{"id":160985,"date":"2026-05-04T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=160985"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:30:32","slug":"market-analyst-predicts-bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-for-the-next-3-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=160985","title":{"rendered":"Market Analyst Predicts Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices For The Next 3 Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin is trading close to $80,000<\/a> in the first week of May; Jerome Powell is weeks away from stepping down as Federal Reserve chair; the S&P 500 is at an all-time high; and sentiment across crypto markets is slowly turning positive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Crypto trader and market analyst Aralez has stepped forward with a full arc of the industry\u2019s next major cycle that stretches from the second quarter of 2026 into the end of 2027. The prediction starts with a bearish short-term<\/a> outlook for both Bitcoin and Ethereum, but it does not end there.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin And Ethereum Could Face Another Deep Drop Before Q3<\/h2>\n

The first stage of Aralez\u2019s prediction<\/a> focuses on May and June 2026, where he expects the market to see one more wave of panic. This is the most bearish part <\/a>of the forecast, and it places the Bitcoin price reaching below $58,000,<\/a> which would represent a drop of about 27% from its current price near $79,715. The chart attached to the analysis shows Bitcoin holding close to $80,000 before rolling over into a projected Q2 decline.<\/p>\n

Ethereum, in his view, could fall to around $1,600. This would also translate to a decline of about 32% from its current price of $2,359. Aralez also tied this stage to weakness in the S&P 500, with a prediction that it could reverse and fall below 6,800. That would be a clear break from the current mood in equities, where the index is currently trading at new highs around 7,230.<\/p>\n

The second part of the forecast is on Q3 2026, when Bitcoin will start to form a bottom while whales begin accumulating. The trigger in his forecast is a change in Federal Reserve leadership, followed by a strong market drop and the first US rate cut. Aralez\u2019s prediction is that the leadership transition will lead to a market sell-off, <\/a>with the S&P 500 falling to as low as $5,200 in the worst of it.<\/p>\n

Q4 2026 To 2027 Could Bring Bitcoin Back Above Its Record High<\/h2>\n

The most bullish section of the prediction begins in Q4 2026. Aralez expects Bitcoin to start a new uptrend and reach above $90,000 before the end of the year. That would represent a major recovery from the projected sub-$58,000 Q2 target, but the analyst sees it as only the first stage of a bigger move.<\/p>\n

The outlook is that Bitcoin will break its all-time high and reach above $140,000 sometime between Q1 and Q4 2027. The surge will be supported by mass integration of AI into the crypto industry, the launch of quantitative easing amid a global crisis, and new narratives bringing millions of participants into crypto.<\/p>\n

Those who buy Bitcoin during the Q3 2026 bottom, at or below $58,000, would achieve close to a 3x return within twelve months if the $140,000 target is hit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin is trading close to $80,000 in the first week of May; Jerome Powell is weeks away from stepping down as Federal Reserve chair; the S&P 500 is at an all-time high; and sentiment across crypto markets is slowly turning positive.\u00a0 Crypto trader and market analyst Aralez has stepped forward with a full arc of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":160986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160985"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=160985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/160986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=160985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=160985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=160985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}