October 2022 Market Recap & Outlook

Bouncing again from September’s efficiency, October 2022 trended positively for cryptoassets general. All sectors noticed optimistic returns ranging between +1% to +69% as BTC and ETH gained +6% and +20% respectively over the course of the month.

Whereas the inexperienced candles piled up throughout all sectors, DeFi property noticed blended returns, starting from -17% to +49%. In the meantime, Meme Cash massively outperformed all different sectors this month because it reported a +69% acquire. The sector was led by Dogecoin’s rally, DOGE was rallying even before the Musk deal was confirmed. It was on the rise leading up to the deal being finalized.

To cite Taylor Swift: are we out of the woods but? Discover out in our newest market recap and outlook report because the crew explores what occurred final month and what lies forward.

Excessive uncertainty, low volatility

This month, Bitcoin’s volatility was on the lowest it’s been in months, nicely under its October historic median volatility of 58%. BTC’s annualized volatility began the month off at 65% and closed the month out at 32%.

In October, BTC’s optimistic correlation with gold, which is usually considered a secure haven throughout financial and geopolitical uncertainty, remained steady all through the month and neared its all-time excessive for 2022.

DeFi Headwinds

On October 6 the BNB Chain suffered a $100M exploit on its cross-chain bridge and halted operations momentarily. Following this incident, Mango, a Solana-based decentralized platform, suffered a $100M exploit in an financial assault often called oracle value manipulation simply 5 days later, contributing to DeFi’s underwhelming efficiency final month.

Sitting tight

Regardless of broader macroeconomic uncertainty and headwinds within the area, the trade carried out positively for the month of October and recovered from September’s efficiency. 

Need to study extra about what went down and what’s forward? Learn the newest Kraken Intelligence report, Sit Tight, to grasp what’s transferring the crypto market.

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