Author: Timothy St. John

Timothy St John is a seasoned financial analyst and writer, catering to the dynamic landscapes of the US and European markets. Boasting over a decade of extensive freelance writing experience, he has made significant contributions to reputable platforms such as Yahoo!Finance, business.com: Expert Business Advice, Tips, and Resources - Business.com, and numerous others. Timothy's expertise lies in in-depth research and comprehensive coverage of stock and cryptocurrency movements, coupled with a keen understanding of the economic factors influencing currency dynamics. Timothy majored in English at East Tennessee State University, and you can find him on LinkedIn.

Bitcoin Retreats from $90K; New BTC Price Prediction

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Timothy St. John

For less than an hour on Wednesday morning, Bitcoin (BTC) hung near $90,000 but then swiftly fell back to $86K in a disappointing turn of events for hopeful investors.

Bitcoin suffered a disappointing decline after a quick move to $90,000.

Bitcoin suffered from weak busying support as it hit $90K briefly yesterday. Now, the coin is back down to $87,153 (BTC/USD). There is some positive with the latest move, though, as Bitcoin is now 0.13% above where it was the previous day.

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It looks like the $90K level is still going to be a struggle for BTC, however and this latest retreat could be enough to increase selling support and diminish investor confidence in the crypto market and particularly Bitcoin.

The Latest 5% Swing Sets Low Expectations for Bitcoin

The recent drop of around 5% for Bitcoin has lowered the bar for what the market expects from this cryptocurrency token. After institutional buyers outpaced individual investors for Bitcoin earlier in the week, analysts expected Bitcoin to start to surge. But when that surge was short-lived and could not break through the $90K barrier, market sentiment shifted.

Now it seems less likely that Bitcoin will be able to move above $90K anytime soon. The upcoming CPI data and jobs report may help, but they are not likely to move the needle very much for Bitcoin. We anticipate that BTC will remain low for a while and will struggle to overcome the $90K level. Even recent whale purchases from Strategy and other major investors has not helped reduce the selling pressure by much. Bitcoin looks to be stuck in a cycle of sluggish momentum occasionally broken by attempts to break through to the $90,000 mark.

The coin has proven over the past few weeks that it simply cannot hold onto its gains, and that suppresses investor excitement and gives crypto holders little incentive to buy into the coin. The 5% retreat may prove to be a temporary setback only, though, if the coin can continue to garner support from whale investors and regulators continue to make cryptocurrency more accessible.

Recently relaxed rules on cryptocurrency from the Federal Reserve as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission make it easier for banks and other institutions to offer their clients access to cryptocurrency accounts. We could see market sentiment shift quickly before the end of the year as the market opens up to more investors who have been kept back by strict federal policies.

Nasdaq Struggles to Recover from Tech Stock Sell-Off

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Timothy St. John

Tech stocks fell on Wednesday as part of a market-wide sell-off, with Oracle (ORCL) dropping 5.4% and Nvidia (NVDA) down 3.8%, causing the Nasdaq Composite to drop as well.

Technology stocks make some lost ground back on the Nasdaq Composite today.

After Wednesday’s drop by 1.8%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8% on Thursday morning in early market trading. Investors are waiting to see what the latest inflation report shows, and until its release, stocks are moving upward hesitantly.

The S&P 500 is up 0.4% on Thursday, and the Dow Jones has added 0.1% after a bearish Wednesday. AI worries continue to plague the market and keep many tech stocks low, and we anticipate they will continue to do so for the time being.

Tech Stocks Falter This Week

This has been yet another poor week for technology stocks, particularly those associated with artificial intelligence. Broadcom (AVGO) has now fallen 8% for the week thanks to a lack of profitability. The company’s management says that they will be growing their artificial intelligence sector, and those efforts could continue to cut into profits.

This has been a persistent problem across the tech market- as companies pour money into AI technology by developing products and buying expensive components so that they can keep up with their competition, they are bleeding revenue quickly. Investors are worried that this business model is not sustainable, and they are selling off their tech stocks en masse.

This week, Nvidia, Oracle, Microsoft (MSFT), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) all saw steep declines. However, many of these and other tech stocks were climbing Thursday morning in premarket trading. This indicates a shift in the market direction, at least for the moment.

