{"id":54623,"date":"2025-12-24T04:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilynews.com\/blog\/?p=54623"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:10:05","slug":"bitcoins-lack-of-crazy-year-end-price-means-no-hard-crash-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilynews.com\/blog\/?p=54623","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s lack of \u2018crazy\u2019 year-end price means no hard crash in Q1?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin has been a \u201cmonster in financial markets\u201d even though it hasn\u2019t hit the most optimistic 2025 price targets, says Anthony Pompliano.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s lack of an exciting year-end price rally may be the catalyst that prevents a significant crash in the first quarter of next year, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven where the volatility is right now, it would be very surprising that Bitcoin\u2019s volatility has drastically compressed and yet still could get a 70% or 80% drawdown,\u201d Pompliano said during an interview on CNBC on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pompliano said the short-term disappointment from Bitcoin<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-block relative hover:bg-button-default\" data-testid=\"live-data-ticker\"><span class=\"text-uiSDefault text-bg-invertedWeak\" data-testid=\"live-data-ticker-symbol\"> BTC <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">holders over the asset not reaching $250,000 this year overlooks the broader performance. \u201cWe have to remember that Bitcoin is up 100% in two years. It\u2019s up almost 300% in three years. It has been compounding,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis thing has been a monster in financial markets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Pomp points to no \u201cbig 80% drawdown for Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>Pompliano said that the decline in Bitcoin\u2019s volatility has largely gone unnoticed by Bitcoin holders, compared with the attention on the asset\u2019s price drop since the start of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t get a blowoff top that I think people expected at the end of Q3, or beginning of Q4, but we haven\u2019t seen the big 80% drawdown that people normally expect as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is trading at $87,436 at the time of publication, down 7.39% from its price on Jan. 1, according to CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-12\/019b4db4-4b4d-7a97-a175-f7d536da0214.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Price\" \/><figcaption><em>Anthony Pompliano spoke to CNBC on Tuesday. Source: <\/em><em>CNBC Television<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bitcoin advocates such as BitMine chair Tom Lee and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes had forecast Bitcoin price reaching as high as $250,000 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Pompliano said the compression in volatility means holders may be \u201ca little bit disappointed on the upside\u201d due to the absence of blow-off tops, but it also provides \u201csome degree of safety\u201d on the downside, reducing the likelihood of massive drawdowns.<\/p>\n<h2>Some Bitcoin analysts are tipping $60K in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>However, not all analysts are as confident as Pompliano.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Brazil&#8217;s live orchestra to turn Bitcoin price moves into music<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Veteran trader Peter Brandt recently predicted that Bitcoin could fall as low as $60,000 by the third quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity\u2019s director of global macroeconomic research, said 2026 could be a \u201cyear off\u201d for Bitcoin, with prices potentially falling to as low as $65,000.<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to get most important HYIP news everyday!<br \/>\nSimply Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EmilyNewsOnline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EN Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/CryptoHyipsEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"color: #c03939; text-decoration: underline;\">EN Telegram<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilyHyipNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 1.3em;\">EN Twitter<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nor Subscribe to <strong><a style=\"color: #c03939; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=Emilynews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EN Feedburner<\/a><\/strong> and submit your email address!<\/p>\n<p>If you like this article and want to support EN \u2013 please share it by using at least few of social media buttons below. 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