IBIT: Patience Needed As Bitcoin Consolidates (Rating Downgrade)

  • Downgrading IBIT from buy to hold due to stalled momentum and lack of breakout above May highs, despite strong year-to-date returns. Bitcoin's price action is mixed versus gold and equities, with recent consolidation and divergence from traditional risk assets raising caution. Potential downside support levels are near $98,000, with risk-off catalysts like geopolitical tensions or weak economic data threatening further declines.