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Bitcoin Price Fear & Greed Index Turns Blood Red Under 8K — Time to Buy?


Bitcoin (BTC) value dropped out of the descending triangle, inflicting a degree of maximum worry to unfold all through the whole crypto market.

Bitcoin value stays bearish because the high at $13,800, as the value has been trending downwards in a channel. However, is the value of Bitcoin bearish total or solely brief time period?

Crypto market sentiment registers excessive worry

Crypto Fear & Greed Index

Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: Alternative.me

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index presently exhibits that there’s excessive worry available in the market. The index is predicated on volatility (25%), market momentum/quantity (25%), social media (15%), surveys (15%), dominance (10%) and traits (10%).

Generally, the index is an effective indicator to make use of in technical evaluation because it describes the final sentiment. Currently, the sentiment is excessive worry with various 12 out of 100. These numbers have been solely seen throughout the bearish interval from December 2019 – February 2019 and throughout the sudden value drop in the course of August this yr.

As as soon as stated by Baron Rothschild: “Buy when there’s blood on the streets, even if the blood is your own,” provides worth to this indicator.

When markets are in excessive worry, it will present buying alternatives and when markets are euphoric or grasping (e.g. your native Uber driver begins a dialog about Bitcoin), it’s time to get out.

What is vital to deal with now could be whether or not this worry is justified or if the macrostructure nonetheless traits upwards?

Macroview view of Bitcoin

BTC/USD 1-week chart

BTC/USD 1-week chart. Source: Tradingview

Bitcoin broke down from the descending triangle and couldn’t maintain the 21-Week Exponential Moving Average (WMA), inflicting the value to drop again down in direction of the following assist zone round $8,000.

Losing the 21 WMA led to a retest of the following essential degree on the 100-Week Moving Average (WMA) In earlier market cycles, the 100-WMA was examined earlier than a major uptrend began. Currently, the 100-WMA is hovering round $7,800 and nonetheless beneath the present value.

From the macro perspective, one might conclude that the market continues to be trending upwards because the 2019 backside was $3,400.

A fowl’s eye view of Bitcoin

BTC/USD 1-day chart

BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Tradingview

As Bitcoin dropped under the assist of $9,300-9,400, a major chain response prompted the value to quickly drop instantly in direction of $8,000 (inexperienced zone). This drop is critical for various causes.

One of them is the completion of the 3-month-old descending wedge. The drop under $9,300 accomplished the triangle play and indicated the course Bitcoin would take.

The first response is that individuals begin panic promoting their Bitcoin because of the lack of essential assist. Another cause is the immense quantity of cease/loss orders positioned beneath the vital assist. Once triggered this prompted the market to drop because of the excessive quantity of promote quantity.

Bitcoin then fell by way of the delicate assist at $8,800 because the excessive quantity of promote quantity pressed the value to $8,500. From there on, the following assist degree is the extent the value is resting on proper now, the horizontal space round $7,800-8,000 and the 100-Week MA.

The VPVR (Volume Profile Visible Range) indicator exhibits the place excessive quantity ranges of assist and resistance and the following large orders are positioned. This indicator can present nice data throughout drawdowns because it exhibits the following degree of assist.

Right now the indicator is giving data that the value is resting on a major block of orders. Breaking upwards could lead on in direction of the following “bigger” block round $9,400-$9,800.

Bearish situation

BTC/USD Daily Chart

BTC/USD Daily Chart. Source: Tradingview

Bitcoin is clearly in a downtrend and the bearish situation is fairly simple. Losing the 100-WMA and dropping this assist block would lead in direction of the following space of assist situated round $7,300-$7,600.

Essentially, if the market is ready to break upwards with a weak quantity bounce, the value might nonetheless make one other important drop which may very well be interpreted as a bearish retest of $8,800.

It’s key to look at the actions within the coming hours/days and the power of them, as they’ll inform quite a bit concerning the course of the market brief time period.

Ultimately, dropping the development right here (the entire channel) could be extraordinarily dangerous for Bitcoin on the whole.

Bullish situation


BTC/USD Daily Chart. Source: Tradingview

In the brief time period, it’s preferable that Bitcoin stay inside the horizontal space and 100-WMA earlier than transferring upwards to the $8,800 resistance.

If the value is in a position to do that, the development continues to be legitimate and the macrostructure with increased lows can be nonetheless in place.

For important bullish views, the bulls have to reclaim $8,800 and ideally $9,400 to have the ability to look stronger. If the value begins to “grind” upwards to $8,800 with none quantity, this could look extra like a bearish retest somewhat than a brand new development upwards.

Arguments could be made that the RSI indicator (Relative Strength Index) mixed with the crypto Fear & Greed Index exhibits that the market is overwhelmed with worry and able to press the promote button.  A slight bounce upwards might set off FOMO of getting again available in the market and will generate quantity to push the value above the resistance ranges at $8,800 and $9,400.

Still bullish till $6K

The total bullish market construction continues to be in place, even when the market strikes again in direction of $6,000. That would offer the next low on increased timeframes and will point out an upwards development (macro view).

Would that imply that the market can’t see additional downwards actions brief time period?

That’s doable. However, the halving occasion is about 230 days away in May 2020, which traditionally gives a bullish rally across the occasion.

Aside from that, if the present value motion is offering a “beartrap” and the market must bounce shortly to generate the FOMO of buyers ready to purchase again in. If that doesn’t occur, some decrease ranges may very well be examined earlier than a brief time period reversal.

Notably, 75% of the time Bitcoin value drops earlier than the futures expiry date and this expiration date is Friday, Sept. 26. Adding to this, a brand new month-to-month candle is arising in a matter of days. Both of those occasions might present volatility and surprises like Bitcoin at all times does.


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