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The Midterm Study
Everyone says Bitcoin bottoms after the US midterms, and the next one is 3 November 2026. All three Bitcoin bears with a midterm bottomed within 71 days after election day, but price fell 17% to 54% first. Stocks were higher a year later 19 times in 19 since 1950. Why it is the halving calendar and not politics, and why 2026 is different.
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