Benjamin Cowen

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CEO/Founder @ITC_Crypto @ITC_Stocks @ITC_Macro PhD Engineering https://t.co/VwxEaJxIl8 https://t.co/mxlx11o28K

Bitcoin's Top Hits Late Business Cycle, Bleeding to Gold
SocialMar 25, 2026

Bitcoin's Top Hits Late Business Cycle, Bleeding to Gold

The reason this four year cycle top for Bitcoin "feels different" is because this is the first major top BTC has had during a late business cycle environment. It explains why there was no alt season, why BTC has been bleeding...

By Benjamin Cowen
Predictive Paradox: Market Expectations Defy Themselves
SocialMar 25, 2026

Predictive Paradox: Market Expectations Defy Themselves

This shows the mental gymnastics I keep referring to. First it was "If everyone believes in the four year cycle then it won't happen." Then BTC still topped in Q4 2025 anyways. Then, in January when BTC was $98k, it was "Oh since...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin: Preparing for the Next Leg Down
VideoMar 25, 2026

Bitcoin: Preparing for the Next Leg Down

The video warns that Bitcoin is entering the next leg down of the current bare market, drawing on historical patterns from 2014, 2018, and 2022. The presenter highlights that each mid‑term year typically sees a February low followed by a...

By Benjamin Cowen
SPX's Fleeting Spikes Fuel Trader Indecision
SocialMar 24, 2026

SPX's Fleeting Spikes Fuel Trader Indecision

At the beginning of recent weeks, SPX wicks up and then as the week goes on, the gains are given back. Certainly a way for the market to keep people continuously second-guessing their resolve https://t.co/vJ5eWqHZA8

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin and Gold Yielded Comparable Returns Since 2017
SocialMar 23, 2026

Bitcoin and Gold Yielded Comparable Returns Since 2017

For years, Gold bugs laughed at Bitcoiners on 30% drops and said "sOmE sToRe Of VaLuE" Then Gold dropped 30% and Bitcoiners said the same thing back. The truth is that whether you bought BTC or Gold in late 2017, your return...

By Benjamin Cowen
One Green Month Won’t Reverse Bitcoin’s Gold‑Bleeding Trend
SocialMar 23, 2026

One Green Month Won’t Reverse Bitcoin’s Gold‑Bleeding Trend

Bitcoin has been bleeding to Gold since December 2024. A single green monthly candle after 7 red consecutive monthly candles does not automatically mean the trend is over. https://t.co/zvWxXLqwla

By Benjamin Cowen
Business Cycles Repeat, Even when We Think Otherwise
SocialMar 20, 2026

Business Cycles Repeat, Even when We Think Otherwise

Business cycles have a way of repeating themselves, despite many feeling like this time is different. https://t.co/BhO6huMktT

By Benjamin Cowen
Expect Major SPX Lows This Year, Relief Rallies Ahead
SocialMar 20, 2026

Expect Major SPX Lows This Year, Relief Rallies Ahead

Currently down 7%. Look for major lows in SPX later this year, with relief rallies along the way https://t.co/CUfogOJhN0

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin Dips in Feb, Rebounds March, Wanes April
SocialMar 20, 2026

Bitcoin Dips in Feb, Rebounds March, Wanes April

Bitcoin YTD ROI compared to the average of prior midterm years, with 1 standard deviation. While Bitcoin tends to find lows in February, and strength in March, weakness tends to show up again as April approaches https://t.co/AbF5bsnJLy

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin May Dip Early, Echoing 2014 April Weakness
SocialMar 20, 2026

Bitcoin May Dip Early, Echoing 2014 April Weakness

If Bitcoin continues to follow 2014, then the next leg down could be sooner than most expect. Usually there is weakness by Bitcoin going into April of midterm years. https://t.co/b2nr8PdPDQ

By Benjamin Cowen
Rally Predictions Shift when Bitcoin Actually Moves
SocialMar 20, 2026

Rally Predictions Shift when Bitcoin Actually Moves

When Bitcoin is at lows and you say that a rally will likely happen in March that will form a lower high, people generally agree that it "makes sense." But once the rally begins, it becomes difficult for many to remain...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin Likely to Hit Gold‑ratio Lows This Year
SocialMar 19, 2026

