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Not a Bitcoin-to-gold handoff
JPMorgan’s latest read on the market says the recent weakness in Bitcoin and gold isn’t some neat little baton pass from one hedge to the other. Instead, the bank thinks the whole “debasement trade” — the idea that investors pile into Bitcoin and gold when they’re nervous about inflation, geopolitics, or weak currencies — is simply losing heat.
Peace hopes, fewer panic buys
The culprit, according to JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, is growing optimism around an Iran-U.S. deal. If the market starts believing the geopolitical thermostat is turning down, the urge to own crisis insurance tends to fade. And when that happens, both Bitcoin and gold can get dragged lower together, like two roommates being told the rent just went up.
- Bitcoin ETFs saw the bigger outflows, which JPMorgan says makes sense because BTC has been one of the clearest expressions of the debasement trade since the Iran conflict flared.
- BlackRock’s IBIT reportedly had a $527.8 million outflow in one day, its second-largest on record.
- All 11 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs together lost $733.4 million, their worst daily outflow since January 29.
The chart people are side-eyeing
This isn’t just a flow story; the tape is looking tired too. JPMorgan says its momentum signals are flashing softer positioning in both Bitcoin and gold, while Bitcoin itself is slipping under a bearish technical setup with momentum fading instead of rebuilding.
For investors, the takeaway is pretty simple: if the market’s favorite “store of value” trade is cooling, that can take some air out of crypto bulls and gold bugs at the same time. Big picture: when fear trade oxygen runs thin, even the shiny stuff can start looking a little dull.