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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) breaking below $90,000 on Monday has prompted crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen to draw striking parallels to the 2019 macro setup.
What Happened: In a podcast published on Sunday, Cowen warned that Bitcoin's current downturn, arriving just as quantitative tightening (QT) ends, is tracking almost identically to 2019.
Back then, BTC continued bleeding for months after the Federal Reserve shifted from QT to quantitative easing (QE).
Cowen's base case mirrors that earlier cycle:
Altcoins may fare worse. Cowen expects one last spike in Bitcoin dominance as traders waiting for a QE-driven rescue capitulate, similar to the broad altcoin weakness seen in late 2019.
While he acknowledges a slim chance of new all-time highs, Cowen points to breakdowns in key indicators such as the weekly RSI as classic bear-market signals.
He adds that Bitcoin's ROI curve still aligns with previous cycle trajectories.
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Why It Matters: Cowen emphasized that the end of QT does not mean immediate liquidity expansion.
In 2019, QT ended in July, but the Fed's balance sheet didn't begin growing until September, and Bitcoin kept sliding in the meantime.
He expects a similar lag now, potentially stretching well into 2026, reinforcing the idea that the current decline could be the opening phase of a larger macro downturn.
Still, Cowen frames this as opportunity rather than disaster.
If the pattern holds, he believes investors will eventually look back at 2025–2026 as a textbook bear-market window, painful, but ultimately lucrative for those who waited patiently.
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