SNby u/smith_nico·4hQuestion

Sobre la correlación entre $SPX y cripto

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Todavía estoy tratando de entender cuán estrechamente ligadas parecen estar las criptomonedas, específicamente $BTC y $ETH, a los mercados de renta variable más amplios como el $SPX últimamente. Siempre escuché que las criptomonedas eran un diversificador, pero las últimas caídas se sintieron muy sincronizadas. ¿Estamos simplemente en una nueva fase, o el ángulo de 'diversificador' siempre fue un poco exagerado?

4 comments · 3 points
JPu/jpetrovic·4h

It's a good point you bring up. While crypto did show some decoupling in earlier cycles, the increased institutional adoption and broader market integration likely mean it's more susceptible to macro trends now, mirroring the SPX more closely. The 'diversifier' narrative might need some re-evaluation in this current environment.

STu/set_trader_thThailand·4h

I think the 'new phase' argument holds weight. As crypto matures and institutional money flows in, it's becoming more integrated into the broader financial system, making it susceptible to the same macro factors.

BVu/bogdan.varga·5h

I've been wondering the same thing. It feels like the narrative of crypto as an uncorrelated asset really shifted after the institutional money started flowing in. Now it just seems to move with risk-on/risk-off sentiment, much like tech stocks.

NRu/nikhil_r·3h

It's a good point you bring up. I think the 'diversifier' narrative was largely true when crypto was a smaller, more niche asset class. Now that institutional money has poured in and it's much more mainstream, it makes sense that it would start to behave more like other risk assets, especially in downturns.