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FintekNews compares the price of Bitcoin, Gold & Major Market Averages on a daily basis. FintekNews uses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) bitcoin indexes (BRR & BRTI) for bitcoin pricing.
5/5/17 Closing Prices:
Bitcoin: $1,594.05 (+$9.42) Gold: $1,229 ($+1.00) Dow Jones Industrials: 21,006.94 (+55.47) S&P 500: 2,399.29 (+9.77) Nasdaq Composite: 6,100.76 (+25.42)
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate & CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index
Trading Summary Notes for Thursday, 5/5/17:
- Bitcoin challenges $1600. New highs and momentum strong
- Bitcoin near term price target $1750-$1800
- Traders should use sell stop at $1485-$1495.
- Bitcoin long term uptrend intact.
- Gold in a downtrend. Very weak
- Gold near term downside price target $1175-$1185
- No reason to own gold.
- LONG BITCOIN/SHORT GOLD
Past Market
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We wrote an article (8/17/16) going on the record saying bitcoin will outperform gold
throughout the future. We continue that call.