Weak jobs kills rate-hike fears, big money flows back — Bitcoin momentum play
A terrible June jobs report just killed the chance of the Fed raising interest rates anytime soon. That's sending investors back into Bitcoin, big holders have already been buying for weeks, and institutional money just poured back into crypto funds for the first time in a long stretch.
Idea
The June jobs report was shockingly weak — only 57,000 jobs added versus 115,000 expected — which immediately scaled back fears of a Fed rate hike. According to the CoinDesk articles, this combination of a rate-hike risk receding plus Bitcoin ETFs finally seeing $221 million in inflows (breaking a 10-day bleed) creates a fresh tailwind for crypto. What makes this setup even more compelling is that Bitcoin whales were already buying $16.7 billion worth even during the ETF outflow streak — meaning large, informed investors were accumulating at lower prices. Now that institutional money is returning alongside a macro tailwind, the setup favors a continuation of Bitcoin's rebound from recent lows.
What happened since
| Symbol | Dir | T+1 | T+5 | T+20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | LONG | +0.29% ✓ | -2.03% ✗ | — |
| BTC | LONG | +0.80% ✓ | +0.16% ✓ | — |
Price change since publication · updated Jul 11
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- Finally. $221 million flow into Bitcoin ETFs, ending a painful 10-day outflow streak — CoinDesk
- Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes — CoinDesk
- Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion — CoinDesk
- U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2% — CNBC