that the US will explain the war against Iran before July.
On a Monday market updateCrypto Trading Firm QCP Capital repeated Jin’s sentiment and warned that an American involvement would lead to ‘repeated about risk assets’.
“A potential Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could greatly stimulate oil. Any direct American military involvement would probably lead to considerable repetition between risk assets.”
At the time of the press there was an increased defensive BTC Market positioning as 25 Delta Risk Reversal (25RR) reversed negative.
It meant in the short term Bearish sentiment and an increased demand for Putten (Bearish bets) about calls (Bullish bets). Simply put, traders hedden heavily against a further downward risk.
That said, BTC ETFs saw $ 412 million inflow on June 16, which strengthened the institutional conviction. Whether the positive inflow will continue during the week is still to be seen.
But Jin emphasized that BTC could touch $ 150k with Q4, if the ETF intake remains positive in the medium term. In the short term, however, the King Coin can be under the whims of liquidation hunting, noted Analyst will woo.
If this is the case, the next price magnet can be the $ 100k $ 103k area before a likely sweep up to $ 108k- $ 110k price zone. The upward liquidity hunt can occur when a positive deal is reached between Iran and Israel.
Source: Coinglass