Iโm not very optimistic about BTC in the short term based on this ISM data.
The U.S. services PMI rose to 54.1 in July.
On the surface:
The economy still looks pretty strong.
But two numbers inside matter more:
The price index surged to 70.3,
while employment fell to 47.4.
In plain terms, things are getting more expensive, but companies are increasingly unwilling to hire.
This is actually very uncomfortable for the Federal Reserve.
The economy isnโt weak enough that it has to be rescued right away,
and inflation isnโt low enough that itโs safe to cut rates.
This is exactly the kind of situation BTC dislikes:
Liquidity canโt be released,
and the economy is starting to show cracks again.
So for now, I wonโt treat โweaker employmentโ as a clear positive.
The real comfortable scenario would be:
Employment cools gradually,
and inflation cools along with it.
Not this oneโ
people are being hired less,
but prices are still rising.
Next, Iโll only watch Fridayโs nonfarm payrolls.
If employment continues to weaken significantly, and U.S. Treasury yields fall,
Iโll turn more bullish.
If employment isnโt bad and inflation pressure remains high,
then the Fed still has reasons to stay hawkish.
In one sentence:
The biggest problem with the U.S. economy right now isnโt that itโs too strong or too weak.
Itโs that it has a bit of stagflation flavor.
$BTC $ETH #ISM #็พๅฝISMๆๅกไธๆๆฐๅ่ณ54.1