Bitcoin (BTC) hit new highs in extra of $18,750 on Nov. 20 as its newest prolonged bull run continued to please traders.

BTC worth inches nearer to all-time highs

Information from Cointelegraph Markets, Coin360 and TradingView confirmed BTC/USD climb swiftly after reclaiming $18,000, taking out its earlier excessive of $18,420 to proceed rising.

At press time, native highs of $18,817 took Bitcoin to inside $1,250 of its all-time highs from December 2017.

BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Supply: Tradingview

The most recent good points come as altcoins additionally start to hit historic ranges, which have remained untested for a number of years.

Talking concerning the market’s present energy and future prospects, Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat World Advisors, was extra bullish than ever.

“The halvening occurred this 12 months, which in fact traditionally is sweet for worth, bit historical past additionally says that the 12 months following the halvenings is rather more essential,” he informed Yahoo! Finance.

“Bitcoin was one of the best performing asset final 12 months, 2019. It is killing it this 12 months; it is simply crushing all different hedges and asset courses this 12 months, 2020. However in 2021 I feel Bitcoin could possibly be the 12 months of the fireworks, so if individuals are , they actually ought to notice that one of the best might be but to come back.”

Bitcoin vs. gold 3-month chart. Supply: Skew

Information from monitoring useful resource Skew underscores simply how a lot Bitcoin has outperformed macro options. Bitcoin’s year-to-date returns complete 160%, whereas gold has managed simply 22% and the S&P 500 an excellent much less interesting 10.9%.