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Bitfinex: Bitcoin averages 0.9% gain on FOMC day, 0.6% drop afterward

  • —Bitcoin averaged a 0.9% rise on FOMC announcement days
  • —The following five days averaged a 0.6% decline
  • —Findings are based on historical BTC behavior around FOMC meetings
Why it matters: The pattern gives traders a historical baseline for positioning around Fed decisions: gains on the day, followed by a pullback.
Source: Coinfomania