{"id":71480,"date":"2026-02-09T07:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71480"},"modified":"2026-02-09T07:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:46:59","slug":"3-major-things-that-could-move-crypto-markets-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71480","title":{"rendered":"3 Major Things That Could Move Crypto Markets This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Crypto markets flatlined over the weekend, as investors licked their wounds following the massive $700 billion rout last week.\u00a0The following several days could see more volatility with more government shutdown data on the way and a key inflation report.<\/p>\n<p>US President Trump reiterated his 100,000 target for the Dow Jones as US stock futures rose on Monday morning.\u00a0\u00a0Meanwhile, precious metal markets are recovering, with gold reclaiming $5,000 per ounce and silver rising back to $80 per ounce.<\/p>\n<h2>Economic Events Feb. 9 to 13<\/h2>\n<p>The latest partial US government shutdown has already affected key data releases.\u00a0\u00a0The delayed December Retail Sales data is due on Monday, shedding light on the state of consumer spending.<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by labor market data in the form of the January Jobs Report on Wednesday and Initial Jobless Claims data on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing, believe it or not, is the Labor Department\u2019s nonfarm payroll report on Wednesday,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/06\/cramers-week-ahead-earnings-from-robinhood-and-mcdonalds-plus-key-jobs-data-ahead.html\">said<\/a> CNBC\u2019s Jim Cramer. \u201cIf that comes in soft, it means the Fed can keep cutting rates, and that\u2019s great news for the stock market itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another big hitter, January\u2019s CPI Inflation report, is due on Friday. The Consumer Price Index measures the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Key Events This Week:<\/p>\n<p>1. December Retail Sales data \u2013 Monday<\/p>\n<p>2. January Jobs Report \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>3. Initial Jobless Claims data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n<p>4. January Existing Home Sales data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n<p>5. January CPI Inflation data \u2013 Friday<\/p>\n<p>6. 5 Fed speaker events this week<\/p>\n<p>More government\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KobeissiLetter\/status\/2020490202939023793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These labor market and inflation reports are critical in helping investors and Washington understand what is happening in the US economy, and are a key influence on the Federal Reserve\u2019s monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRate expectations have been remarkably stable over the last couple of weeks,\u201d said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global investment strategist at Edward Jones, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/wall-st-week-ahead-tech-stock-shakeout-clouds-market-ahead-economic-data-deluge-2026-02-06\/\">reported<\/a> by Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see if any either weakness in the labor market data or any surprising cool-down in inflation accelerates a bit the timeline for when the market thinks the next rate cut may be delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Crypto Market Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Crypto markets barely moved over the weekend, with total capitalization hovering around $2.45 trillion, its lowest level since November 2024.\u00a0Bitcoin recovered to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-price-retests-70k-as-bnb-overtakes-xrp-weekend-watch\/\">reclaim<\/a> $71,000 following its crash to around $60,000 on Friday, but it remains 44% down from its all-time high and in a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/current-bear-market-performance-worse-than-2022-analysts\/\">bear market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ether prices reclaimed $2,100 but couldn\u2019t advance any further. The asset remains deep in bear market territory, down 58% from its August all-time high.\u00a0The alcoins saw a minor bounce, but most of them are still on the floor after being obliterated in last week\u2019s market crash.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/3-major-things-that-could-move-crypto-markets-this-week\/\">3 Major Things That Could Move Crypto Markets This Week<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto markets flatlined over the weekend, as investors licked their wounds following the massive $700 billion rout last week.\u00a0The following several days could see more volatility with more government shutdown data on the way and a key inflation report. 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