Bitcoin could have been trading around $100,000 if S2F was as accurate as we thought before
The famous stock-flow model that perfectly predicted the direction of Bitcoin’s movement until the massive correction we saw in May and June suggests that the top cryptocurrency will hit $72,000 this week, but that’s unlikely. occur.
Main problem with S2F model
Previously, a Fidelity analyst explained why S2F is no longer accurate and will not be in the future. S2F’s main source of prediction is the scarcity of the asset, which cannot drive the price alone, especially in modern markets.
With Bitcoin, we should add adoption to scarcity to get better results. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to accurately calculate the adoption rate of the technology in the future, even if we compare it to similar technologies like mobile devices or the Internet.
The current deviation from the price model is one of the biggest the market has seen in the history of its existence, suggesting that stock-to-flow can no longer be used for determining future price levels of Bitcoin.
Lack of buying power on Bitcoin
The reason S2F’s price predictions are unlikely to happen is the inability of retail traders alone to push the price of digital gold as high as the model suggests. As U.Today previously reported, institutional investors sold around $500 million in BTC holdings following the cryptocurrency market crash.
It is not yet clear when institutional investors will return to the cryptocurrency market, especially after the fiasco on Ethereum’s lending and borrowing market that caused a massive cascade of liquidations and margin calls. Companies like 3AC, Celsius and many foundations had to stop their operations following Ether’s plunge below $900.
