Legendary Trader Prophesies Wild Bitcoin Ride—$150K Glory Before a Magnificent Plunge?

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The renowned maestro of charts, Peter Brandt, emerged from his candlelit trading chamber (probably with a cat lurking nearby and cigar smoke curling over the ticker tape) and unleashed upon the X-iverse his latest prophecy: Bitcoin, the eternal enigma, is on a collision course with $150,000 by 2025. Such a figure sparked optimism among faithful hodlers. Yet, some critics, stroking their beards with all the sanctimony of Moscow professors, muttered that Brandt’s number is as modest as borscht without sour cream.

Brandt’s Oracular Utterance—and the Wolf’s Howl

Brandt, with a wink that smacks of both wisdom and mischief, declared that Bitcoin is due for its grandiose rendezvous with fortune in August or September 2025. All that’s required, he says, is for BTC to resurrect its broken “parabolic slope”—as if financial markets took orders like loyal Soviet apparatchiks. Should this mysterious structure hold, then between $125K and $150K awaits in this cycle—assuming markets don’t turn into a Dostoevskian fever dream first.

Yet, beneath this matryoshka of optimism, Brandt tucked a dire warning: after reaching the summit, Bitcoin may tumble more than 50%, like a tipsy bear rolling down Lenin Hills. For good measure, he tagged Scott Melker, the Wolf of All Streets—a moniker that sounds suspiciously like an underfunded folk tale. Melker replied, barking agreement, which set the crypto gossip columns ablaze. 🔥🐺

Not everyone was impressed (some folks would find fault with Pushkin’s poetry). Detractors scoffed that $150K is limp—barely enough for a decent Yalta holiday. Given Bitcoin’s zeal and the scent of institutional money prowling about, more than a few keyboard Cossacks fantasize about numbers launching to stratospheric heights.

For further dramatic tension, Robert Kiyosaki—the man who turned “Rich Dad Poor Dad” into a franchise bigger than a Moscow winter—hinted that Bitcoin could hit $200,000 by 2025. Thus, we have two tales: Brandt the ballet-dancer of caution, Kiyosaki the circus acrobat of bullishness. Pick your show.

BTC Rockets Upwards: Enthusiasm, Hysteria, and Open Interest

In the latest chapter of this digital novel, Bitcoin vaulted to heights unseen since February, tiptoeing past the $97,400 whisper, before pausing at $96,790 (plus or minus the cost of a Moscow cappuccino) with $33.16 billion in volume thundering through. Meanwhile, BTC Futures Open Interest bulked up by almost 8%—one might imagine traders flexing in front of mirrors and trading screens alike. 🏋️

Across the Atlantic, the US Spot BTC ETF regained its swagger—adding a cheeky $422 million on April 1, and proving not all April Fools are created equal. With markets jittering like a mischievous cat on a samovar, it seems likely the great journey skyward continues, at least until some unseen force yanks the lever.

On the horizon: visions of BTC at $100K. But amidst these prophecies—Brandt’s, Melker’s, Kiyosaki’s—perhaps the shrewdest move is to watch, wait, and never, ever forget to count your rubles twice before betting on the roulette wheel of crypto. 🎲

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2025-05-02 14:45