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President-elect Donald Trump's second term could spell big gains for Robinhood , according to Bernstein. Analyst Gautam Chhugani, who has an outperform rating on the stock, increased his price target by $21 to $51 and named it his top "crypto deregulation" trade. "But under a potentially new pro-crypto SEC, this looks set to change, and we expect HOOD to be the biggest beneficiary of crypto regulatory tailwinds." Among the 17 analysts covering Robinhood, nine have a strong buy or buy rating, according to LSEG data. On the other hand, seven have taken a neutral stance with a hold rating and one has an underperform rating.
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Some bitcoin miners are giving investors an opportunity to get in on the cryptocurrency's big postelection rally. Pure play bitcoin miners have been lagging this year for a host of reasons. CLSK RIOT,MARA 5D mountain Bitcoin mining laggards have been outperforming in the the recent crypto rally Now, with bitcoin consistently reaching new records since Election Day — a trend that's expected to continue through next year — the mining laggards could be catching up, analysts say. Bitcoin mining stocks are among the best investment vehicles for investors to express their bullish outlook on bitcoin, he added, and have outperformed bitcoin itself in bull markets prior to 2024 by about 2.5x. We know, investors like miners for energy [and] AI optionality, but it's time to buy bitcoin miners for the Bitcoin trade."
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Cryptocurrencies were slightly higher as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election. We believe bitcoin, being less than 0.1% of global financial assets, has enough headroom for growth regardless of election outcome." "A constructive crypto friendly SEC would open opportunity for all crypto assets beyond bitcoin," he said. And … if either side pushes towards a crypto friendly SEC. The Trump side has promised a crypto friendly SEC, while the Harris side has promised to defend ownership of crypto assets, although the crypto community would have preferred more specific crypto policy from Harris."
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This is the first in a five-part series about the impact both Trump and Harris presidencies could have on US consumers. To date, Trump and Harris have outlined specific policy proposals that will impact different parts of the stock market. The guide covers four specific asset classes, and is divided between the Trump and Harris impact on each. Advertisement"Our upbeat projections for the stock market in 2024 and 2025 are predicated on a view that hype over AI will continue to fuel a stock market bubble," the research firm said. And since presidential actions usually impact rates, the bond market will be shaped by what either Trump or Harris end up doing.
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It's a good time to increase exposure to bitcoin as stocks continue hitting new records and as the U.S. presidential election draws nearer, according to Bernstein. Bitcoin is again testing $70,000, something it's done several times this year after reaching a new record above $73,000 in March. Bitcoin ETF inflows, crypto equity markets and retail trading sentiment [are] screaming 'risk-on.'" Earlier attempts led to brief forays above $70,000, but over the weekend bitcoin rose as high as $69,480, according to Coin Metrics. Their outperformance "reflects underlying bullish sentiment for the bitcoin asset class vs. the compute/energy thesis, which investors have favored so far."
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Bitcoin has surged 12% as Trump's election odds in betting markets began rising in mid-September. Trump's crypto-friendly stance has boosted investor enthusiasm for bitcoin as his betting odds rise. According to the betting website Polymarket, Trump's odds of winning the Presidential election in November bottomed on September 18. Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said last month that a Trump win could be monumental for the crypto industry. Bitcoin might be ultimately front-running a potential Trump win in November, with the cryptocurrency up 59% year-to-date.
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Betting odds favor Trump winning the November election, with Polymarket odds at 59.5%. The Trump trade is back on, with Trump Media stock, bitcoin, and bank stocks rising. AdvertisementThe Trump trade has been regaining momentum as betting odds rise in favor of the former President winning the election in November. The Trump trade in markets weakened after the mid-September debate between Kamala Harris and Trump, as Harris was largely viewed as the winner of their one-and-only meeting. Here's what's moving in markets that suggest the Trump trade is back on as investors bet on a victory for the former president.
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The market cap for stablecoins — cryptocurrencies that promise a fixed value peg to another asset — has recently reached all-time-high levels after a sharp drop in 2023. Monthly payments in stablecoins tripled to $1.4 trillion in the 12 months leading up to July. This could have investment implications for Robinhood down the road, he added, as it "continues integrating stablecoins for crypto trading & cross-border transfers." Crypto investors watch stablecoins closely for evidence of demand, liquidity and activity in the market. PayPal last year launched its own dollar-backed stablecoin, while Visa has been supporting stablecoin payments and Mastercard is supporting stablecoin wallets and other crypto card programs.
