{"id":88983,"date":"2025-09-17T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=88983"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:51:21","slug":"experts-divided-on-feds-impact-on-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/experts-divided-on-feds-impact-on-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Divided on Fed&#8217;s Impact on Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leading cryptocurrency has encountered resistance at $116,000, requiring a fresh impetus to overcome it. Analysts at Bitfinex <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/docs\/e1009d3fe0719899f79097abbea84cc0\">identified<\/a> two catalysts that could support Bitcoin&#8217;s price increase.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, Bitcoin&#8217;s current consolidation reflects a waning momentum after <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-hits-a-record-above-124000\">reaching<\/a> a historic high of $124,100 in August. The digital gold&#8217;s price has fallen below the entry level of recent buyers who acquired the asset in the $108,000-116,000 range, creating market pressure.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency had risen to $117,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750-1024x603.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-265878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-37c1b30fe68ea771-4484075952434750.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rebound occurred ahead of the upcoming <span data-descr=\"Federal Reserve System of the USA\" class=\"old_tooltip\">Fed<\/span> meeting on the key rate. All market participants expect a monetary policy easing, which could support a Bitcoin rally.<\/p>\n<p>Bitfinex experts also noted that the fourth quarter is historically strong for the crypto market. Since 2013, Bitcoin&#8217;s average return during this period has been 85.42%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-88d2058859f3ab1e-4484111900778563-914x1024.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-265879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-88d2058859f3ab1e-4484111900778563-914x1024.png 914w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-88d2058859f3ab1e-4484111900778563-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-88d2058859f3ab1e-4484111900778563-768x860.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-88d2058859f3ab1e-4484111900778563.png 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/today\">CoinGlass<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential Cryptocurrency Reaction to Fed Decision<\/h2>\n<p>Fundstrat co-founder and BitMine chairman Tom Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tom-lee-predicts-a-grand-rally-for-bitcoin-and-ethereum-in-the-fourth-quarter\">predicted<\/a> a &#8220;grand rally&#8221; for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the next quarter. He stated that the first Fed rate cut of the year would be a key factor.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto analyst Ted Pillows outlined two scenarios for the future movement of the leading cryptocurrency. In the first, its price may drop to $104,000, and in the second, to $92,000. However, in both cases, after the correction, the asset will move towards new historical highs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Fed will cut rates in just 2 days.<\/p>\n<p>JP Morgan and other big analysts are expecting a market dump before reversal.<\/p>\n<p>Scenario 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> will dump towards $104,000 level before reversal.<\/p>\n<p>Scenario 2: Bitcoin will dump towards $92,000, which also has a CME gap before reversal and a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pq08pjMABR\">pic.twitter.com\/Pq08pjMABR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted (@TedPillows) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedPillows\/status\/1967634563376504887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Fear and Greed Index indicates neutral market sentiment. At the time of writing, it stands at 53 points.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830-1024x467.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-265880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830-1536x700.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4e1f974fbe59f599-4484141567765830.png 1592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/alternative.me\">Alternative.me<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier, MN Capital founder Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analyst-highlights-the-significance-of-the-117500-level-for-bitcoins-rally\">explained<\/a> the role of the $117,500 level for Bitcoin&#8217;s rally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leading cryptocurrency encountered resistance at $116,000. Bitfinex analysts identified two catalysts that could support Bitcoin&#8217;s price increase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Crypto analyst Ted Pillows forecasted a correction to $92,000.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,95,1249],"class_list":["post-88983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitfinex","tag-federal-reserve-system"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"212","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Crypto analyst Ted Pillows forecasted a correction to $92,000.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88985,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88983\/revisions\/88985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}