{"id":75961,"date":"2026-03-12T01:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75961"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:01:35","slug":"bitcoin-crosses-70k-and-fomo-is-back-but-fear-still-grips-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75961","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Crosses $70K And FOMO Is Back, But Fear Still Grips The Market"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five months of losses may have set Bitcoin up for a rebound \u2014 and some traders think the bears are about to face their first real test this cycle.<\/p>\n

Oversold Conditions Catch The Market\u2019s Attention<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin<\/a> climbed back above $70,000 on Tuesday, nudging social media chatter into what market intelligence firm Santiment describes as \u201cFOMO<\/a> territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Positive discussions across the social media sphere nosedived on Monday before recovering sharply as prices ticked upward.<\/p>\n

The shift was swift. According to Santiment, crypto markets tend to move fast during periods of uncertainty because they operate around the clock and are not tied to any single government or financial system.<\/p>\n

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The price recovery was partly triggered by comments<\/a> from US President Donald Trump, who said the conflict with Iran was \u201cvery complete, pretty much\u201d \u2014 a signal that tensions in the Middle East may be easing.<\/p>\n

Oil prices moved lower in response. That gave crypto traders something to work with.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s remarks were followed almost immediately by a post on Truth Social warning that the US would increase military pressure<\/a> on Iran if oil supply was disrupted.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83e\udd11\" Bitcoin sentiment has jumped back into FOMO territory after its market value exceeded $70K Tuesday. Across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other crypto-related discussions, the crowd is encouraged by Trump\u2019s comments that the war may soon end, and oil prices reversing course. pic.twitter.com\/S21cXOUM0F<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The mixed signals didn\u2019t stop the Bitcoin rally, but they added a layer of uncertainty that traders couldn\u2019t ignore.<\/p>\n

Strategy\u2019s Big Buys Add Fuel<\/h2>\n

Ryan McMillin, chief investment officer at Australian crypto investment manager Merkle Tree Capital, said that the geopolitical backdrop wasn\u2019t the only thing driving improved sentiment.<\/p>\n

He pointed to continued institutional buying, including from Strategy, which purchased nearly 18,000 Bitcoin last week and made a second acquisition earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin holding above its February lows also mattered. Data shows the asset dropped steadily from an all-time high of $126,000 in October \u2014 five straight months of declines that left it technically beaten down.<\/p>\n

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According to McMillin, that kind of extended slide can set up a relief rally even without a major catalyst.<\/p>\n

\u201cShorts are vulnerable,\u201d he said. \u201cLiquidity on the short side could get squeezed toward $80,000 before a true higher\/lower decision point.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also flagged cooling inflation, a new Federal Reserve chair expected within months, and the Clarity Act moving closer to implementation as tailwinds that could support prices.<\/p>\n

Extreme Fear Still Rules The Broader Index<\/p>\n

Not everyone is reading the moment the same way. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index \u2014 which pulls from volatility data, market momentum, social media signals, and Google Trends \u2014 sat at 15 on Wednesday, deep in \u201cextreme fear\u201d<\/a> territory. That reading cuts against the optimism showing up in Santiment\u2019s social tracking.<\/p>\n

Google Trends data for \u201cBitcoin\u201d scored around 71 as of Wednesday, down from a peak of 100 on March 5, suggesting retail interest has cooled from its recent high even as prices recovered.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five months of losses may have set Bitcoin up for a rebound \u2014 and some traders think the bears are about to face their first real test this cycle. Oversold Conditions Catch The Market\u2019s Attention Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 on Tuesday, nudging social media chatter into what market intelligence firm Santiment describes as \u201cFOMO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-75961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}