Gold Lags Far Behind Bitcoin as Vaccine Optimism Buoys Markets
Bitcoin is outshining the precious metal by a significant margin as expectations soar of a swift global economic recovery enabled by promising coronavirus vaccines.
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Bitcoin apparently did not like all the fanfare regarding over good results in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. Bitcoin (BTC) fell sharply in price this morning as pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in collaboration with biotech company BioNTech, announced a breakthrough in its COVID-19 vaccine.Bitcoin fell approximately $1,000, over 6%, Between 7 and 10 am EST today on the vaccine news, from $15,800 down to a daily low near $14,815, based on TradingView data. Crypto's pioneer asset bounced slightly by time of publication, sitting near $14,908. Source: TradingView.comEarlier this morning, Pfizer....
The global stock markets are rocketing today on news that a vaccine that would put an end to the ongoing pandemic has 90% effectiveness This news signals that it may only be a matter of months before things start going back to normal, which means a reduction in government spending and economic turbulence Naturally, this is a bad thing for safe haven assets, with today’s news sending the price of gold nosediving Bitcoin has seen […]
A strengthening dollar and unexpected stock market rally occurred as Bitcoin price sharply dropped by 6%. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose to as high as $15,840 before crashing to $14,800. Just 5 hours after reaching an intraday top, the dominant cryptocurrency dropped over 6%. Thi massive spike in volatility was likely caused by three major factors.The three catalysts for the abrupt downtrend were the recovery of the dollar, the decline in gold price as Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine trials are producing positive results, and whales dumping BTC.BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source:....
Bitcoin and U.S. stock futures shot up on Monday after Pfizer announced positive results from a trial of its coronavirus vaccine.
This morning, news broke that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna, had reached 94.5% efficiency in preventing the onset of COVID with their in-the-works vaccine. Bitcoin responded with a rally, but the last time around when Pfizer revealed their success rate, the cryptocurrency plummeted by over $1,000. With the likelihood of an effective vaccine growing, and […]