Many recent Bitcoin sellers are likely expecting a downturn and may be turning to social media to sway sentiment in that direction, according to an analyst.
Some traders who are warning about an upcoming Bitcoin correction might be driven more by self-interest than by an unbiased view of the market, according to a Bitcoin analyst.
“If you sold, you really want lower prices,” Bitcoin analyst PlanC said on the Mr. M Podcast published to YouTube on Friday, reiterating that those who’ve recently sold Bitcoin (BTC) may become more vocal on social media, promoting the idea of Bitcoin’s price falling in hopes of seeing the market move in their favor.
“The whole point of you selling is to think that the bear market is coming,” he said. “So you’re going to get on social media,” he added.
Many market participants turn to social media to gauge overall sentiment about Bitcoin, paying close attention to community interactions and prediction posts.
It comes as sentiment among the broader crypto market has plunged, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which gauges overall market sentiment, posting an “Extreme Fear” reading of 20 in its Saturday update.
However, data from sentiment platform Santiment shows overall social media sentiment for Bitcoin (BTC) is 57.78% positive, 15.80% neutral, and 26.42% negative.
PlanC said that Bitcoin’s recent price decline below the psychological $100,000 price level to $98,000 may have been the local bottom for now.
“I think there is a good chance, again, it is hard to quantify exact probabilities, but from my perspective, there is a decent chance that was the major bottom,” PlanC said.
“If it wasn’t, I don’t see us going down much lower,” he added. Bitcoin has since rebounded to $103,562, according to CoinMarketCap, but PlanC cautioned that another brief pullback could still occur.
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“Maybe we go for one more scare over the coming week or so lower,” he explained. “Maybe we go down to like 95 or something, right?” he added.
It comes on the back of more bearish forecasts from analysts over the past week.
