Bitcoin

Bitcoin avoided a fresh attack on $69,000 at the June 13 Wall Street open as markets played “chicken” with the latest United States inflation data.
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<h2 data-ct-non-breakable="true" id="u-s-ppi-beat-does-little-to-inspire-crypto-bulls">U.S. PPI beat does little to inspire crypto bulls</h2>
Data from <a href="https://subscription.cointelegraph.com/?_gl=1*7499wx*_ga*MTQ0MzQ0NzI4Ny4xNzE2MzY1NTA0*_ga_53R24TEEB1*MTcxNjM2NTUwNC4xLjEuMTcxNjM2Njg2MC4wLjAuMA..">Cointelegraph Markets Pro</a> and <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/?exchange=BINANCE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">TradingView</a> followed Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>)&nbsp;as it spiked to $68,433 on Bitstamp before returning lower.
The brief move came as the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) print for May <a href="https://www.bls.gov/charts/producer-price-index/final-demand-1-month-percent-change.htm#" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">came in</a> lower than expectations across the board, showing inflation to be losing steam.
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 U.S. PPI 1-month % change. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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While technically a positive sign for risk assets and crypto, the latter offered a cool reaction to PPI compared to the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-back-gains-hawkish-fed-bulls-70k">data releases from the day prior</a>.
Jobless claims, which beat forecasts, likewise failed to rally sentiment.
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Reacting, popular trader Skew suggested that the mood may yet change dramatically during the U.S. session.
“Market is confused &amp; chicken here imo,” he <a href="https://x.com/52kskew/status/1801237098441093441" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">told</a> followers on X.
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 “Next few hours will be interesting.”
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Skew also <a href="https://x.com/52kskew/status/1801232926115561972" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">noted</a> that the U.S. dollar, while falling on the back of PPI, did not experience significant volatility.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) was at 104.79 at the time of writing, having recovered from a brief dip to 104.64.
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“It's what we usually see,” fellow trader Dann Crypto Trades <a href="https://x.com/DaanCrypto/status/1801232209333907777" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">continued</a> in part of his own X coverage of the BTC price response. 
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 “Let's see if it can continue from here. Stocks pretty strong.”
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<h2 id="trading-desk-maintains-structurally-bullish-crypto-angle">Trading desk maintains “structurally bullish” crypto angle</h2>
Considering the longer-term outlook for both Bitcoin and Ether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price">ETH</a>), trading firm QCP Capital joined those who were more optimistic about U.S. financial policy for the remainder of 2024.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-is-bitcoin-price-stuck">Why is Bitcoin price stuck?</a>
“FED's dot plot remains ambiguous, making it challenging to predict whether officials prefer one or two rate cuts this year,” it wrote in its latest update to Telegram channel subscribers.
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 “However, we anticipate a rate cut in September, with the FED likely adopting a wait-and-see approach for subsequent meetings in November and December.”
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 Fed target rate probabilities for September meeting. Source: CME Group
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QCP added that <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-etf-launch-depend-on-issuers-not-sec-gary-gensler">the presumed approval</a><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-etf-launch-depend-on-issuers-not-sec-gary-gensler"></a> of spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would provide a bullish background to macro shifts in the form of Fed <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">interest rate cuts</a>.
“We maintain a structurally bullish outlook for the remainder of the year, driven by the anticipated ETH ETF S-1 approval and potential rate cuts in September and year-end,” it confirmed.
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Bitcoin price tracks $68K as ‘chicken’ crypto market shrugs off US PPI

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