Micron Technology (MU) soared on Wednesday and continued its climb on Thursday with gains of more than 11% after setting forward their forecast for the next quarter. They supply components to Nvidia, and they expect to perform very well in the coming months. Their outlook is helping to disperse AI market fears and drive tech stocks higher in the last half of the week.

Investors should be watching for the CPI report later this week as well as the latest jobs report. Employment numbers may not mean as much this time, though, since the data has been held back by the government shutdown. The market may be more focused on inflation and earnings to fuel their movements until the jobs data catches up.

New Bitcoin Price Prediction for Bearish Coin

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Timothy St. John

Bitcoin (BTC) lost 0.55% over the last 24 hours but could be preparing to recover as corporate level buying has outpaced individual investor purchases for three days in a row.

Bitcoin may have hit bottom and could be preparing to climb,

Now down to $86,934 (BTC/USD), Bitcoin is looking for the bottom, and it may be close now since indicators point to the coin recovering soon. Institutional buyers are purchasing more Bitcoin right now than small investors, a trend that has been going on for several days and that usually precedes a period of coin recovery.

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Investors may not see the coin drop much further before it starts to strengthen its position and begin climbing. We anticipate that the bear trend has just about run its course, and though BTC may struggle to regain a hold on $100K, it should become less volatile from this point.

Signs Point to Recovery

There are several indicators that tell analysts that Bitcoin may be ready to start the long climb back toward its record high. One of those is increased market activity at its current low point. On Tuesday morning, Bitcoin trade volume was up 24% from the previous day to $36.43 billion. This activity indicates increased interest in the coin as investors buy the dip in hopes that they will make a profit when Bitcoin climbs.

Institutional buyers are also dominating the Bitcoin charts, buying up large quantities of the coin ahead of an expected surge. This tells us that market sentiment is changing and that the market is ready for the coin to go bullish soon. It indicates that many investors are confident that Bitcoin has found the bottom and is unlikely to fall much further.

For the last week, Bitcoin has dropped 5.39%, which is a poor performance but not indicative of a sharp decline that still has a way to go before it finishes its arc. Now that the institutions are leading the charge on Bitcoin buying for the first time in a month and half, Bitcoin’s trajectory could quickly change.

As we approach the end of 2025, investors will be looking to boost their portfolios, and grabbing onto Bitcoin as it may be about to turn could be a smart move. Strategy has already made a bold move to increase their Bitcoin holdings significantly over the last couple weeks, buying millions of dollars in Bitcoin, and their confidence in the crypto market at this juncture could signal a bullish move very soon. We anticipate that Bitcoin will return close to $100K before the year is up.

Tesla Stock Has Doubled Since April, Casting Aside AI Fears

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Timothy St. John

Tesla’s (TSLA) stock price briefly hit $481 before dropping slightly on Monday. It remains elevated for Tuesday, and the company could dispel worries over the future of the AI market.

Bullish Tesla is outperforming other tech stocks.

Growing 6% over the last few days, Tesla stock is close to a record high and is defying expectations for AI-focused stocks. While Oracle (ORCL) and Broadcom (AVGO) suffer this week from sharply declining stock values, Tesla is surging ahead of its January Q4 earnings report.

Tech stocks have been on a downward trend for weeks now, but Tesla has managed to pull away from the crowd thanks to growing excitement over the company’s plans for artificial intelligence. The stock did manage to beat its previous record high of $479 from last year but has since settled.

Why Tesla Is Outperforming Other AI Stocks

Fear for the future of AI stocks and the AI industry at large has been sweeping the stock market since the beginning of November. It was then that the IMF and the Bank of England began talking about an AI market bubble. Consequently, AI-related stocks began to retreat, and fear over artificial intelligence-focused companies increased from there.

Investors are worried that tech companies are spending more than they are earning on artificial intelligence. This fear has been exacerbated by several key quarterly earnings statements from Broadcom, Oracle, Advanced Micro Devices, and others that failed to improve investor sentiment. Despite rapidly increasing revenue, these companies are increasing their spending on research and development at a similar pace, cutting into their profits.

Tesla has managed to sidestep a number of those concerns it appears, thanks in part to CEO Elon Musk’s strong vision for the company’s future in AI. He has been promoting the company’s plans to the public since he returned to an active position with Tesla earlier this year. Tesla announced early production on Optimus robots that use artificial intelligence to perform a variety of tasks usually done by people.

