let's start with knowing what this abbreviation means
BTC: you know this guy :D that's why you are here already, It's uncle BitCoin
ETF: Exchanged Traded Fund - simply this is a marketable security which tracks an index, bonds, group of different assets or may be a commodity like gold.
CBOE: Chicago Board Options Exchange - this is the largest options market in the world that contains contracts focusing on individual equities
SEC: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission
First of all, do you feel familiar with this chart?
No, it's not the BitCoin chart. give a look at the dates.
This is the gold chart. can you imagine how many people talked then that gold is dead :) going down from 2200 to less than 400!
let's see the full chart here
Wow, it's a great bull run over the years. But, something very interesting is happening here.
what can the ETF make to the BTC?
simply, if we look at what ETF has done to the gold we maybe find it easier to understand
if we know that, The ETF was approved in Nov 2004 for Gold! enabling lots of investors to put money into gold
reference: http://etfdb.com/etf/GLD/
It's clear now, What can ETF do when it's approved.
if you can correlate those two charts, understanding how different in terms of time and volatility, you can get what can ETF do to BitCoin :)
keep an eye on what's happening to this event.
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Disclaimer: this is not a financial consultancy. this is only my opinion. do your own research before executing any investments. Best Of Luck!