Bitmine Immersion rises as Bitcoin and Ethereum rally
Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares rise Friday as Bitcoin and Ethereum rally, while management said the company’s crypto, cash, marketable securities and moonshots holdings total $11.4 billion.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR ) stock surged Friday, extending its gains from Thursday.
Nasdaq futures rose 0.67%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.43%.
The move came as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) rallied, boosting the value of Bitmine's digital asset holdings.
On Friday, Bitcoin rose 7.08% over 24 hours to $76,787.17, while Ethereum increased 4.14% to $2,371.83, according to CoinMarketCap.
Management Update Details Holdings On Monday, management released an update detailing the company's digital asset reserves.
Executive Chairman Tom Lee stated, "Bitmine crypto + total cash & marketable securities + 'moonshots' holdings total $11.4 billion, including 5.82 million ETH tokens…" Addressing the company's "Alchemy of 5%" initiative to acquire 5% of global Ethereum supply, Lee noted: "Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million.
Bitmine is 96% of the way to the 'Alchemy of 5%' in just 14 months." With over 5 million ETH actively staked to generate recurring yield, Bitmine offers equity exposure to Ethereum's price movement.
Critical Levels To Watch for BMNR Stock BMNR is trading well above its shorter-term trend gauges, sitting 22.6% above the 20-day SMA ($18.18) and 35% above the 50-day SMA ($16.51), which signals a strong near-term uptrend.
At the same time, it's still trading 3.5% below the 200-day SMA ($23.09), a common "line in the sand" that can act like overhead supply on rallies.
Momentum is getting stretched: RSI is at 70.08, which is in overbought territory and often flags that upside can slow or pull back even if the broader trend is improving.
The longer-term backdrop is still mixed, because the death cross from January (50-day SMA below the 200-day SMA) remains in place even after the recent bounce.
That's consistent with the stock's weak 12-month trend (down 54.81%) and helps explain why rallies can run into tougher resistance as they approach the long-term averages.
Key Resistance: $24 — a nearby round-number area just above the 200-day SMA zone where rallies can stall Key Support: $20 — a round-number level that sits below current price and can act as a first "dip-buying" area BMNR Stock Price Activity: BitMine Immersion shares were up 3.57% at $22.34 during premarket trading on Friday, according to Pro data.
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