The company has already proven that its AI programs are effective in its driverless cars. The launch of their robotaxi service in Texas and California was not without its bugs, but it has been enough of a success that Tesla has announced they will be expanding it to new cities soon.

Tesla is behind Musk’s plan for the company as well, since they recently approved a pay package amounting to about $1 trillion if he can meet specific criteria to improve the company’s stock value. That unprecedented payout agreement is further evidence that Tesla is an outlier when it comes to the AI market. Even with a bearish trend sweeping that market, Tesla seems immune and could even set a new record high soon.

2% Loss for Natural Gas Prices on Warmer Weather Forecasts

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Timothy St. John

A drop in demand for natural gas and warm weather outlooks are driving prices low this week, and U.S. natural gas futures fell to $3.87 MMBtu on Tuesday.

Gas prices have dropped below $4 on warm weather forecasts.

Gas prices in the United States fell for the third session in a row, and this is now the lowest these prices have been since October. The bearish rates have been attributed to warm weather forecasts as well as declining demand.

The coming week could be warmer as well than early December was, and that weather outlook has caused investors to have a bearish sentiment on natural gas this week. Notable losses may hit the market over the next few days, erasing months of gains.

The Cold Snap Relief the Industry Needs

Lower gas prices and warm weather could be chased away quickly if the currently cold weather affecting Canada were to suddenly move south. Meteorologists say that this might happen at any time, and if it does, we would expect gas prices to shoot up in response.

Currently dropping rates and warming weather have created a bearish market, but that should not last. Gas has been withdrawn from reserves at a higher rate than expected, according to the latest EIA report. That should balance out some of the diminishing demand, but we do expect high supply levels to remain a thorn in the side of the industry through the rest of the year.

During the lowest months of the year for gas futures, production plants were sending out little gas and drawing in plenty, creating an oversupply issue that stymied market growth. The problem was exacerbated as peace settled on Ukraine and the Middle East earlier this year and gas reserves in those areas no longer came under fire.

The weather forecast for early 2026 suggests that the winter will be colder than normal in many parts of the United States. Frigid weather patterns will be driven by a feeble polar vortex as well as the shifting of the jet stream. These changes should create sudden cold areas as well as lengthy arctic conditions in some areas of the country.

Forecasters say this winter could be as cold as the historically frigid winter season of 2013-2014. If the forecasts hold true, then we may not see much more of this warm weather, and temperatures should drop rapidly soon, leading to greater gas demand and spiking gas futures.

Broadcom and Oracle under Intense in AI Stock Selling Pressure

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Timothy St. John

Stock futures were lower for leading AI companies Oracle (ORCL) and Broadcom (AVGO) on Tuesday despite massive growth for the artificial intelligence sector.

Steep AI infrastructure and development costs drive down profitability for tech companies.

Oracle is down 2.6% and Broadcom slipped by 5.59% on Tuesday as the market opened. These stocks are part of a larger bearish trend for AI-related cryptocurrencies that has left many tech companies with a fraction of their value as 2025 closes off.

Over 2025, Oracle has lost half of its stock worth due to the excessive capital spending the company has been doing. For their second quarter, Oracle reported $13 billion in negative cash flow, and they are far from the only company spending money like this.

AI Stock Troubles Are Not Going Anywhere

How long should investors expect AI stocks to flounder? They may continue to perform poorly on the stock market so long as tech companies keep spending exorbitant amounts of money on AI development. Broadcom is guilty of the same heavy spending, reporting $9.8 billion in operating expenses for its recent quarter. The company also spent $37 billion from July of 2024 to July of 2025.

Where is all of that money going? A large portion has been used to purchase custom AI chips as well as server racks for some of its biggest clients. Oracle has to spend billions to keep up with the AI infrastructure demands of customers like Anthropic OpenAI, and Google.

Broadcom also has to stay on the cutting edge of technology, and in 2023, they reported that they spent $5.25 billion on research and development. That same year, they brought in $35.8 billion in revenue.

CoreWeave (CRWV) is yet another leading AI-focused company that has been operating in the red in recent years. Their stock is down 2.3% for Tuesday and the company reported $14 billion in debt in September of 2025. During the company’s third quarter, they reported that $1.9 billion was spent on capital expenditures.

