The data shows that the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has dropped back into extreme fear territory, indicating an active reset of the market situation.
Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Again Points to ‘Extreme Fear’
The “Fear and Greed Index” refers to an index created by an alternative method that tracks the average sentiment that exists between Bitcoin traders and the broader cryptocurrency markets. The metric determines investor sentiment using data on five factors: volatility, trading volume, market dominance, social media sentiment, and Google Trends.
To represent emotions, it uses a numerical scale from zero to one. All values below 47 correspond to a residual fear, while those above 53 suggest the dominance of greed. Naturally, values between these two cut-offs indicate a neutral attitude.
Besides these three areas, there are also two extreme regions known as extreme fear (25 and below) and extreme greed (above 75). As the latest value of the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index shows, sentiment currently lies in one of these extreme regions.
Looks like the metric has a value of 8 at the moment | Source: Alternative
Although the market is currently extremely fearful, that was not the case a few days ago; BTC’s rally above $75,000 means that the market situation has entered the fear zone after being caught in the extreme fear zone for a month and a half.
The trend in the BTC Fear & Greed Index over the past year | Source: Alternative
The recovery appeared to be only temporary for the cryptocurrency, however, as its price is now back below $69,000. This pullback may be why the Fear & Greed Index has dropped from a high of 28 to a low of 8 over the course of six days.
Historically, extremes have held importance in the digital asset sector, as this is where highs and lows tend to form in Bitcoin and other assets. The relationship was the opposite one, however, which means that extreme greed is where the market can go higher while extreme fear can lead to a reversal to the highs.
The Fear & Greed Index has spent a lot of time on the depth of fear in recent months, but whether that is enough to reach the bottom of the cycle remains to be seen. During the 2022 bear market, it took several months to stay within the region before a reversal was reached.
So far in the current cycle, the lowest the index has gone is 5. So, at the latest value of 8, the Bitcoin market sentiment is just three points away from extreme pessimism.
BTC price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is hovering around $68,400, down more than 6.5% over the past seven days.
Looks like the price of the coin has been consolidating since early February | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView
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