{"id":61570,"date":"2025-12-03T02:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=61570"},"modified":"2025-12-03T02:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:31:46","slug":"will-the-end-of-quantitative-tightening-reverse-the-crypto-down-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=61570","title":{"rendered":"Will the End of Quantitative Tightening Reverse the Crypto Down Trend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Federal Reserve\u2019s decision to halt balance-sheet runoff comes as crypto pressure spreads across the market after a sharp weekend sell-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As per Reuters\u2019 <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/fed-end-balance-sheet-reduction-december-1-2025-10-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the central bank <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ended<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> quantitative tightening on December 1. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It will now roll over maturing Treasuries and reinvest mortgage-bond payouts into Treasury bills. The goal is to keep reserves \u201cample\u201d as money markets in the United States show signs of strain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>Next 1000X Crypto \u2013 Here\u2019s 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x This Year<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can the Fed\u2019s Policy Shift Stop Crypto Down Momentum?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officials said the shift should help steady liquidity and keep short-term rates under control. But markets remain cautious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With crypto down, momentum already in place, investors are watching closely to see if easier conditions can slow the slide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the new plan, the Fed will no longer allow Treasuries to roll off its balance sheet. Mortgage-backed security payouts will also be redirected into short-term government debt. That keeps the size of its holdings largely unchanged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chair Jerome Powell said the bank stopped shrinking its balance sheet once reserves moved \u201csomewhat above\u201d the level needed for smooth market functioning.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He added that money-market signals showed that the threshold had been reached.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The policy change also came with a 25-basis-point rate cut, bringing the target range to 3.75%-4.00%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bloomberg reports <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-29\/fed-to-end-balance-sheet-runoff-dec-1-amid-rising-funding-costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pointed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to October 29 as the turning point, the first time since 2022 the Fed stopped shrinking its Treasury holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bloomberg also confirmed the end of the runoff, noting stress in money markets as year-end closes in and risks remain high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Bitcoin Dominance About to Peak as Quantitative Tightening Ends?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin last <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">traded<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> near $90,084 after a volatile session. It dipped to about $83,951 and later touched $90,108.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb\" data-coin-id=\"\u201cbitcoin\u201d\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b499cb-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ether <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hovered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> around $2,928, moving between $2,723 and $2,928, showing only a mild bounce.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174\" data-coin-id=\"\u201cethereum\u201d\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_692f9e6b57174-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US stocks <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/us-stock-futures-steady-after-wall-st-selloff-eyes-fed-2025-12-02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> higher on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to next week\u2019s Fed meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But crypto did not keep up. While Wall Street found its footing early in the session, digital assets stayed under pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on the chart shared by Mister Crypto, Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) looks close to another possible turning point, right as Quantitative Tightening (QT) is about to end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chart compares BTC dominance with the US Federal Reserve\u2019s balance sheet (WALCL) and shows a clear pattern from past cycles.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QT stops on tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Last time QT was shut down, it marked the top for Bitcoin Dominance.<\/p>\n<p>If history repeats, this will be very bullish for altcoins! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BnHv7u8ZIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BnHv7u8ZIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mister Crypto (@misterrcrypto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misterrcrypto\/status\/1995226325561544884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC.D topped out soon after <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4848929-fed-ends-qt-as-operating-income-turns-positive-for-first-time-in-3-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">QT stopped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. What followed was a steady fall in dominance, while many altcoins slowly began to recover from deep losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right now, BTC.D is pressing into the same resistance area as before. On the chart, this zone is labeled \u201cBTC.D Top.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Price action near this level shows the move is losing speed. The trend is flattening, not accelerating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the pattern plays out again, Bitcoin could start losing share of the market. That could mark the early stages of an exit from the current crypto down phase for altcoins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/will-the-end-of-quantitative-tightening-reverse-the-crypto-down-trend\/\">Will the End of Quantitative Tightening Reverse the Crypto Down Trend?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Reserve\u2019s decision to halt balance-sheet runoff comes as crypto pressure spreads across the market after a sharp weekend sell-off. As per Reuters\u2019 report, the central bank ended quantitative tightening on December 1. It will now roll over maturing Treasuries and reinvest mortgage-bond payouts into Treasury bills. The goal is to keep reserves \u201cample\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-61570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}