Fidelity's Timmer: Bitcoin forming consolidation base after bounce; BTC-DXY correlation tightens to -0.90 as ETFs keep inflows

first published 2026-04-23T19:18:37Z

Fidelity Investments' Director of Global Macro Jurrien Timmer says Bitcoin appears to be forming a large consolidation base after bouncing from a local low of $60,033 to a recovery high of $78,344. He views the prior drawdown from ~$126,000 to ~$60,000 as a 'mild winter' and highlights a $65,000–$70,000 range that helped form a base for a potential next up wave. Timmer also notes ETP capital rotated from Bitcoin into gold at last October's peak but has recently flowed back into digital assets. Market context: as of March 31 the S&P 500 was down 4.3% YTD and Bitcoin and large-cap growth equities were the worst performers among tracked asset classes.

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Timmer points to concrete price action (bounce from $60,033 to $78,344 and a $65k–$70k base) and institutional ETP flow reversal (capital moved from Bitcoin into gold at October's peak then flowed back), which supports a mildly bullish interpretation and could influence short-term trading sentiment.

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