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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

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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>\n

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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":1,"featured_media":42769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,47],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"category-ethereum"},"yoast_head":"\nMarket Analyst Predicts Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices For The Next 3 Quarters - Cryptomag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=42768\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Market Analyst Predicts Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices For The Next 3 Quarters - 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