{"id":392944,"date":"2019-08-13T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=392944"},"modified":"2019-08-13T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:23:05","slug":"crypto-investors-believe-altcoin-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/crypto-investors-believe-altcoin-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Investors Believe There\u2019s More Pain Ahead For the Altcoin Market"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin<\/a> has had near non stop bullish momentum throughout 2019, but the altcoin market hasn\u2019t been near as fortunate \u2013 sans a couple of outliers<\/a>. The sentiment surrounding altcoins is in the gutter, and prices of even top altcoins have continued to drop in USD value and even more so in their BTC ratios. <\/span><\/p>\n Even with all the negativity in the altcoin market, the vast majority of crypto investors expect there to be \u201cmore pain\u201d ahead for altcoins like Ethereum<\/a>, Ripple<\/a>, and Litecoin<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Any crypto investor that bought altcoins during the height of the 2017 hype bubble or during the one or two week alt season in early January 2018 \u2013 before the bear market really kicked into high gear \u2013 are carrying very heavy bags at this point \u2013 down in many cases over 90% from prices traded back then, and without a glimmer of hope of ever returning to said prices<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Altcoin Apocalypse: Only Two of Top Ten Crypto Cap Have Outperformed Bitcoin\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Recent regulatory uncertainty, the largest crypto exchange in the market cutting off the largest population of investors from most altcoins, and a Bitcoin bull run have only further sucked any life and capital out of the altcoin market.<\/span><\/p>\n These factors combined could be why even despite what should be extremely attractive prices for buying, the overwhelming majority of crypto investors believe there is \u201cmore pain\u201d to come for altcoins like Ripple<\/a> or Etheruem<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexlibertas_\/status\/52928256?s=21<\/p>\n According to a recent Twitter poll<\/a>, 70% or more than two-thirds of over 4,700 respondents believe that the altcoin carnage isn\u2019t complete, while the remaining 30% think that the asset class has finally bottomed.<\/span><\/p>\n The current sentiment surrounding altcoins is similar to the sentiment around Bitcoin when it was trading in its lowest bear market range<\/a> between $3,200 and $4,000 in early 2019. Crypto investors everywhere at that point had moved into the anger and despair phase, and overly irrational lows were commonplace.<\/span><\/p>\n This type of extreme sentiment that is being witnessed in the alt market was a powerful contrarian indicator for Bitcoin<\/a>, and the crypto asset left its bear market lows faster than most were able to buy and has yet to truly take a break from its ongoing bull rally since.<\/span><\/p>\nCrypto Investors Expect Max Pain for Altcoin Market<\/span><\/h2>\n
Remember The Bitcoin Bottom? Sentiment Can Be a Powerful Contrarian Indicator<\/span><\/h2>\n