{"id":56152,"date":"2021-04-19T09:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=56152"},"modified":"2021-04-19T09:01:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:01:33","slug":"bank-of-america-survey-74-of-fund-managers-see-bitcoin-as-a-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=56152","title":{"rendered":"Bank of America Survey: 74% of Fund Managers See Bitcoin as a Bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bank of America Survey: 74% of Fund Managers See Bitcoin as a Bubble\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boa-survey.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The most recent Bank of America Fund Manager Survey shows that about three out of four professional investors think that bitcoin is a bubble. The fund managers also rated bitcoin second on the list of the most crowded trades. Recently, investment bank JPMorgan also warned that cryptocurrency as a sector is in a bubble.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Bank of America Survey Shows Most Fund Managers Think Bitcoin Is a Bubble<\/h2>\n<p>The Bank of America Fund Manager Survey for April shows that the majority of fund managers see bitcoin as a bubble. The survey asks 200 fund managers with $533 billion in assets under management.<\/p>\n<p>Answering the question of whether bitcoin is a bubble, 74% of investors replied \u201cyes.\u201d Just 16% said \u201cno\u201d to the question and 10% said they either did not know or did not want to answer the question. In comparison, only 7% of investors think that the U.S. equity market is in a bubble. Most respondents think that the equity market is in \u201ca late-stage bull market.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-453446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bubble-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bubble-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bubble-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bubble.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-453446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bubble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1186\" height=\"572\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chart showing 74% of investors who responded to the survey think that bitcoin is a bubble. Source: Bank of America Global Research, Yahoo Finance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fund managers who responded to the survey also rated bitcoin second on the list of the most crowded trades, with 27% said <a class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a> was the most crowded trade. Technology stocks rank first with just over three in 10 respondents citing tech as the most crowded trade.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, about 10% of fund managers still believe that bitcoin will outperform in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><!-- growjs zone placement 31 --> <ins> <ins class=\"growjs-placement\"><\/ins> <\/ins> <!-- end of growjs zone placement --> <\/p>\n<p>Bank of America has been saying that bitcoin is in a bubble for months. Earlier this year, Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America Securities, said that bitcoin looks like \u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bank-of-america-predicts-mother-of-all-bubbles-bitcoin\/\">mother of all bubbles<\/a>.\u201d In March, the bank\u2019s strategist said that the only good reason for holding <a class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a> is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bank-of-america-good-reason-holding-bitcoin-price-appreciation\/\">sheer price appreciation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, investment bank JPMorgan also named cryptocurrency as <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/currencies\/news\/stock-market-bubble-outlook-5-sectors-crypto-spacs-esg-jpmorgan-2021-4-1030290787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the sectors<\/a> it believes is in a bubble. Despite this view, the firm has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/jp-morgan-bitcoin-decreasing-volatility-appealing-institutions-btc-price-prediction-130k\/\">$130,000<\/a> in the long term.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about the Bank of America survey suggesting that bitcoin is a bubble? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent Bank of America Fund Manager Survey shows that about three out of four professional investors think that bitcoin is a bubble. The fund managers also rated bitcoin second on the list of the most crowded trades. Recently, investment bank JPMorgan also warned that cryptocurrency as a sector is in a bubble. 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