Why Is Bitcoin Suddenly Exploding? Will The Rally Continue? | Ben Cowen

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 25, 2026 at 02:50  |  39:07  |  The David Lin Report
Speakers
Benjamin Cowen — Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse
David Lin — Founder & Host, The David Lin Report / ex-Anchor, Kitco News

Summary

Benjamin Cowen discusses Bitcoin's sharp rally after Treasury buyback news, arguing it was driven by a short squeeze with limited whale follow-through. He treats the 50-week moving average near 80-81k as the key technical line, while maintaining a historical case to accumulate Bitcoin in the second half of the midterm year. He also sees continued strength in energy, a long-term bullish setup for gold, persistent Bitcoin dominance, and risk of another stock-market correction before year-end.

  • Bitcoin rallied about 25% since August 19, tied to Treasury buyback news and a short squeeze.
  • The key technical marker is whether Bitcoin can hold weekly closes above the 50-week moving average near 80-81k.
  • Cowen still favors accumulating Bitcoin through the second half of the midterm year for a potential bull run into 2027-28.
  • Whale activity indicators show less accumulation than prior major Bitcoin lows.
  • Energy just hit new all-time highs and he remains bullish on the sector.
  • Gold is viewed as long-term bullish with a likely higher low if a broad correction occurs.
  • Bitcoin dominance remains in an uptrend; altcoin season likely requires a parabolic Bitcoin rally first.
  • Stock market may face another midterm-year correction before the end of 2026.
Ideas
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 0:20
Accumulate Bitcoin second half of midterm year.
His whale activity score has not increased during this spike, unlike prior major lows in 2018 and 2022. If whale activity does not pick up, Bitcoin could get at least one more scare in Q4, while rising whale activity would support continued spot demand.
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 10:07
Watch stock market for midterm correction.
In every midterm year since Bitcoin has existed, stocks had corrections at both the beginning and end of the year. The stock market may be starting to sniff out this seasonality and could see another correction before the end of 2026.
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 11:04
Bitcoin dominance uptrend continues over altcoins.
Bitcoin dominance has been in an uptrend for years. A full-blown altcoin season would likely require a parabolic Bitcoin rally first, so he does not expect a durable massive rotation into altcoins away from Bitcoin.
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 13:54
Dollar may begrudgingly rise short term.
Despite talk of devaluing the dollar, the dollar has held on and, similar to Trump's first term, may begrudgingly move higher in the short term until policymakers deliver a larger intervention; a dollar pop could cause risk-asset pullbacks.
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 22:56
Energy sector still has room to run.
Energy has been a main bullish sector this year, just made new all-time highs, and historically energy has remained strong well after the stock market has topped, so he believes the energy sector still has room to run.
Benjamin Cowen Founder & CEO, Into the Cryptoverse 23:36
Gold remains long-term bullish with higher low.
Gold remains long-term bullish. If there is a market correction later this year, gold is likely to print a higher low rather than a lower low because gold often bottoms in the summer of midterm years, and inflationary policy supports hard assets.
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