{"id":15812,"date":"2026-01-05T07:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=15812"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:02:09","slug":"the-week-ahead-bitcoin-rebounds-fed-rate-cut-odds-fade-us-data-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/the-week-ahead-bitcoin-rebounds-fed-rate-cut-odds-fade-us-data-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week Ahead: Bitcoin Rebounds as Fed Rate Cut Odds Fade and U.S. Data Loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This morning Asia time, Bitcoin slightly rose back up to the $93K mark, after trading between $88,460 and $91,810 over the weekend. Furthermore, Ethereum moved up to $3,180. Altcoins also rose, especially <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/01\/03\/dogecoin-spikes-11-pepe-jumps-25-as-2026-brings-starts-with-a-bang-for-memecoins\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dogecoin<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which jumped 11%.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoinMarketCap\u2019s <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/fear-and-greed-index\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> increased to 42, the first time since October. Traders are eyeing <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/01\/02\/bitcoin-pushes-above-usd90-000-as-traders-eye-change-in-pattern\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">patterns<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for strong gains before American stocks begin trading in the first full week of trading in the new year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-9.40.03-AM.png?resize=1068%2C482&#038;quality=75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-9.40.03-AM.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-9.40.03-AM-980x442.png 980w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-9.40.03-AM-480x217.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1068px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>What Traders Should Watch Out for this Week<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Hopes for another Federal Reserve rate cut have cooled, with CME FedWatch data showing only a 16\u201317% chance of a 0.25% cut in January. This is because the US has shown strong GDP growth and employment numbers in recent weeks, reducing the need for additional monetary stimuli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Here are some key US additional indicators to watch out for this week:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Jan 5: ISM manufacturing index<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Jan 6: S&amp;P final U.S. services PMI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Jan 7: ADP employment, ISM services index, Job openings, and U.S. factory orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Jan 8: Initial jobless claims, U.S. trade deficit, U.S. productivity, and U.S. consumer credit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">Jan 9: U.S. employment report, U.S. unemployment rate, U.S. hourly wages, and UMich consumer sentiment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\">Keep an eye on the upcoming congressional vote on the CLARITY Act, which was introduced and passed in 2025, as it could bring clearer rules for crypto exchanges and help attract more institutional capital to the industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With regards to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, economists and analysts expect a limited impact on the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/wublockchainenglish\/22561\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> global economy<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as oil investments will likely take years to ramp up. Bitcoin is <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/cointelegraph\/66597\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unlikely to suffer a major correction<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from this particular case.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Asia time, Bitcoin slightly rose back up to the $93K mark, after trading between $88,460 and $91,810 over the weekend. Furthermore, Ethereum moved up to $3,180. Altcoins also rose, especially Dogecoin, which jumped 11%.\u00a0 CoinMarketCap\u2019s Crypto Fear and Greed Index increased to 42, the first time since October. 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