The next six weeks may per chance well additionally be main for Bitcoin, the first and perfect cryptocurrency by market capitalization, in line with legendary trader Peter Brandt.
In a most contemporary tweet, Brandt shared his learn on the Bitcoin cycle in admire to the halving event, which occurs almost every four years and reduces the price at which unique Bitcoins are created by 50%.
Brandt acknowledged that a tradable top may per chance well additionally occur for Bitcoin correct by the following six or so weeks: “Per how I learn the cycles in Bitcoin — low to high with the halving marking the midpoint (+/- one to 2 weeks) — a tradable top may per chance well additionally occur correct by the following six or so weeks.” This observation implies that the following six weeks may per chance well additionally most contemporary the closing leg of a valid rally for the Bitcoin attach forward of a doable correction.
Per how I learn the cycles in Bitcoin (low to high with halving marking the mid point (+/- one to 2 weeks) a tradable top may per chance well additionally occur correct by the following six or so weeks https://t.co/uFjGCgduP1
— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) August 8, 2025
Having tumbled to a low of $112,000 on Aug. 2, Bitcoin has returned to trade above $117,000, for now retaking the differ it had been in for most of July.
Bitcoin was recently trading at $117,656, up 0.89% in the closing 24 hours and up 3.6% weekly. Bitcoin’s most contemporary document high was hit on July 14 as it pushed above $123,000.
Bitcoin cycle ineffective?
Bitcoin has on the total traded in a four-year attach cycle centered spherical the halving event.
Per this cycle, Bitcoin would surge in the months following the halving event, in the extinguish reaching a document high. Then Bitcoin would decline by almost 70% to 80% from this peak ensuing in the originate up of a length of lull in crypto prices or “crypto winter.” Alternative cryptocurrencies would also alter to a same pattern. Bitcoin would then consolidate for a while, and because the following halving approaches, its attach would on the total upward thrust. The cycle then repeats.
Alternatively, that cycle, which has continuously adopted a predictable pattern, appears to be breaking or disappearing entirely. So much of things, including Bitcoin ETFs, investor shift and clear regulatory outlook, enjoy resulted in changes to the cycle.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the four-year cycle may per chance well additionally be over, but for it to officially be ineffective, Bitcoin must originate effectively in 2026, which he expects to occur.
