October 2022 market roundup and outlook

In October 2022, crypto assets as a whole were on a positive trend, rebounding from their performance in September. All sectors saw positive returns ranging from +1% to +69% as BTC and ETH rose +6% and +20% respectively.

DeFi assets posted mixed returns ranging from -17% to +49% while green candles piled up across all sectors.Meme Coins, meanwhile, reported a +69% gain this month, significantly outperformed all other sectors. The sector is led by Dogecoin’s rally, DOGE was on the rise even before Musk’s deal was confirmed.It was going up until the deal closed.

To quote Taylor Swift, are we out of the woods yet? Check out the latest market recaps and outlook reports as the team explores what happened last month and what’s to come.

High uncertainty and low volatility

Bitcoin volatility hit its lowest point in months this month, well below the October median volatility of 58%. BTC’s annualized volatility started the month at 65% and closed the month at 32%.

In October, BTC’s positive correlation with gold, commonly seen as a safe haven during economic and geopolitical uncertainties, remained stable throughout the month and is expected to reach 2022. Close to all-time highs.

DeFi headwind

On October 6th, the BNB chain was temporarily suspended after a $100 million exploit on its cross-chain bridge. After the incident, Mango, a Solana-based decentralized platform, suffered a $100 million exploit in an economic attack known as Oracle’s price manipulation just five days after his DeFi underwhelming performance last month. contributed to

sit tight

Despite widespread macroeconomic uncertainty and headwinds in this area, the industry recovered from its September performance with a positive performance in October.

Want to know more about what happened or what will happen? Read Kraken Intelligence’s latest report, Sit Tight. To understand what drives the crypto market.

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