[For fun] Can bitcoin get to all time high this year

[348Judah]

That Strategy speculation is truly hilarious, how can somebody predict what is not feasible considering how the market is fluctuating around the same price movement, I think that the Strategy executive is just being wishful. Nothing is impossible but I don't think that we can see Bitcoin reaching it's current ATH in this 2026 not to talk of reaching a new peak of $150,000 there is no indicators that it would happen anytime soon.

We should stop allowing people to deceive us and use such as an instrument to cause market reaction even in the way it does not expect to perform, sometimes you see this institutional investors try to create some events and news just a trigger for market reaction when people are all over the internet speculating on the outcome of such incidence.

We should by now understand well how bitcoin operates and the network, there are some things that are not achievable and there are some that we know are likely to be achieved even though we don't have a certainty to date and time such may occur, everyone is expected to do his own research and make his findings about market performance and try to focus on such as his own basic prediction.

[pooya87]

Usually recoveries take some time, so maybe a couple of months there just to get out of this sideway market trend. Then we would need a couple of more months to enter a bull run and gain a decent enough momentum to bring the price to above $100k and this momentum has to be strong enough and be sustained to reach $120k (previous ATH) and to be strong enough to keep pushing the price up to reach a new ATH.

It is not impossible but not in 5.5 months.

On top of that we still have the chaotic global economy and the destabilization caused by US regime's actions across the globe. That causes economic uncertainty and puts a sell pressure on the market instead of bringing in more money to create a bull run.

[Zackz5000]

Sometimes Strategy do surprise his fans like me with price speculations that I will see, but not see it to be what can become true. This is what I am talking about:

Strategy sold $216 million in Bitcoin to fund its dividend payments, as wealth manager Bernstein maintained its year-end Bitcoin price target of $150,000.

Strategy 17 months of cash to cover dividend obligations and interest payments can be seen to be true, but how about the bitcoin price speculation of bitcoin getting to $150000 this year?

The more people try to predict bitcoin the more we realize that bitcoin can not be predicted, we can guess all we want and maybe sometimes ours guesses might be right but that doesn't mean we were able to predict it, it just means that we got lucky enough to guess the right price, I've joined in a few bitcoin price prediction threads here and all I've come to realize over and over is that I can't predict the price of bitcoin.

Bitcoin is volatile so it can't be predicted you are right what people do is to speculate sometimes it goes as speculated sometimes too it doesn't that it does doesn't mean the person is sure as no body can tell what will happen or what the price will be next. The price of Bitcoin will likely increase in the future so good investors makes good use of any market condition by accumulating gradually and hodl for long.

[retreat]

That person may have his own optimism about Bitcoin's price this year, expecting it to reach $150k USD. But as usual, Bitcoin is so unpredictable, so he said it could reach that price, but it's also possible that Bitcoin could remain stuck at $60k USD, or worse, drop to $50k USD, given the bearish market conditions. Especially considering there are only five months left in the year, I'm pessimistic that Bitcoin will be able to reach $150k within such a short timeframe.

[Orpichukwu]

Strategy 17 months of cash to cover dividend obligations and interest payments can be seen to be true, but how about the bitcoin price speculation of bitcoin getting to $150000 this year?

This year the chances of even getting back to the previous all-time high are slim. How can we get to $150,000, which he’s predicted? How I usually treat their predictions is in a way where they might be targeting a price below $150k, but they still need to set the public predicted price on a high side to push the demand and expectations a bit closer to that. For instance, they might actually have $100k as a target but predict Bitcoin to reach $150k. While the masses' attention is on the $150k, if they want to make some sales, they can do it when the people least expect it. This is just an example.

[Strongkored]

Strategy 17 months of cash to cover dividend obligations and interest payments can be seen to be true, but how about the bitcoin price speculation of bitcoin getting to $150000 this year?

I hope it can happen, although I think it's a bit unlikely this year. The new ATH will begin to form near or after the halving. We know that halvings are events that often trigger Bitcoin's price to rise many times over.
And now seems like a good time to continue accumulating until the new ATH.

[Danica22]

I hope it can happen, although I think it's a bit unlikely this year. The new ATH will begin to form near or after the halving. We know that halvings are events that often trigger Bitcoin's price to rise many times over.
And now seems like a good time to continue accumulating until the new ATH.

The halving used to be the biggest catalyst that triggered bull markets, but I do not think that is the case anymore. Instead, macroeconomic factors, demand, and institutional capital flows are now the main factors determining Bitcoin's trend.

So, even if we ignore historical patterns, with the current macro situation, the chances of Bitcoin reaching $150k this year are still very unlikely.

But yes, this is a good time to accumulate because the price has dropped 50%.

[Charles-Tim]

I hope it can happen, although I think it's a bit unlikely this year. The new ATH will begin to form near or after the halving. We know that halvings are events that often trigger Bitcoin's price to rise many times over.
And now seems like a good time to continue accumulating until the new ATH.

Bitcoin price increased and got to all-time high before the halving of last cycle, so this can let some people think that the the same thing or something similar might also occur this time. Although, as for me I think bitcoin is not getting to all-time high this year. Even before bitcoin gets to all before halving that time, the whole 2022 was significantly bearish.

