Over the past week, bitcoin has been on a bit of a downward slide, with its price hovering around $62,950 to $6,152 per unit as of April 28. Despite this dip, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index is still firmly in the “greed” zone.
Interest in bitcoin seems to be fading, according to Google Trends, while Santiment, a market intelligence firm, notes an increase in signals indicating it might be a good time to sell BTC.
Bitcoin has managed to stay above the $60,000 mark for quite a while now, a streak lasting about 58 days. However, despite this stability, interest in bitcoin seems to be waning, as shown by Google Trends data, which indicates a decline in searches for “bitcoin” from a peak of 80 out of 100 on April 19 to a current score of 30.
This decline in interest seems to have started around April 21, based on Google Trends data for the past 90 days. Nevertheless, people are still curious about bitcoin’s potential for reaching new price highs, as seen in related searches like “bitcoin all-time high” and “ATH bitcoin.” On Friday, Santiment noted a significant uptick in “sell calls” on social media, suggesting a growing sentiment to offload BTC.
Santiment observed, “Bitcoin’s price dropping as low as $63.4K has crypto traders spooked, as buy calls across social media are low and sell calls are peeking in at an increased rate.” They also mentioned that when such fear starts to creep in, there’s a higher chance of the market bouncing back.
On a brighter note, QCP Capital’s weekend brief mentions a potential boost in interest when Hong Kong’s spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launch next week. “There is a potentially positive catalyst next week as the [Hong Kong bitcoin and ethereum] spot ETFs begin trading,” QCP Capital said. “Interest is growing in what could be a gateway for the inflow of Asian institutional capital.”
