December marked a difficult month of trading with the markets opening the month with 30%+ drawdown in just two days before spending the rest of the month bouncing around on high volatility and minimal directional bias. With the exception of LUNA & MATIC both...
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November 2021 – Market Commentary
The positive sentiment churning at the beginning of Q4 experienced a sharp reversal in November. Bitcoin set a new ATH during the month before retracing to a low of $53k marking yet another significant drawdown on the back of a new ATH. Although it was a down month...
October 2021 – Market Commentary
Like clockwork, the market turned bullish to kick-off Q4 as BTC shot up 26% in the first week of the month, eventually setting a new all-time-high of ~$67k. It was a mixed month for L-1s as ETH posted a 43% return and DOT a 53% return; meanwhile, ADA was down 7% and...
September 2021 -Market Commentary
The September woes we’ve seen in recent years once again manifested as the market lurched from one large run-up and deep drawdown to the next on the back of 100% annualized volatility. Despite a late-month rally, Bitcoin traded down -7% with the rest of the majors...
August 2021 – Market Commentary
The momentum that began in late July extended into August as the crypto asset class again eclipsed $2 trillion in market capitalization (yet still below its peak of $2.4 trillion in mid-May). The month brought notable performance from layer-1 smart contract platforms...
July 2021 – Market Commentary
It was a tale of two months as prices continued to slide in the first few weeks of July before an end of month rally. While Bitcoin and Ethereum were up 19% and 11% (respectively), the results were mixed as about half of the assets that we trade finished down on the...
Cryptocurrencies: Where Do We Go from Here?
Nico Cordeiro (CIO of Strix Leviathan) discusses the current state of the market alongside investment professionals from Galaxy/Vision Hill, Albourne, and The O’Brien Investment Group. Hosted by the Meg Bode of The Talking Hedge.
June 2021 – Market Commentary
The month of June saw a large divergence between large-cap markets and mid-to-small cap markets as BTC and ETH spent the majority of the month consolidating in the low $30ks and $2ks, re-spectively. While BTC and ETH were down 6% and 16%, the majority of other...
May 2021 – Market Commentary
May was a tumultuous month with Bitcoin leading the entire market down 50%+ from the highs puncturing confidence in the extremely bullish sentiment of recent months. Bitcoin ended the month down (37%) with Ethereum faring slightly better down just (6.3%) on...