{"id":62114,"date":"2025-07-11T07:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=62114"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:47:47","slug":"bitcoin-blast-off-bullish-for-sp-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/bitcoin-blast-off-bullish-for-sp-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin blast-off bullish for S&#038;P 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Summary<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitcoin reaches a new high<\/li>\n<li>The bullishness is expected to spill over into stocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Bitcoin blasted through resistance at 110K, reaching a new high at 117.6K, signaling a surge of animal spirits in financial markets.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-btc.png?resize=525%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bitcoin (BTC)\" width=\"525\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The result is bound to be bullish for US stocks. The S&amp;P 500 recovered above 6250, while higher Trend Index troughs signal buying pressure.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-spx.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A breakout of the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 45K would confirm the S&amp;P 500 bull market signal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-dow.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Financial Markets<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index decreased to -0.51 on July 4, signaling easy monetary conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-nfci.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dollar &amp; Gold<\/h2>\n<p>The US Dollar Index is retracing to test resistance at 98. Respect will likely confirm the downtrend. Our target is 90.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-dxy.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dollar Index\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gold continues its bullish consolidation between 3200 and 3430. An upward breakout would strengthen our target of 4000 by year-end.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-gold.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spot Gold\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Silver broke out from its recent pennant consolidation at 36, offering a short-term target of 39. Rising Trend Index troughs indicate buying pressure.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-07-10-silver.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spot Silver\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin warns of a sharp rise in bullish sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>A Dow breakout above 45K would confirm a bull market.<\/p>\n<p>This reminds us of the final leg of the bull market during the Dotcom bubble, from 1999 to 2000. It was great for traders but terrible for investors.<\/p>\n<h4>Acknowledgments<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CoinDesk: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/price\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Federal Reserve of St Louis: <a href=\" https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/\">FRED Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Bitcoin reaches a new high The bullishness is expected to spill over into stocks Bitcoin blasted through resistance at 110K, reaching a new high at 117.6K, signaling a surge of animal spirits in financial markets. The result is bound to be bullish for US stocks. The S&amp;P 500 recovered above 6250, while higher Trend &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/bitcoin-blast-off-bullish-for-sp-500\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bitcoin blast-off bullish for S&#038;P 500&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,5342,9,34,35],"tags":[5056,6622,1073,1113,3010,3204,3206],"class_list":["post-62114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-fed-banks-interest-rates","category-cryptocurrency","category-gold-precious-metals","category-us-canada-countries-regions","category-us-dollar-index","tag-bitcoin-btc","tag-chicago-fed-national-financial-conditions-index","tag-dollar-index","tag-dow-jones-industrial-average","tag-sp-500","tag-spot-gold","tag-spot-silver"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin blast-off bullish for S&amp;P 500 - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bitcoin blast-off bullish for S&amp;P 500 - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Summary Bitcoin reaches a new high The bullishness is expected to spill over into stocks Bitcoin blasted through resistance at 110K, reaching a new high at 117.6K, signaling a surge of animal spirits in financial markets. 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