Are BTC mining stocks still a good bet after inflation ticked up?

U.S. client costs have been up a greater than anticipated 6.4% in January.
Bitcoin mining shares nonetheless gained close to 20% within the week ended Feb nineteenth.
Mike Colonnese reiterated his bullish view on BTC miners at the moment.

Final week, the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics stated client costs have been up a greater than anticipated 6.4% in January. Nonetheless, H.C. Wainwright & Co analyst Mike Colonnese stays bullish on bitcoin miners.

Mining shares gained close to 20% final week

Colonnese quoted the value motion for the week that ended on February nineteenth to defend his view in a current word.

Regardless of inflation holding effectively above the Fed’s 2.0% goal, BTC gained about 12% within the stated week prompting a good larger close to 20% enhance in mining shares.

That’s significantly encouraging when in comparison with the benchmark S&P 500 index that truly misplaced 0.3% within the week ended February nineteenth. Colonnese additionally stated in his analysis word:

BTC costs additionally responded positively to information on 2/15 of the SEC’s proposal to broaden present certified custodian guidelines for consumer belongings held with funding advisers to crypto belongings.

Hashprices touched a four-month excessive

A 9.1% week-over-week enhance within the community hash price to 319 EH/s additionally fed into his constructive view on BTC miners. Continued upside in bitcoin costs pushed hashprices as much as $0.08/TH within the stated week – a greater than 12% enhance.

The aforementioned SEC proposal goals to guard buyers towards a professional custodian chapter. To that finish, Colonnese wrote:

We view the proposal as a web constructive, as long as new necessities for certified crypto custodians aren’t onerous, as proposed modifications might enhance investor protections, and instill larger confidence in crypto ecosystem.

Of the six bitcoin mining shares he covers, Colonnese presently has a “purchase” score on 5.