Luke Gromen on why Bitcoin might keep stalling around $58k-72K: big players can satisfy demand with paper bets instead of buying real #Bitcoin<\/a>, which holds the price back.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worked on #gold<\/a> for years, but he doesn\u2019t think it lasts forever with Bitcoin\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/yPAuJA3dKI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CwZ2cGwwW6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Natalie Brunell The derivative-suppression thesis sits inside a broader macro framework. Gromen described Bitcoin as \u201cone of, if not the last functioning smoke alarm of liquidity,\u201d and said its recent weakness is \u201ctelling us not good things.\u201d In his view, liquidity is being absorbed elsewhere, most visibly by AI-related equities and by energy and commodities after the Iran war<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAI is sucking all the oxygen out of the room, all the liquidity out of the room, and it\u2019s all in one area,\u201d Gromen said. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s happening to Bitcoin as well. I think it\u2019s a victim of that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n He argued that the equity rally is narrower than headline indices suggest, with AI-linked names carrying much of the move. That makes Bitcoin\u2019s lag more relevant to him: if BTC is a liquidity-sensitive asset and it is not confirming the strength in stocks, the market may be less healthy than the index level implies.<\/p>\n Gromen linked the issue to the US effort to run the economy hot, weaken the dollar and reshore production. Those forces, he said, should be positive for gold and Bitcoin in a freer market. But they also risk sending an uncomfortable message.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are elements in the US that don\u2019t want to see that because those things will be communicating to the world, hey, you\u2019re just inflating,\u201d he said. \u201cHey, you\u2019re just inflating. And that creates some issues on the financing side with the Treasury market.\u201d<\/p>\n His base case is not a conventional crash, but a shift in the measuring stick. He expects equities to rise in dollar terms while falling when priced in gold and Bitcoin. In that scenario, hard assets outperform nominal claims, while 10-year Treasury yields remain broadly contained in the 4% to 4.5% area.<\/p>\n![\"\u26a1\"](\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/26a1.png\")
(@natbrunell) June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nBitcoin As A Liquidity Smoke Alarm<\/h2>\n
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