{"id":370870,"date":"2019-02-08T19:10:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=370870"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:36:08","slug":"20k-3k-bitcoin-price-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/20k-3k-bitcoin-price-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"From $20K to $3K and Back: How Bitcoin Price Counters Sentiment in the Crypto Market"},"content":{"rendered":"
During Bitcoin\u2019s widely publicized bull run of 2017 which sucked up retail investors into its massively inflated bubble, the price of the first ever crypto reached a peak of $20,000<\/a>. Now that the bubble has popped and the market has entered a state of anger and despair, more people than ever are writing obituaries for Bitcoin<\/a> and calling for extreme lows \u2013 the exact opposite of the sentiment witnessed at its all-time high.<\/span><\/p>\n While most traders follow technical analysis or look to fundamentals to determine which way Bitcoin price may move next, trading crypto counter to the market\u2019s sentiment may be the best indicator yet for profitable trades.<\/span><\/p>\n Billionaire investor and finance magnate Warren Buffett has an often cited quote, \u201cBe fearful when others are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful.\u201d The quote is the perfect example of how contrarian trading works, especially when it comes to speculative assets that easily set the stage for bubble-like market cycles.<\/span><\/p>\n Sentiment just before Bitcoin\u2019s all-time high was at the peak of the hype and irrational exuberance phase of a market bubble cycle. It wasn\u2019t uncommon to see comments in Reddit\u2019s r\/BitcoinMarkets\u2019 daily discussion thread read<\/span><\/a> \u201cno way it doesn\u2019t break $20,000 soon. Very soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Others were calling for astronomical figures such as $100,000, and some simply talked about how the current bull trend couldn\u2019t possibly come to an end. \u201cEvery time we’ve consolidated right below\/around ath the past year it’s broken up….just saying the trend is still very much up,\u201d one Redditor adorned with a \u201c2013 Veteran flair\u201d added<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading |\u00a0Strong Fundamentals: Bitcoin Daily Transactions Return to Bull Run Levels<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Another self-proclaimed Bitcoin maximalist even suggested<\/span><\/a> those turning bearish where blind to \u201cwhat is right in front of them\u201d for entering what are now incredibly profitable short positions.<\/span><\/p>\n Even industry figures such as Fundstrat\u2019s Tom Lee had called for Bitcoin to reach $25K<\/a>, and the eccentric John McAfee even offered to eat his own penis if Bitcoin didn\u2019t reach $1 million per BTC by the year 2020<\/a> \u2013 a prediction he then called \u201cconservative\u201d yet now seems impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n Predicting the bottom price of an asset is extremely difficult, and its only further complicated by the emotional state of the market\u2019s participants. <\/span><\/p>\n Following Bitcoin\u2019s hype phase, was denial. $6K was repeatedly defended and sentiment swayed back and forth between each Bitcoin price peak and trough. Until support at $6K broke and even permabulls finally turned bearish.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading |\u00a0Crypto Analyst Expects Strong Bitcoin Bounce, Monthly MACD Signals Bottom<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Sentiment has only suffered further since then, as the market clearly entered the depression and anger stage \u2013 the complete opposite of the sentiment found in Reddit comments around the December 2017 top.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDoes look like it’s running out of steam and about ready to fall,\u201d one Redditor commented<\/span><\/a>. \u201cShort it. Itz about to double top – or whatever the TA term is for the second peak peaking short and plumitting beyond the first peak’s inception slope to inverted Middle Earth,\u201d exaggerated\u00a0another<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nCrypto Market Sentiment Can Be a Contrarian Indicator<\/span><\/h2>\n
Crypto Bear Market Bottom is Hard to Spot During Depression and Anger Phase<\/span><\/h2>\n