The price of bitcoin is set to receive a seasonal boost over the coming weeks, according to new analysis of the
Research from digital currency exchange SFOX revealed that bitcoin has experienced positive market movements in these coming weeks
On Labor Day in September, the price of bitcoin rose by around 5 per cent in a single day, followed by a further 4 per cent the next day.
Similarly, the Fourth of July holiday earlier this year resulted in significant gains for the cryptocurrency, with an increase of 14 per cent between 2 July and 4 July.
We posited that holidays could theoretically contribute to upswings in bitcoin's price because of families getting together, experiencing FOMO [fear of missing out], and subsequently researching and purchasing bitcoin. However, the most recent data we’ve analysed here show Google searches for ‘bitcoin’ peaking before holidays, not after," stated an SFOX blog post detailing the research.
"Regardless of which forces are really driving bitcoin's holiday behaviour, it seems as though bitcoin remains sensitive to major US holidays for the time being, so market participants may wish to keep an eye on upcoming holidays as we enter the month of December."