Santiment Indicates Potential “Price Bounces” as Fear Dominates Market Sentiment

Digital assets are showing signs of potential price rallies despite growing market uncertainty, according to crypto analytics firm Santiment. In a recent tweet, Santiment highlighted the dominance of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) sentiments on social media platforms, noting that it greatly surpasses positive sentiments associated with a bullish market.

Santiment suggests that while increased FUD typically contributes to a negative market atmosphere, it often precedes price increases for cryptocurrencies.

“With crypto markets continuing their unpredictability, we have seen a significant surge in bearish takes by the crowd in September. Historically, this is a positive indication for patient traders. The probability of price bounces rises after FUD becomes the majority.”

Historical trends show that this phenomenon occurred around March 8 when the USDC de-peg and Silicon Valley Bank failure triggered extreme market FUD. In response, the price of Ethereum skyrocketed 48% from $1,430 to $2,120 between March 11 and April 17.

Santiment advises traders to closely monitor the supply of Bitcoin (BTC) on exchanges, which has experienced a notable uptick in recent weeks. The firm notes that the supply of BTC on exchanges has increased by 3.1% over a two-week period, suggesting that traders are motivated to secure small profits.

Turning attention to Synthetix (SNX), Santiment highlights the significant surge in address interactions, social mentions, and new address creations since mid-July for the synthetic asset issuer. The market intelligence platform reports that Synthetix has witnessed a slight rebound this month, with a 21% increase in value during September.

Traders Place Over $500M in Buy Orders

Crypto traders have positioned buy orders in anticipation of a positive momentum shift. Data aggregated from 21 crypto exchanges reveals active purchase orders for 643,000 ETH, totaling approximately $584 million. These buy orders surpass existing sell orders for 431,000 ETH by nearly 50%. The Exchange On-chain Market Depth chart illustrates the volume of active orders placed by Ethereum (ETH) traders across leading crypto exchanges. Despite the prevailing bearish sentiment, the chart indicates a market demand for ETH that exceeds supply by 211,500 coins. As a result, Ethereum finds substantial support in the $1,500 to $1,600 range.

All in all, after a two-month decline, the majority of crypto investors are now expressing bearish sentiment.