Economy
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Updated on 11 Nov 2025, 08:05 am
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Akshat Lakshkar | Whalesbook News Team
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Adib Noorani, Founder of Market Wizard, has identified a consistent four-year cycle governing Bitcoin's price movements, suggesting that most investors fail to grasp this pattern. He explains that each cycle typically involves a strong rally lasting about one to one-and-a-half years, followed by a prolonged consolidation or downtrend phase of approximately two years. According to Noorani, a common pitfall for investors is relying on short-term charts (weekly or monthly) for long-term investment strategies, which he states is more suited for traders. This misaligned approach can trap investors in extended downtrends, resulting in poor returns.
Noorani emphasizes that successful Bitcoin investing hinges on synchronizing one's investment timeline with this cyclical rhythm. He differentiates strategies: intraday or swing trading for short-term players, and holding through the entire four-year cycle for long-term investors, provided they understand Bitcoin's inherent volatility. He strongly cautions against holding for mid-term periods of a few months to a year.
For portfolio allocation, Noorani suggests a disciplined approach. Conservative investors might allocate 10% of their portfolio to crypto, while aggressive investors could go up to 20-25%. Within this crypto allocation, he recommends 70-80% in Bitcoin, 10-15% in top altcoins, and a small, carefully managed 5-7% in meme coins due to their extreme volatility.
Impact: This insight can significantly influence cryptocurrency investment strategies for both retail and institutional investors globally and in India, encouraging a more patient, cycle-aware approach and potentially reducing losses from short-term trading mistakes. Rating: 8/10.
Difficult Terms: - Consolidation: A period in financial markets where an asset's price trades within a relatively narrow range, indicating indecision or a pause before a potential trend continuation or reversal. - Downtrend: A period where an asset's price consistently makes lower highs and lower lows. - Retail Investors: Individual investors who buy and sell securities or other assets for their own personal account, rather than for another company or organization. - Intraday Trading: A trading strategy where a trader buys and sells financial instruments within the same trading day, closing all positions before the market closes. - Swing Trading: A trading strategy that attempts to capture short-to-medium term gains in a stock or other asset that will hold for one or more days, but not typically longer than a few weeks. - Altcoins: All cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin, such as Ethereum, Ripple, etc. - Meme Coins: Cryptocurrencies that are often inspired by internet memes and social media trends, known for high volatility and speculative nature. - Volatility: The degree of variation of a trading price series over time, usually measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns.