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Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Crashes To Lowest Level In 6 Months, Is A Market Rebound Coming?

Following the massive crash that Bitcoin and the entire crypto market suffered over the weekend, the Fear & Greed Index has been pushed down to its lowest level in the last six ￰0￱ index, which measures the market sentiment and shows on a scale how investors are feeling about the crypto market, has now fallen back into the Extreme Fear ￰1￱ number on the scale now shows the lowest level it has been since the market crash back in April ￰2￱ Fear & Greed Index Sees Major Crash The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index uses a number of factors to determine how investors are feeling about the ￰3￱ takes into account things like volatility, social sentiment aggregated across different social media platforms, market volume and momentum, and market dominance to come to a ￰4￱ Reading: Crypto Crash: $19.5 Billion Wiped Out In Record-Breaking Liquidation Event The data is aggregated, which puts it on a scale of 1-100, with 1-25 being Extreme Fear, 26-46 being Fear, 47-54 being Neutral, 55-75 representing Greed, and 76-100 representing Extreme ￰5￱ of these shows either bullishness, bearishness, or nonchalance in the ￰6￱ most recent data shows that the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index crashed to 24 on ￰7￱ puts the index firmly in Extreme Fear territory, suggesting that investors are extremely cautious at this ￰8￱ also shows a reluctance to enter into any positions at this ￰9￱ is the result of the massive liquidation event that happened last Friday, with crypto traders losing over $19 billion in one day.

Thus, it is no surprise that fear has gripped the market. However, this would also present a unique opportunity in the ￰10￱ When The Market Is Bleeding One of the oldest sayings in the financial world is to “buy when there is blood on the streets.” This represents times of extreme losses, where most investors are scared to put their money in the market. Thus, with the market teetering on Extreme Fear, it could be the time to ￰11￱ Reading: XRP’s 2017 Pattern Returns In 2025, Analyst Predicts Massive Rally The last time that the market declined into Extreme Fear this low was back in April 2025, and what followed was a rally that saw the Bitcoin price reach new all-time highs in May ￰12￱ this trend holds, then the market could be looking at a possible rapid ￰13￱ Sunday, the market was already recovering, with the Bitcoin price crossing $114,000 and Ethereum making its way back above $4,000.

It is still quite early to tell if the market is in a full recovery trend, but with prices already bouncing, it could signal the next wave of ￰14￱ image from Dall. E, chart from ￰15￱

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