Bitcoin Could Rip To $136K, Gold To $4,100, But What Happens After? | Chris Vermeulen

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  July 21, 2025 at 21:33  |  36:30  |  The David Lin Report
Speakers
Chris Vermeulen — Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders

Summary

Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders tells David Lin that the S&P 500 is still in an uptrend but is near a short-term pause or correction point after a powerful rally. He remains most bullish on gold, sees Bitcoin potentially reaching $136,000, warns that long bonds and platinum are unattractive, and expects a 2007-style risk of a major future stock-market decline that requires a protective plan.

  • Chris says the S&P 500 has rallied to all-time highs and he is still long, but short-term sentiment signals warn of a pause or pullback.
  • He closed out a NASDAQ long after a 15% target and sees correction or noise risk.
  • He is most bullish on gold, targeting roughly $4,000-$4,100/oz, and prefers it to silver.
  • Bitcoin has a bullish chart pattern pointing to about $136,000, though it remains tied to the NASDAQ.
  • He avoids long-term Treasuries and TLT because rates and yields point higher and bonds are in a downtrend.
  • He warns platinum's running correction is dangerous and would wait for a reset before buying.
  • He sees a longer-term 2007-style analog with a possible major stock-market decline and urges proactive risk management.
  • He dismisses fundamentals and earnings for his process and favors active risk-managed asset rotation over buy-and-hold.
Ideas
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 5:40
Still long S&P 500, avoid chasing
He remains long the S&P 500 because the trend is up and the index is at all-time highs, and the position has not hit all targets. However, short-term put-call and FOMO/panic sentiment signals suggest a pause or pullback, so he would not chase and would wait for a pullback to add if not already in.
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 5:47
NASDAQ risk high after target
He closed out the NASDAQ long after it hit a 15% profit target. Historically, when NASDAQ reaches a 15% target after a trend change, the market often enters a multi-week or multi-month correction or noisy sideways phase, and short-term sentiment/put-call indicators are showing excessive bullishness near a potential peak.
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 12:07
Bitcoin setup points to $136K
Bitcoin has a strong chart pattern, recently rallied and traded sideways, and is pointing to about $136,000 per Bitcoin with good momentum. However, it generally moves with the NASDAQ, so he would exit if the stock market says to get out and does not treat it as a uniquely independent trade.
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 13:23
Most bullish on gold, targets $4,100
Gold is Chris's most bullish idea over the next month or two: it has been consolidating in a strong flag pattern that points to about $4,100/oz, roughly 15-20% upside, and echoes the 2007 setup where gold, stocks, and a weak dollar ran together. He views gold as the lowest-risk upside play versus silver after silver's recent pop and expects a momentum run to $4,000-$4,100, though a later stock-market forced liquidation could temporarily pull gold down.
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 22:52
Avoid long bonds; TLT downtrend
Long-term Treasuries are still in a strong downtrend and could make new all-time lows; at best TLT may trade sideways for six to twelve months or even two years while building a stage-one base. Interest-rate charts point to higher yields, potentially around 8%, making bonds a dangerous, dead trade now, and he would not try to pick a bottom.
Chris Vermeulen Chief Market Strategist, TheTechnicalTraders 28:03
Platinum dangerous; wait for reset
Platinum has surged after a long stage-one base and is now in a volatile running-correction pattern that is dangerous and generally resolves to the downside, though it could explode higher first. He would not touch it here and would wait for a clean correction/launch pad before considering a long again.
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This The David Lin Report video, published July 21, 2025, features Chris Vermeulen discussing SPY, QQQ, BTC, GLD, TLT, PPLT. 6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Chris Vermeulen  · Tickers: SPY, QQQ, BTC, GLD, TLT, PPLT