Bitcoin’s worth might be approaching its backside this cycle because it lingers beneath $83,000 and market sentiment stays fearful, in accordance with the founding father of a crypto fund.
“Some broader macro information nonetheless appears poor, nevertheless it additionally wouldn’t shock me if we put in a near-term ground regionally given the numerous degree of concern and liquidations,” Bitcoin analyst and digital asset fund Capriole Funding founder Charles Edwards advised Cointelegraph.
Bitcoin sentiment improves barely regardless of stagnant worth
Regardless of the Crypto Concern & Greed Index — which measures general crypto market sentiment — tapping a greater than two-year low score of 10 on Feb. 26, signaling “Excessive Concern,” Edwards stated he doesn’t pay a lot consideration to it.
The Crypto Concern & Greed Index has dropped considerably since its Jan. 31 “Excessive Greed” rating of 76. Supply: Alternative.me
“I'm not an enormous believer within the Crypto F&G metric and strongly desire the CNN Concern and Greed metrics, which cowl the broader market. It, too, is in excessive concern in the present day. As is the AAII sentiment survey,” he stated, referring to a ballot by the American Affiliation of Particular person Buyers.
On Feb. 27, Altenrnative.me’s Crypto Concern & Greed Index jumped 6 factors to an “Excessive Concern” rating of 16, at the same time as Bitcoin (BTC) confirmed no indicators of a near-term restoration. Bitcoin is down 0.57% over the previous 24 hours, buying and selling at $82,260 on the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap information.
Bitcoin is down 16.42% over the previous seven days. Supply: CoinMarketCap
Many observers level to macroeconomic uncertainty and considerations over US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs as key causes for Bitcoin’s and the broader crypto market’s decline. Since Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, when Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $109,000, the asset has dropped almost 24.5%.
Edwards sees the flashing crimson sentiment indicators as an indication of a market rebound. “We have now numerous bearish ‘sentiment’ confluence. Which traditionally has been a very good marker for a possible dip/reversal alternative,” he stated.
Crypto funding analysis agency Sistine Analysis stated that Bitcoin’s current dip to $82,242 may mark a near-term backside.
“Imo ~30% odds that was pico low on BTC,” Sistine Analysis said in a Feb. 27 X put up. Nevertheless, it warned that if the inventory market retains dropping within the coming days, Bitcoin may discover a backside at $73,000 as a substitute — a degree it hasn’t seen since Nov. 7.
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The Customary and Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) is down 4.13% over the previous 5 buying and selling days, as per Google Finance data.
CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Younger Ju lately said the possibilities of Bitcoin dropping beneath $77,000 “are low.”
Bitcoin nonetheless has “room to run”
In the meantime, the worldwide economist of crypto trade Kraken, Thomas Perfumo, stated in a Feb. 26 assertion that Bitcoin’s structural indicators “counsel that the broader crypto market nonetheless has room to run.”
“Proper now, dominance stays robust within the low 60s — indicating that market momentum hasn’t but reached a speculative peak. On the identical time, stablecoin market cap has grown 11% year-to-date, signaling continued onchain capital deployment,” Perfumo stated.
Collective Shift founder Ben Simpson lately advised Cointelegraph that the present market circumstances may current a shopping for alternative for crypto buyers.
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