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BTC’s Fear and Greed Index signals caution, but should you buy at $82K?

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Investors can consider getting more BTC as it is “still cheap”, but there could be more losses in the coming weeks as $72k appeared as a bearish target.

BTC Fear and Greed Index showed fear gripped the market- but a 5% price bounce was likely

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  • The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart showed that the recent dip was a buying opportunity, even as fear prevailed.
  • The liquidation heatmaps pointed to a price bounce to $86.3k in the coming days.

Bitcoin [BTC] saw a 6.89% price bounce from the 10th of March’s 1-day trading session price, closing at $78.6k. It has already encountered notable resistance at the $84k region.

Analysis of the price chart and the liquidation levels showed that short-term consolidation was likely.

Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index

Source: Alternative.me

The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index was at 34, showing fear. Over the past week, it has hovered around 30-40, dipping to extreme fear and a value of 24 on the 11th of March.

Bitcoin spot ETFs saw outflows of $900 million in the past five weeks, underlining the bearish market sentiment.

Buy Bitcoin while fear grips the wider market

Bitcoin Rainbow Chart

Source: Blockchain Center

At least, this was the message from the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart. The long-term valuation tool for Bitcoin with fun colors can be useful for investors. It is based on the idea that Bitcoin’s price growth follows a logarithmic pattern over time.

The chart has done a good job identifying cycle tops and bottoms, but it must be noted that this was done mostly in hindsight. Right now, the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart shows that the biggest crypto was “still cheap”.

At $82k, it was quite a grand claim, especially in the background of declining stock markets across the globe. Then again, that might be the appeal for investors – the risk to reward was still enticing.

Bitcoin 6-hour Chart

Source: BTC/USDT on TradingView

Examination of the 6-hour chart showed that the short-term structure was bearish. The $85k level has served as resistance over the past week. The A/D indicator showed an uptrend in March, while the price has trended toward $80k.

This was an encouraging finding. It showed increased accumulation and buying activity was on the rise, according to the indicator.

The Awesome Oscillator showed momentum was slightly bullish, but not high enough to drive trends.

Bitcoin Liquidation Heatmap

Source: Coinglass

The 1-month liquidation heatmap outlined the $100k and $71.7k-$72.3k as significant liquidity clusters. Closer to the price, the $86.3k and $76.3k were also levels that could attract prices to them.

Given the bearish structure of BTC, a move southward appeared likely. However, the A/D indicator showed a bounce was possible.

Moreover, such a bounce beyond the local resistance at $85k could turn market participants bullish, before the bearish reversal is initiated at the $86.3k magnetic zone.

Hence, traders should maintain a bearish outlook until the local resistance regions are breached.

Disclaimer: The information presented does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice and is solely the writer’s opinion

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Akashnath Sumukar works as a Senior Journalist at AMBCrypto. Based in Chennai, India, he has been an avid follower of the cryptocurrency market since Bitcoin’s boom and bust cycle of 2017. A graduate in Chemical Engineering, he is an expert in technical analysis. In fact, Akashnath has a particular interest in reading price charts and predicting how an asset will move over the short and long term. A self-taught trader and as someone who holds cryptos himself, he is always on the lookout for the next opportunity he can possibly capitalize on, while also educating his audience.
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