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Bitcoin will reach $125,000 by the year's end if Trump wins the election, Standard Chartered said. Bitcoin would reach $75,000 under Kamala Harris, as she is more open to crypto than president Biden, SC said. Under the self-branded "crypto president," bitcoin could reach $125,000 by the year's end, analyst Geoff Kendrick wrote on Thursday. If Harris wins the presidency, bitcoin will reach $75,000 by the end of the year, Kendrick estimates. Even if Trump wins, Kendrick tempered his prior outlook that bitcoin can reach $150,000 by the year's end.
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As November's Election Day draws nearer, so does bitcoin's eventual breakout from this year's narrow trading range, according to Bernstein. "We expect bitcoin to claim back new highs, in case of a Trump win and by Q4, we expect bitcoin to reach close to $80,000-$90,000 range. However, if Harris wins, we expect bitcoin to break the current floor around $50,000 and test the $30,000-$40,000 range, which it was when the bitcoin ETF momentum started in Q4'2023." BTC.CM= YTD mountain Bitcoin year-to-date Standard Chartered has forecast a bitcoin rally to $150,000 if Trump wins. "After last 3 years of regulatory purge, a positive crypto regulatory policy, can spur innovation once again and bring the users back to financial products on the blockchain."
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Bitcoin is predicted to hit $500,000 by 2029, according to Bernstein. The bullish outlook is driven by a sustained boom in demand for bitcoin ETFs, combined with constrained supply. AdvertisementThe price of bitcoin is set to soar to $500,000 by the end of the decade, according to a recent note from Bernstein. Advertisement"This is led by unprecedented Bitcoin demand ($190Bn AUM in 2025E vs. $60Bn today) via ETFs run by the world's leading asset managers, and Bitcoin supply being constrained," Bernstein said. Bernstein argues that MicroStrategy deserves the premium valuation as it offers investors an "active-leveraged" strategy compared to passive bitcoin ETFs.
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MicroStrategy can run another 80% from here thanks to its aggressive bitcoin buying strategy, according to Bernstein. "Since August 2020, MSTR has transformed from a small software company to the largest bitcoin holding company, owning 1.1% of world's Bitcoin supply worth ~$14.5Bn," Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said in a note. "MSTR's founder chairman, Michael Saylor has become synonymous with brand bitcoin and has positioned MSTR as a leading bitcoin company, attracting at-scale capital (both debt and equity) for an active bitcoin acquisition strategy." "MSTR positions itself as an 'active-leveraged' bitcoin strategy vs. passive spot ETFs," Chhugani said. … On a dollar basis, MSTR's Bitcoin $ NAV per share has grown ~4-fold beating ~2.4x growth in bitcoin spot price."
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Bitcoin will still reach $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein reaffirmed in a new note. ETF and spot bitcoin demand has remained strong, analysts wrote. "Investors ask us if anything has changed on our $150K Bitcoin price view and if the post-halving price correction has affected our conviction. Second, rule updates from the Financial Accounting Standards Board pertaining to crypto are driving corporate interest in bitcoin, Bernstein said. Advertisement"Overall, healthy Bitcoin demand and continued discipline in the Bitcoin mining cycle, allowing the Bitcoin party to last longer this time.
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watch nowThe Bitcoin network on Friday evening completed its fourth "halving," reducing the rewards earned by miners to 3.125 bitcoins from 6.25. After the 2012, 2016 and 2020 halvings, the bitcoin price ran up about 93x, 30x and 8x, respectively, from its halving day price to its cycle top. Hash rates are a measure of the computational power used to process transactions on the bitcoin network. "The market so far has seen bitcoin mining stocks as mere BTC proxies, in absence of bitcoin ETFs," said Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani. "[The] Bitcoin halving is already partially priced in by the market and we do not expect prices to increase significantly following the halving event," the firm's Marion Laboure said in a note Thursday, adding that it "has been widely anticipated in advance due to the nature of the Bitcoin algorithm."
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The narrative on bitcoin is still bullish, though commentators see more volatility ahead. Bernstein analysts wrote this week that the rally firms up their view that bitcoin is on track to hit $150,000 by mid-2025. Here's what some of the market's top commentators have said about the outlook for the world's most popular cryptocurrency. Related stories"We built bitcoin institutional flows in our estimates to arrive at bitcoin price. Saylor said that following the bitcoin halving in April, dwindling supplies would continue to fuel demand, propelling the price momentum even higher, saying "the natural sellers are the miners."
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe expect the crypto market to triple from here to $7.5 trillion, says Bernstein's Gautam ChhuganiGautam Chhugani, Bernstein analyst, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss what needs to change for Robinhood's stock to get to $30, why the crypto market will triple in the near-term, and much more.
