Data challenges the DXY correlation to Bitcoin rallies and corrections ‘thesis’

Cointelegraph

Published Sep 16, 2022 04:15PM ET

Updated Sep 17, 2022 06:20PM ET

Presently, there seems to be a general assumption that when the U.S. dollar value increases against other global major currencies, as measured by the DXY index, the impact on Bitcoin (BTC) is negative.

Traders and influencers have been issuing alerts about this inverse correlation, and how the eventual reversal of the movement would likely push Bitcoin price higher.

Dollar Index DXY 20-day correlation versus Bitcoin. Source: TradingView
Dollar Index DXY (orange, right) vs. Bitcoin (blue). Source: TradingView
Dollar Index DXY (orange, right) vs. Bitcoin (blue), 2021. Source: TradingView

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