Bitcoin Likely to Hit Gold‑ratio Lows This Year

Bitcoin when valued against Gold will likely drop to the range lows later this year https://t.co/SG0JbjS4Lv

By Benjamin Cowen
All Crypto Projects Ultimately Converge Back to Bitcoin
SocialMar 19, 2026

All Crypto Projects Ultimately Converge Back to Bitcoin

Over a long enough period of time, everything in the cryptoverse eventually just bleeds back to Bitcoin. People have engineered all sorts of different things, but after a cycle or two, it all just bleeds back to the king.

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin Spikes to 1900+ Then Plunges 20%
SocialMar 18, 2026

Bitcoin Spikes to 1900+ Then Plunges 20%

Since everyone likes indicators... The last time I hit 1900+ in blitz, Bitcoin then dropped 20%. https://t.co/7cqOkSWhPz

By Benjamin Cowen
Powell: Rates at Borderline Restrictive, Near Neutral
SocialMar 18, 2026

Powell: Rates at Borderline Restrictive, Near Neutral

Powell: "You can characterize the rate as in the high end of neutral of you can characterize it as mildly restrictive, even modestly restrictive. It is somewhere around the borderline of restrictive and not."

By Benjamin Cowen
Powell: Oil Price Spike Lifts Short‑term Inflation Expectations
SocialMar 18, 2026

Powell: Oil Price Spike Lifts Short‑term Inflation Expectations

Powell: "Near term measures of inflation expectations have risen in recent weeks likely reflecting the rise in oil prices causes by supply disruptions in the Middle East"

By Benjamin Cowen
Powell Warns: Labor Demand Softens
SocialMar 18, 2026

Powell Warns: Labor Demand Softens

Powell: "Job gains have remained low." "Labor demand has clearly softened as well." "The median projection of the unemployment rate is 4.4% at the end of this year." "Inflation remains somewhat elevated."

By Benjamin Cowen
Stocks Have Now Dropped 5% - What's Next?
VideoMar 16, 2026

Stocks Have Now Dropped 5% - What's Next?

U.S. equities have fallen roughly 5% from recent highs with the S&P, Nasdaq and Dow showing early signs of a broader correction; the presenter argues a full 10% pullback remains the most likely near-term outcome though it may play out...

By Benjamin Cowen
Understanding How Risk Cascades Across Markets
SocialMar 16, 2026

Understanding How Risk Cascades Across Markets

My march newsletter is out, discussing how risk cascades through markets. You can read it here: https://t.co/nUGy8smj9y https://t.co/jVX8Wirrq2

By Benjamin Cowen
Realistic Bitcoin Outlook Isn’t
SocialMar 13, 2026

Realistic Bitcoin Outlook Isn’t

If you want to follow a permabull, go follow a permabull. Stop saying people are doomers just for being realistic about how midterm years normally go for Bitcoin.

By Benjamin Cowen
SPX Down 5%; Watch for 10% Trigger
SocialMar 13, 2026

SPX Down 5%; Watch for 10% Trigger

SPX has already dropped 5%. If it continues to drop to 10%+, we run the risk of entering into the negative feedback loop I have mentioned. As of right now, the negative feedback loop has not happened, as layoffs/initial claims remain...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin March Rallies Align with U.S. Midterm Cycles
SocialMar 13, 2026

Bitcoin March Rallies Align with U.S. Midterm Cycles

Check out this video, which was published back in February. While many often get excited about counter-trend rallies by Bitcoin and dunk on the bears, the March rally has happened *every* midterm year.

By Benjamin Cowen
Dollar Surge Revives 2018 Liquidity Squeeze, Hurting Risk Assets
SocialMar 13, 2026

Dollar Surge Revives 2018 Liquidity Squeeze, Hurting Risk Assets

DXY starting to move up just as it did in early 2018. This threatens to tighten global liquidity even further, which will continue to be a macro headwind for risk assets https://t.co/70JRVsUDZk

By Benjamin Cowen
Powell Faces Rate‑cut Pressure as Oil Doubles
SocialMar 12, 2026

Powell Faces Rate‑cut Pressure as Oil Doubles

Live look at Powell getting the demands to cut rates while oil just spiked 100% https://t.co/qDIcLm6oIA

By Benjamin Cowen
NFA Live! Bitcoin in 2026
VideoMar 12, 2026

NFA Live! Bitcoin in 2026

The video provides a broad overview of our solar system, describing its central star—the Sun—and the myriad objects bound by its gravity, including eight major planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. It emphasizes the Sun’s role as the...

