{"id":7428,"date":"2025-08-11T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-eyes-125k-as-citi-boosts-sp-500-forecast-fear-and-greed-jumps\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:27:12","slug":"bitcoin-price-eyes-125k-as-citi-boosts-sp-500-forecast-fear-and-greed-jumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-eyes-125k-as-citi-boosts-sp-500-forecast-fear-and-greed-jumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Eyes $125k as Citi Boosts S&amp;P 500 forecast, fear and greed jumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin price staged a strong bullish breakout on Sunday and into Monday, flirting with its all-time high. Momentum may continue as the fear and greed index climbs and Citi analysts boost their stock forecast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_ebfac6c1b414170396082af7b63b436a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitcoin price is targeting $125,000 as Citi boosts its S&amp;P 500 Index forecast.<\/li>\n<li>The analyst cited the strong quarterly earnings and tax cuts.<\/li>\n<li>The crypto fear and greed index has jumped to the greed zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) jumped to a multi-week high of $122,230, much higher than last week\u2019s low of $112,000. It was up by 65% between its lowest level in April and its highest point on Monday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citi analysts boost S&amp;P 500 target as fear and greed rises<\/h2>\n<p>A potential catalyst for Bitcoin price is the broader risk-on sentiment as the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hit record highs.<\/p>\n<p>Wall Street analysts have begun raising targets. On Monday, Citi analysts boosted their S&amp;P 500 estimate to 6,600 from 6,300, citing the recent tax cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill, which they believe will offset tariff impacts.<\/p>\n<p>They also highlighted a better-than-expected earnings season, with companies reporting an average <strong>10%<\/strong> earnings growth. According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/advantage.factset.com\/hubfs\/Website\/Resources%20Section\/Research%20Desk\/Earnings%20Insight\/EarningsInsight_080825.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FactSet<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>this was the third straight quarter of double-digit growth, with 81% of firms beating expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin price may also rally as the crypto fear and greed index moved to the greed zone of 62. It has jumped from this month\u2019s low of 53, confirming that a risk-on sentiment is spreading in the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, American investors continue to accumulate Bitcoin ETFs. Spot Bitcoin ETFs added over $403 million in assets on Friday after adding $280 million on the previous day. These funds have had net inflows of $54.4 billion since their inception.<\/p>\n<p>The next key catalyst for BTC price was the upcoming US consumer inflation report on Tuesday. The average estimate among investors is that the CPI rose slightly to 2.8% in July. A lower-than-expected figure will boost Bitcoin by raising the odds of Federal Reserve cuts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin price technical analysis<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BTC price chart | Source: crypto.news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The daily chart shows a bullish setup, with BTC breaking above the upper side of a descending channel that forms part of a bullish flag pattern.<\/p>\n<p>The price remains above both the 50-day and 100-day moving averages and is approaching the all-time high of $123,200. The most likely scenario is a break above this level, flipping it into support and targeting a new all-time high at $125,000.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin price staged a strong bullish breakout on Sunday and into Monday, flirting with its all-time high. 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