Arthur Hayes has closed his Bitcoin short position following initial concerns about a deep correction over the weekend.
On Sept. 6, Hayes, the former CEO of the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, warned that Bitcoin (BTC) could correct below the $50,000 psychological mark this weekend as he opened a short position to capitalize on the downside.
Easing investor concerns, Hayes announced the closure of his short Bitcoin position, expecting a potential Bitcoin rally as soon as next week, he wrote in a Sept. 8 X post:
“Closed my $BTC short, made 3% profit, enough to cover my food and bar tab for KBW. With Bad Gurl Yellen watching mrkts and releasing a weekend statement, if stuff continues to puke next week $BTC *MIGHT* rise anticipating more $ liq.”
BTC/USD, 1-month chart. Source: Cointelegraph
According to Hayes, Bitcoin’s price may surge as early as next week, driven by increased United States dollar liquidity from the Federal Reserve. The current weakness in the economy and financial markets could prompt this action.
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Bitcoin price could rally on US money printing
The expectation of more liquidity injections from the world’s largest economy could significantly bolster crypto investor sentiment and Bitcoin price action.
More downside action in traditional markets could indeed invite a liquidity injection by the Fed, Hayes wrote in a Sept. 7 X post:
“Bad Gurl Yellen is watching, if markets go down more she will definitely pump up the jam by printing more money.”
Liquidity injection prediction. Source: Arthur Hayes
The M2 money supply, which estimates all cash and short-term bank deposits across the US, could be the key to the next Bitcoin rally, according to Jamie Coutts, chief crypto analyst at Real Vision, who wrote in a May 16 X post:
“This is due to a high correlation with $BTC bull cycles. Of the big 3 I track in my Bitcoin/Liquidity framework, Global M2 appears to capture the most of the moves.”
M2 money supply, all-time chart. Source: fred.stlouisefed.org
However, the rate of change in the money supply is more important than the nominal…
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