By Benjamin Cowen
Even the Skeptics Admit the Bear Market’s Over
SocialMar 11, 2026

Even the Skeptics Admit the Bear Market’s Over

The guys who told you the bear market would never happen want you to know why the bear market is over

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin's Gold Ratio Returns to 2017 Levels
SocialMar 11, 2026

Bitcoin's Gold Ratio Returns to 2017 Levels

Bitcoin is at the same valuation against Gold as it was in late 2017. https://t.co/fTHR4B9KIA

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin Rises Longer than It Falls in Bear Markets
SocialMar 11, 2026

Bitcoin Rises Longer than It Falls in Bear Markets

In bear markets, Bitcoin will often spend more time going up than going down. When it does go down, it goes down very quickly, sets a low, then trends up for a few weeks/months before going lower. You can see the change...

By Benjamin Cowen
Analysts Call Others “Chart Squigglers” Yet Use Their Own Indicators
SocialMar 9, 2026

Analysts Call Others “Chart Squigglers” Yet Use Their Own Indicators

They reduce others to "chart squigglers" for showing macro market trends while simultaneously showing their own indicators and squiggles to justify short-term price action. Hypocrisy at its finest

By Benjamin Cowen
Narratives Shift: Critics Adopt Once‑dismissed BTC Comparison
SocialMar 9, 2026

Narratives Shift: Critics Adopt Once‑dismissed BTC Comparison

I love how the same guys who told me I was dumb for comparing this BTC cycle to 2019 in the bull market are now all relying on the 2019 comparison in the bear market. Just another example of people ignoring...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin: Simulation Confirmed
VideoMar 9, 2026

Bitcoin: Simulation Confirmed

The video revisits a forecast made a month earlier that Bitcoin would hit a February low, stage a brief rally in early March, and then see that rally fade. The creator argues the price action unfolded exactly as predicted, reinforcing...

By Benjamin Cowen
Predicting Short Rally, but Bulls Ignore and Fall
SocialMar 7, 2026

Predicting Short Rally, but Bulls Ignore and Fall

When you tell people a month in advance that BTC will rally in the 1st week of March, but that it will be short-lived and to fade it. And this is the response on the day of the lower high. And every...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin’s Midterm Dip Isn’t Doom, It’s Reality
SocialMar 6, 2026

Bitcoin’s Midterm Dip Isn’t Doom, It’s Reality

For months, any bearish take is written off as being a "doomer" Bitcoin is doing *what it always does* in midterm years. There is a difference between being a doomer and being realistic. The price cheerleaders are unable to separate the two.

By Benjamin Cowen
Predicting Bull Sentiment Beats Market Forecasts
SocialMar 5, 2026

Predicting Bull Sentiment Beats Market Forecasts

Imagine telling people it’s a bear market 4 months ago. Then saying BTC will rally in early March and that all the supercycle guys will lose their minds and that they will then attack me. Predicting the toxic permabull emotions is 100x...

By Benjamin Cowen
Seasonality Reveals Bitcoin Weakness Amid Apathy, Headwinds
SocialMar 5, 2026

Seasonality Reveals Bitcoin Weakness Amid Apathy, Headwinds

If you want to understand my thesis on Bitcoin you can read this report published in January when Bitcoin was trading at $97k. My views are not just constrained to "seasonality." Bitcoin topped on apathy, and macro headwinds remain. I use seasonality...