[Ayers]

I hope it can happen, although I think it's a bit unlikely this year. The new ATH will begin to form near or after the halving. We know that halvings are events that often trigger Bitcoin's price to rise many times over.
And now seems like a good time to continue accumulating until the new ATH.

Bitcoin price increased and got to all-time high before the halving of last cycle, so this can let some people think that the the same thing or something similar might also occur this time. Although, as for me I think bitcoin is not getting to all-time high this year. Even before bitcoin gets to all before halving that time, the whole 2022 was significantly bearish.

that could certainly happen again. however, we would need a major catalyst, similar to the approval of the bitcoin eft. 
for example, a wave of countries recognizing Bitcoin and adding it to their national reserves, or the  fed's decision to implement quantitative easing...but given the current situation, that seems unlikely to happen this year.

markets move in cycles. we've just experienced a prolonged bull market cycle, while the current bear market hasn't even lasted a full year
so expecting btc to reach new record highs this year seems a bit overly optimistic 

[Oasisman]

Strategy 17 months of cash to cover dividend obligations and interest payments can be seen to be true, but how about the bitcoin price speculation of bitcoin getting to $150000 this year?

I hope it can happen, although I think it's a bit unlikely this year. The new ATH will begin to form near or after the halving. We know that halvings are events that often trigger Bitcoin's price to rise many times over.
And now seems like a good time to continue accumulating until the new ATH.

This has always been the most realistic take on when will Bitcoin potentially hit another ATH. Right now, the chances for that is way too slim to no chance at all because of how the market have been moving since the decline. The bear market could continue until early 2027. Then we would likely see an upward momentum, just in time for the next halving.
Let's see if this kind of cycle continue happening, as there's still a lot of people believed it. And I agree, the current price is a very good time for accumulations.

[Nathrixxx]

For the remaining days or months of this year, you should expect both the dumping and pumping of Bitcoin market price in diverse strategies, the fall of the market will not go below $55,000 at least, while for the bull market, you should not expect the market to pump above $95,000 this year, this could be a wrong speculation but what I have only discovered about the market performance for this year as we are still in the bear season and not the bull season.

[BALIK]

For the remaining days or months of this year, you should expect both the dumping and pumping of Bitcoin market price in diverse strategies, the fall of the market will not go below $55,000 at least, while for the bull market, you should not expect the market to pump above $95,000 this year, this could be a wrong speculation but what I have only discovered about the market performance for this year as we are still in the bear season and not the bull season.

I like the way you look at the market. Instead of making one sided predictions and hoping they will come true, we should consider both optimistic and pessimistic scenarios and prepare for both outcomes. Because the market is unpredictable.

However, I do not think we should put a fixed floor or ceiling on Bitcoin's price. All it takes is one major event for every prediction to become meaningless.

Anything is possible, and we shouldn't rule out any possibility.

[Marvelockg]

Especially considering there are only five months left in the year, I'm pessimistic that Bitcoin will be able to reach $150k within such a short timeframe.

The number of months doesn't really matter that much and five month is not too short for bitcoin to break the last ATH but then, we have to be realistic with our speculation and focus on what is at hand knowing fully well that it is less likely that bitcoin will break the last ATH before next year even though it is not impossible for it to do so. if you are capable of continuous buying of bitcoin, it is better to keep at it while watching how things unfolds without putting too much pressure on where you want bitcoin to by December. the question of what happens if bitcoin breaks the last ATH by December is something you still have to answer.

[alastantiger]

That person may have his own optimism about Bitcoin's price this year, expecting it to reach $150k USD. But as usual, Bitcoin is so unpredictable, so he said it could reach that price, but it's also possible that Bitcoin could remain stuck at $60k USD, or worse, drop to $50k USD, given the bearish market conditions. Especially considering there are only five months left in the year, I'm pessimistic that Bitcoin will be able to reach $150k within such a short timeframe.

$150,000 is an impossible price for Bitcoin to reach this year, Bitcoin could not even reach $150,000 when it got to its all-time high of $120,000 plus, the market is now being bearish hence it will be very difficult for Bitcoin price to increase to that amount in this year or next year. What we can expect right now is for the price to be pumping and dumping constantly as people take profit and also accumulate Bitcoin in anticipation of the price to increase during the next Bitcoin halving.

Do not invest in Bitcoin now with an expectation that you're going to make profit in few months time because that is not going to happen and you will get disappointed instead if you are investing in Bitcoin now plan yourself very well so that you can hold instead of selling and then when Bitcoin gets to a new all-time high in 2028/2029 then you can take profit then and use the money to do something good for yourself or continue holding them in Bitcoin because that is also a good way of retaining your money as the price of Bitcoin will continue to increase in the future.

[Obim34]

Anything is possible, and we shouldn't rule out any possibility.

Without ruling out the possibility, from the current trend, It's hard to predict on the price of Bitcoin to hit an all time high still in this year, we may go high from $60K, but I doubt if the market has enough potential to go past $100K, speculatively the cap for the year should be around $80K-$90K.