Does Sentiment Shifting Slowly Signal A Crypto Recovery Ahead?

The crypto market has lost momentum after the extended weekend in the United States. Bitcoin and other larger cryptocurrencies have been recording losses during today’s trading session and could continue to trend downside in the short term. Related Reading | TA: Ethereum Regains Strength, Showing Early Signs of Fresh Rally At the time of writing, the crypto total market cap stands at $860 billion with sideways movement over the past weeks. This metric has been trending to the downside since late 2021, but took a severe loss in April-May 2022, as seen in the chart below. As a consequence, the general sentiment across the crypto market trended to the downside and recorded extreme fear levels on the Fear and Greed Index. The price of Bitcoin and other larger cryptocurrencies often finds a local bottom or top when the Index stands close to 10 or 80 respectively. The crypto market did find a bottom in June when BTC’s price traded close to $17,000 and pushed the Fear and Greed Index to extreme levels. Since that time, the number one cryptocurrency has pushed the market slightly upwards and has been forming a new range between $18,600 and $21,000. These levels stand as the major area of resistance along with $22,000. Market participants seem more positive on a probably break above these levels, according to a recent report from Arcane Research. The first stated the following on the shift in market sentiment over the past weeks: ...