By Benjamin Cowen
Weak SPX Mirrors BTC: Market Correction Looms
SocialMar 5, 2026

Weak SPX Mirrors BTC: Market Correction Looms

SPX continues to be weak, as the market has not really durably moved higher in months. Same thing happened with BTC, and it eventually led to a correction https://t.co/P0cSGNfg90

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin Always Rallies First Week of March in Midterms
SocialMar 5, 2026

Bitcoin Always Rallies First Week of March in Midterms

If your quant who has been bullish on BTC from $126k to $60k is dunking on people because of this candle, then you need to find a new quant. Bitcoin has *always* rallied in the first week of March in...

By Benjamin Cowen
Twitter Space Predicts Early March Market Rally
SocialMar 4, 2026

Twitter Space Predicts Early March Market Rally

Literally was on this guys twitter space multiple times the last few days telling everyone to expect this rally in early March. I’m sure he can vouch

By Benjamin Cowen
Hidden Early-March Rally They're Trying to Hide
SocialMar 4, 2026

Hidden Early-March Rally They're Trying to Hide

This is what the guys dunking on me don’t want you to see “Rallies into early March”

By Benjamin Cowen
Crypto Gurus Miss Early March Rally Prediction
SocialMar 4, 2026

Crypto Gurus Miss Early March Rally Prediction

Imagine telling people it’s a bear market, then saying we would get a rally in early March, and the crypto gurus still come out to dunk 🤣🤣🤣

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin: The Beauty of Mathematics (Part 68)
VideoMar 1, 2026

Bitcoin: The Beauty of Mathematics (Part 68)

In this episode of “The Beauty of Mathematics,” Ben Jenkowan examines the current state of the cryptocurrency market, focusing on total market capitalization and the dominant role of Bitcoin. He notes that the crypto asset class now totals roughly $2.3 trillion,...

By Benjamin Cowen
Crypto Influencers Must Adopt Honest, Sustainable Business Models
SocialMar 1, 2026

Crypto Influencers Must Adopt Honest, Sustainable Business Models

90% of crypto influencers now need to now find a new business model that does not just involve them pretending to like a project that they were paid to promote allowing them to dump their "allocations" on the people that...

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin May
SocialMar 1, 2026

Bitcoin May

Often times, risk assets sell off, then bounce as major conflicts start. If a rally for Bitcoin does materialize, it will likely yield a lower high in March, just like it did in 2022. Bear markets tend to take a while to...

By Benjamin Cowen
ISM only Matters when Bitcoin Moves Opposite Direction
SocialFeb 27, 2026

ISM only Matters when Bitcoin Moves Opposite Direction

No one cared about the ISM when it was dropping for years while BTC went up. Now that BTC is going down and the ISM has gone up, it’s suddenly the indicator everyone cares about

By Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin's Market Cycle Explained on Proof of Thought
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Bitcoin's Market Cycle Explained on Proof of Thought

Check out my interview on the Proof of Thought Podcast discussing the Bitcoin market cycle https://t.co/oMYpgNgAwo

By Benjamin Cowen
Crypto YouTube Viewership Drops Steadily Since 2021
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Crypto YouTube Viewership Drops Steadily Since 2021

This chart shows views to various crypto youtube channels. Retail interest (at least in terms of watching these channels) has declined since 2021. https://t.co/D6n1vfcPVF

By Benjamin Cowen
Stop Blaming, Embrace Empty Boat Mindset in Markets
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Stop Blaming, Embrace Empty Boat Mindset in Markets

CT tends to find narratives to support price action, especially if price goes in a direction that they did not expect. It is common to want to take out your anger on others, and I think everyone generally struggles with that...

By Benjamin Cowen
BTC Dominance Climbs Sans Stablecoins, Falls with Them
SocialFeb 24, 2026

BTC Dominance Climbs Sans Stablecoins, Falls with Them

Excluding stablecoins, #BTC dominance continues rising. Including stables, BTC dominance has dropped because stablecoin dominance has gone higher https://t.co/G45aDPssSW

By Benjamin Cowen
Crypto's Looted Phase Sets Stage for Bottoming
SocialFeb 24, 2026

Crypto's Looted Phase Sets Stage for Bottoming

The crypto industry has essentially just been looted by people pretending to like the technology. As sentiment fades, they will all pretend like it never happened and they will distance themselves from it. And that will ultimately set-up the bottoming process.

By Benjamin Cowen