Bitcoin Traders No Longer Extremely Greedy: Rebound Signal?
April 03 2024 - 3:30PM
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Data shows that Bitcoin investor sentiment has cooled to the lowest
level since February, something that could facilitate a rebound in
the price. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Now Points At Just
‘Greed’ The “Fear & Greed Index” is an indicator created by
Alternative that tells us about the general sentiment among
investors in the Bitcoin and broader cryptocurrency sector. This
metric uses a numeric scale from zero to hundred to represent the
sentiment. To calculate the score, the index considers the data of
five factors: volatility, trading volume, social media sentiment,
market cap dominance, and Google Trends. Related Reading: Bitcoin
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values of the indicator above the 53 mark suggest the presence of
greed among the investors, while below the 47 level implies a
fearful market. The region between these two corresponds to the
neutral sentiment. Here is how the latest value of the Bitcoin Fear
& Greed Index looks: The value of the index appears to be 71 at
the moment | Source: Alternative As is visible above, the Bitcoin
Fear & Greed Index currently has a value of 71, implying that
the investors share a majority sentiment of greed. Just yesterday,
the index’s value had been notably higher than this, implying that
there has been a bit of a cooldown of sentiment in the past 24
hours. Below is a chart that shows the trend in the index over the
past year. The value of the indicator seems to have registered a
plunge recently | Source: Alternative Besides the three core
sentiments, there are also two “extreme” sentiments: extreme greed
and extreme fear. The former occurs at values above 75, while the
latter occurs under 25. The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index was 79
yesterday, implying that the market had been extremely greedy. The
indicator has been regularly inside this zone for the past month,
so the current normal greed values go against the trend. The
sentiment among investors has naturally been so high recently
because the BTC price has gone through a sharp rally in this period
and has explored fresh all-time highs (ATHs). The Bitcoin price has
historically tended to go against the majority’s expectations. And
the stronger this expectation has been, the more likely such a
contrary move will occur. Due to this reason, the extreme
sentiments have been where reversals in the asset have been the
most probable to take place in the past. For instance, the current
ATH of the asset formed when the index was at a value of 88.
Related Reading: Bitcoin Traders Spread “Buy The Dip” As BTC
Plunges Below $66,000 With the recent price drawdown, sentiment has
also taken a hit. The fact that it has fallen out of the extreme
greed zone, though, may be conducive to a bottom forming. The
earlier bottom, around 20 March, also formed when the index exited
the zone. The current level of the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index
is not only lower than it was then but also the lowest since 11
February, when the asset was still trading around $48,000. BTC
Price Bitcoin is now down to the $65,800 level after facing a
drawdown of more than 7% over the last few days. Looks like the
price of the asset has plunged to lows recently | Source: BTCUSD on
TradingView Featured image from Kanchanara on Unsplash.com,
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