As Bitcoin Bulls Retreat, Fear and Greed Index Slides: What’s Next?

Exploring the Potential Implications of a Plunging Fear and Greed Index Amid Bitcoin's Persistent Resilience Above $92k

As Bitcoin Bulls Retreat, Fear and Greed Index Slides: What's Next?

Key Points

Despite the recent market upheaval, Bitcoin remains robust, holding firm above the $92k support level. The fluctuating sentiment, mirrored by steady losses in the broader market and a dip in online engagement, has done little to shake Bitcoin’s position.

Bitcoin’s Bullish Outlook

The long-term forecast for Bitcoin continues to be bullish, with the price still within a range formation. However, Tether metrics reveal a drying up of stablecoin inflows to the exchange, indicating a reluctance among traders and investors to enter the market, a reaction likely triggered by the recent price action.

Over the past two months, the Bitcoin buy/sell pressure delta has shown a decrease in buying pressure. Market sentiment has also taken a hit, falling back to September and October levels after failing to maintain November’s gains.

The Fear and Greed Index

The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index, which uses factors such as price action, volatility, social media engagement, and BTC dominance to gauge sentiment, has fallen to 4-month lows. This decline followed a surge in sentiment after the U.S. Presidential election.

Despite these erratic sentiment swings, the weekly chart shows that Bitcoin maintains a firmly bullish swing structure. Even amidst a fearful macroeconomic outlook in the U.S. markets and tariff-related volatility in specific markets, Bitcoin has held its ground above the $92k range lows.

There is a possibility of a dip to the $88k-$90k range in the coming weeks. However, this potential sweep of the range lows could present a buying opportunity. HODLers are advised not to panic just yet.

In 2024, Bitcoin did not consolidate within a falling channel for seven months, only to make a 60% rally and then call it quits. Or perhaps it did – the uncertainty is real. However, most on-chain metrics do not indicate that a top is in yet.

Please note that the information provided does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or any other type of advice and should be considered as the writer’s opinion only.

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