Interest rate cuts are often associated with accelerating most speculative behavior in the financial markets. The high likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates this September 2025 is only amplifying those expectations further, which has many investors remaining hopeful that a stock like Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) will reach new 52-week highs. However, this might not be the case after all.
As the S&P 500 index, driven by the technology sector’s outperformance, begins to reach valuations not seen since previous speculative periods, all other risk assets are starting to follow this same behavior. Bitcoin is no exception, and this one can arguably be considered the leading indicator of all risk-appetite in the market, hence why it’s up by 18% on a year-to-date basis.
