Crypto: Crypto Sentiment Hits Extreme Fear As Matrixport Flags Possible Bottom

With Bitcoin sentiment at four-year lows, analysts have flagged historic oversold signals and potential seller exhaustion.

Crypto market sentiment has fallen to extreme lows, a condition that has historically preceded short-term rebounds, according to analysts at Matrixport, though they caution further downside remains possible.

“Sentiment has fallen to extremely depressed levels, reflecting broad pessimism across the market,” said Matrixport in a note on Tuesday.

Matrixport’s own Bitcoin (BTC) “fear and greed index” suggests that “durable bottoms” form when the 21-day moving average drops below zero and reverses higher, which is currently the case.

However, Matrixport cautioned that prices could still fall further in the near term. Historically, these deeply negative sentiment readings have offered attractive entry points, they said.

“Given the cyclical relationship between sentiment and Bitcoin price action, the latest reading suggests the market may be approaching another inflection point,” it stated.

Previous periods when the Matrixport sentiment metric was this low were around June 2024 and November 2025, following periods of steep market declines.

Alternative.me’s “Fear and Greed Index” is also around its lowest level since June 2022, with a reading of 10 out of 100 indicating “extreme fear.”

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Source: CoinTelegraph