Wholesome worth corrections are typically a part of market bull runs. With one such drop at the moment underway, Celsius’ CEO Alex Mashinsky thinks $16,000 may very well be within the playing cards. 

“I’ve been predicting that Bitcoin and plenty of altcoins will hit new all-time highs throughout 2021 and past,” Mashinsky instructed Cointelegraph. “Nonetheless, we are going to see a number of corrections, like what’s going on immediately, that may enable savvy traders to build up these property at a reduction.”

After Bitcoin broke its 2017 file excessive in December 2020, the asset continued upward in parabolic vogue, discovering itself price greater than double its one-time excessive of $19,892 lower than two months later.

Bitcoin practically reached $42,000 on Jan. 8 earlier than starting its latest descent, holding a price close to $32,700 at time of publication. From its all-time excessive close to $42,000, right down to its latest low, Bitcoin has already corrected roughly 28% in worth.

Mashinsky mentioned:

“I see Bitcoin costs plunging even additional than 25%. In the end, the bears will accumulate sufficient strain to see a correction. General I see the potential for bitcoin costs to fall all the way in which again to $16,000 earlier than the top of the primary quarter.”

Bitcoin’s worth has soared with lightning-like velocity in latest weeks. Though bull markets typically embody worth pullbacks, what are some indicators which may happen when this worth correction is over? “No matter this drop and plenty of extra to come back, we are going to proceed saying the identical factor since 2017,” Mashinsky mentioned, including:

“There’s nothing higher than HODLing your BTC and incomes yield on it as a result of only a few investments delivered the returns of Bitcoin over 1,3 & 5 years. This course of will flush the weak palms and switch the baton with all their BTC from the short-term speculators to the long-term establishments and HODLers.”

Bitcoin’s bull run additionally comes in keeping with plenty of different financial elements, together with cash printing and potential inflation.