These are only a few of the AI companies that are spending almost as much as they are earning or are operating from a place of financial debt. Despite the explosive growth of the AI sector, companies leading the charge forward in that niche are not as profitable as their shareholders want them to be. They are contributing to the speculative bubble that has formed in the industry and that investors fear may burst very soon.

Nasdaq Down 0.4% before Jobs Report Drops

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Timothy St. John

The Nasdaq Composite continued its Monday decline with a further drop on Tuesday, as the market anticipates a soft jobs report later in the day and is still suffering from slipping tech stock values.

Nvidia is leading a bearish tech stock trend.

The Nasdaq has taken most of the impact from stock market selling pressure, declining 0.4% Tuesday morning. The Dow Jones fell 0.2%, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.3%. These numbers are a reflection that the market expects a slightly declining employment rate for the upcoming jobs report.

Unemployment is expected to come in at 4.4% for the month of November with employment numbers declining for October. The employment data was supposed to be published earlier, but an extended 43-day government shutdown delayed the reports and kept government officials from collecting household data.

Nasdaq Takes the Biggest Hit as Tech Stocks Struggle

Tuesday’s slight decline might not be noteworthy except that it continues the trend of slipping stock values from Monday. The week started off relatively strong for the stock market, and it looked at first like the overall market would rally. But then Monday ended on a downer for the indices and that decline has continued through Tuesday morning.

The stocks that are pulling down the market the most right now are technology stocks. Nvidia (NVDA) has slid for several days in a row and is not propping up the Nasdaq like it did earlier in 2025. Despite its massive market cap and importance within the AI market, Nvidia has been bearish lately and has been responsible for decreasing investor sentiment in the AI market with its mediocre performance.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is also down, losing 1.5% on Monday and then a further 0.61% on Tuesday in premarket trading. The company’s recent quarterly earnings were not impressive enough to sway investors that AMD can turn its heavy AI investments into profits.

That is the story across the board for AI-focused stocks. As tech companies reveal their hefty AI development costs and debt accumulated by purchasing smaller AI businesses, investors are pulling away from these stocks to choose less volatile ones. We anticipate tech stocks will continue to decline through the end of the year as investor sentiment on AI weakens. The new jobs report coming out later on Tuesday may give the market a slight boost but is unlikely to help sliding technology stocks.

This means that the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are likely to fall further than the Dow Jones with each hit to the market, since they are weighted toward tech stocks. This week’s jobs data will be incredibly important to the currently volatile stock market.

Bitfarms Is Performing Better than BTC after Moving away from Bitcoin Farming

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Timothy St. John

On Monday, Bitfarms (BITF) fell 7.89% amid a tech stock crisis, but the stock is still outperforming Bitcoin for 2025 thanks to their move away from the cryptocurrency farming niche.

Bitfarms stock is down but much higher than when it started the year.

When Bitfarms moved to data center services from the crypto mining market, they saw tremendous interest from investors. Even though their stock has since suffered some sharp declines, they are still performing better than Bitcoin. It appears that shifting services has been beneficial to them, but they still have to prove to investors that they can be profitable.

Throughout 2025, Bitfarms has moved from $2.54 per share to $3.47 per share, with a peak of $9.10 that occurred after they moved into data center services. Meanwhile, Bitcoin started the year at $94,416 and is currently at $82,227, peaking at $126,198 in October.

Why Bitfarms Could Still Be a Great Investment

Over the last month, Bitfarms stock has gone in a circle, climbing from $3.75 to $4.89 and then back down to $3.47. This is not a completely bearish trend, and investors need to be aware of the stock’s potential. Earlier in the year, Bitfarms hit an all-time high as they changed their focus. If they can prove that this new service is profitable, they could set a new record high once more.

That could happen as early as the next quarterly earnings report, but it is unlikely. The company just posted third quarter earnings of $69 million from their current business operations as well as $14 million from discontinued operations. Their earnings per share, however, were -$0.08 per share. They are expected to report slightly better earnings per share next quarter, which will be posted in March of 2026.

That means that company is likely to report losses around half a year after they shifted to the new business model. It could take them until well into 2026 to start showing some profitability that would make up for all the money they invested to shift focus and to make up for lost profits from mining operations.

