- 21% of fund managers surveyed by BofA said "long
bitcoin " is the most crowded trade, compared to 43% last month. - Now, a majority of managers say "long
commodities " is the most crowded trade. - However, a growing number of managers surveyed by BofA said bitcoin is in a bubble.$4
"Long $4" is no longer considered the most crowded trade by a group of big-money fund managers surveyed by Bank of America.
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Despite the world's largest cryptocurrency losing its first-place title, a growing number of managers told BofA bitcoin is in a bubble. 81% of managers said bitcoin is in a bubble, compared to about 75% of managers who said so in the May survey. These bubble concerns come even as bitcoin has lost roughly 37.5% of its value from its record high near $65,000 in April.
Though at its current levels near $40,000, bitcoin is up 38% year-to-date and 329% in the last twelve months.
The cryptocurrency's rally in the last few days has been aided by $4 made by billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones. On Monday he told CNBC he likes bitcoin as a "portfolio diversifier and store of wealth."
"I want to have 5% in gold, 5% in bitcoin, 5% in cash, 5% in commodities. I don't know what I want to do with the other 80% at this point in time. I want to wait and see what the Fed's gonna do," Jones said, referring to the policy decision the central bank is set to make during its two-day meeting beginning today.
Bank of America surveyed 224 panelists with $667 billion in assets under management from June 4-10.