Appetite For Risk Through the Lens of Nasdaq and Bitcoin

Bitcoin tends to track Wall Street sentiment well, particularly compared to the Nasdaq. Growing concerns that Trump's policies will tip the US (and therefore the global economy) into a recession, which currently has the Nasdaq on the ropes and bitcoin getting dragged along for the ride. And there could be further losses to follow, though a cheeky bounce at a minimum could be due first.

Matt Simpson, Market Analyst and City Index and Forex.com