Bitfarms has shown tremendous potential this year, and investors agree. The stock was able to set an all-time high recently and could do so again if their next earnings report is better than this most recent one. Stepping away from Bitcoin may have been a very smart move, since that coin has trended poorly this year, running from one bear streak to another and struggling to regain lost ground. Now, Bitfarms is in the very busy and very profitable data center niche that is catering to expanding AI-focused markets. Despite a steep stock drop this week after posting quarterly earnings, the company should be able to recover in short order.

Michael Saylor Bought $980 Million in Bitcoin during the Coin’s Recent Slump

Posted on December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 by Timothy St. John

Investors might be losing faith in Bitcoin (BTC) after weeks of bearish movement, but Strategy purchased more than $980 million in Bitcoin recently.

Bitcoin is bearish even after a major Strategy purchase.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) bought up more than ten thousand bitcoins between December 8^th and December 14^th. During this period, Bitcoin wavered between $94K and $88K.

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The company funded their purchase by using ATM (at-the-market) equity and though sales of common shares. Their massive whale purchase stands out at a time when many investors are dumping Bitcoin and are tired of waiting for the coin to go bullish again.

BTC Price Prediction after Strategy Move

Strategy, and by extension Saylor, has become a major mover for the cryptocurrency industry. As Saylor has used Strategy to buy up massive amounts of Bitcoin over the years, his purchases and his investment advice have moved the industry. Investors pay attention to what Strategy is doing, and when the company is willing to put so much of the money into a purchase like this, they have the potential to inspire confidence in Bitcoin. Of course, if Saylor can get investors to back Bitcoin now, then his company’s purchase will explode in value.

Bitcoin has lost 2.34% of its value over the last 24 hours, and more than 9% over the last month. The trend we are seeing in recent weeks is that every time the coin starts to make some upward progress, it is knocked back down again. Right now, it looks like Strategy’s whale move is not making an impact on the coin.

There could be too many factors working against Bitcoin at the moment. The coin has been bearish for a while, and investor sentiment is souring on the crypto market. Bitcoin has also been underperforming compared to some of the other leading crypto tokens in recent weeks. Furthermore, investor interest has shifted to the stock market where stock indices have been posting near record highs over the past couple of months.

Bitcoin simply has too much working against it right now to regain bullish momentum on a single investors’ whale purchases. However, if this week’s economic data is positive, and the economic outlook starts to appear better, Bitcoin and the wider crypto market may start to surge. Then, Strategy’s move will look like a smart one. If that does not happen, though, we expect Bitcoin to remain under $100 through the end of the year.

U.S. Stocks Up for Monday While Tech Stocks Remain Low

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Timothy St. John

On Monday, U.S. stocks climbed as indices ticked up, but the tech market is still suffering from increased fears over AI’s future, keeping major stocks like Oracle (ORCL) and Broadcom (AVGO) low.

Stocks are mostly up, but tech stocks are still struggling this week.

This week signals a number of important economic data reports, and ahead of those releases, the stock market is elevated. However, tech stocks continue to struggle as the conversation among investors focuses on profit margins and disappointing earnings reports.

The Dow Jones added 0.5%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.5% as well, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%. Last week, the stock indices movements were mixed, with the market falling and rising throughout the week in response to the new rate cut announcement as well as earnings reports from major companies.

Economic Data Could Spur Market Growth

Later this week, the November consumer price index will be released and may help grow investor confidence in the stock market. Trading was volatile through last week, with tech stock suffering the most decline. Specifically, Oracle and Broadcom declined last week, with Broadcom falling 7% and Oracle losing 12.7%. Both companies released earnings reports for the quarter and faced severe scrutiny from investors worried about the AI market.

This week will also see the releases of October sales figures as well as November nonfarm payrolls. The stock market rose throughout September and October to record highs, faltering November and taking the cryptocurrency market down with it. December has been a decidedly low month for both markets, with tech stocks seeing weeks of low values.

Even some of the top-performing tech stocks for 2025 have trended poorly in recent weeks, like Nvidia (NVDA), which declined from $181 to $177 per share over the last four weeks. Investors continue to worry about profitability for AI-related stocks, and even when tech companies release promising earnings reports each quarter, the market is concerned about their heavy investments that they are making in AI development, purchases, and infrastructure. We anticipate the tech side of the stock market to trend bearish through the rest of 2025.