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The newly launched bitcoin exchange-traded funds are showing early signs of success, but they have so far fallen short of being the massive boost for crypto some bulls predicted. BTC.CM= YTD mountain Bitcoin has retreated since the launch of the bitcoin ETFs. This fall comes after some crypto investors had cited the ETF launches as a catalyst that could propel bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024. That discount likely attracted arbitrage players who used the ETF launch as an opportunity to close out their trade. Yesterday, all Bitcoin ETFs combined traded $2.2Bn, IBIT traded $340Mn.
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As Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani highlighted in a note to clients Thursday, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has been an early winner among the spot bitcoin ETFs that were approved last week. However, the fund has seen about $1 billion in net outflows over the past week, according to FactSet. Even with the GBTC outflows, the spot bitcoin funds have still seen hundreds of millions of net inflows, according to FactSet. "GBTC at 150 bps fee vs. ~20bps fee for rest, would mean cheaper ETFs will continue to absorb GBTC outflows. In that context, $900m of net inflows remains impressive," Bernstein's Chhugani said in a note.
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Bitcoin miners have tumbled since last Thursday, following the launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds . The declines are in part due to the pullback in the bitcoin price, which is down roughly 6% in the same period. In a Monday note to investors, Bernstein also pointed to lower investor appetite for mining stocks as a bitcoin proxy now that ETFs have entered the market. "Just like bitcoin, the next two months offer dip buying opportunity in bitcoin miners," Chhugani said. Bitcoin miners were top performers in 2023, outperforming even bitcoin.
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Both gold and bitcoin kicked off the week by hitting new milestones — spot gold hit a record high above $2,100 per ounce, and bitcoin topped $42,000 to hit its highest level since April 2022. The digital currency appears to have broken through key technical levels and could continue to rally through the end of the year, according to Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group. "A Bitcoin ETF allows easy access to Bitcoin via broker accounts, RIAs and wealth/private banking channels. Think of Bitcoin ETF as the largest pipe ever built between traditional financial markets and crypto financial markets," the note said. XAU= 5D mountain Gold retreated from the record high reached on Sunday evening in New York.
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Crypto investors are returning attention to two big catalysts – a bitcoin ETF and the Bitcoin halving – and Bernstein has ways to play each. With that backdrop, Bernstein recently initiated coverage on bitcoin mining stocks, with an outperform rating on both Riot Platforms and CleanSpark and a market perform rating on Marathon Digital . "Right now, you should buy RIOT and CLSK, with clear market catalysts around bitcoin ETF approval in early 2024," Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said in a note Monday. Further down the road, there's the next bitcoin halving, which is expected in the spring of 2024. It happens approximately every four years, when the reward for mining bitcoin is cut in half as mandated in the Bitcoin code to reduce the supply of the cryptocurrency over time.
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Bitcoin could hit $150,000 by 2025, predicts Bernstein
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Melina Khan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
The price of bitcoin could rise to $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein said Tuesday in a note citing optimism about a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said the firm expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a bitcoin ETF by the first quarter of 2024. The only similar product is Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust , or GBTC, which presently holds around 3% of outstanding bitcoin, according to the note. Last week, the price of bitcoin reached $35,000, its highest level since May 2022. However, the court ruling does not guarantee the SEC will approve a bitcoin ETF.
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The bitcoin safe haven trade is back on, says Bernstein
  + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
With recession fears swelling again, investors seeking a safe place to put their assets should be interested in bitcoin , says Bernstein. The cryptocurrency, which has grown in popularity among institutions for its "digital gold" qualities, has an "enviable return record" versus physical gold, Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said in a note Monday. "Bitcoin's hard money properties makes it an attractive 'safe haven' asset. "The early stages of bitcoin adoption, naturally, makes it more attractive [than] gold, with bitcoin market cap at less than 5% of Gold's market value (of above ground reserves)." Jefferies also recently said bitcoin is a "critical hedge" against currency debasement and the return of inflation.
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If you think crypto is dead, think again, says Bernstein's digital assets analyst. However, Bernstein says the crypto industry is alive and well — even if the price isn't reflecting that. Circuit sided with crypto investment giant Grayscale against the SEC, which had denied the company's application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an exchange-traded fund. BlackRock , Fidelity , Franklin Templeton and Invesco are among the largest names attempting to launch bitcoin ETFs. There are applications for eight bitcoin ETFs, three ether ETFs and 15 ether futures ETFs.
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"The existing crypto market remains a low liquidity market, with limited new capital entering the space. Investors remain optimistic about the recent developments and what they could mean for the crypto market over the long term, however. The agency for years has maintained that various attempts at a bitcoin ETF didn't satisfy concerns about fraud and manipulation in the market. The ruling shot that down, noting that "bitcoin futures prices are ultimately based on spot market prices." "The industry push for Ethereum spot ETF follows immediately after, given ETH also has a similar market structure of a traded CME futures market ( > 2 years) and a spot market," he added.
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