$20K Bitcoin Drop in 2 Weeks Pushes Investors Into Extreme Fear

That is the bottom ranges in effectively over a month for the index.

It’s nearly troublesome to think about that simply a few weeks in the past, bitcoin was using excessive above $95,000, and the neighborhood was speculating a few potential run towards a six-digit worth territory for the primary time in 2026.

Not solely did that rally fail to materialize, however the bears awoke in the midst of winter and initiated a number of consecutive leg-downs that finally crashed BTC to a multi-month low. With that, the general sentiment plummeted as effectively.

Concern and Greed Goes South

The favored Bitcoin Concern and Greed Index gathers information from numerous sources, corresponding to general volatility, market momentum, BTC dominance, and social media feedback, to find out the present investor and neighborhood sentiment towards the most important digital asset. Worth fluctuations and market momentum are chargeable for 50% of the ultimate end result, which ranges from 0 (excessive worry) to 100 (excessive greed). This makes it quite logical that the metric has plunged these days.

Because the graph under will clearly exhibit, excessive worry dominates the present market section. It has been under 30 since January 22, when BTC’s correction started. After Saturday’s market-wide crash, through which over $2.5 billion price of leveraged positions have been wiped out, the index has gone to 14 – the bottom ranges since mid-December.

In case you have missed the occasions that transpired on Saturday, right here’s a quick recap. BTC had recovered some floor to $84,000 after the Thursday crash, however then abruptly plunged to $75,500, which turned its lowest price ticket since final April. This meant that BTC had dropped by $20,000 since January 18, when it stood at $95,500. The altcoins adopted swimsuit yesterday with huge declines, as many marked lows not seen in over a 12 months.

Blessing in Disguise?

Earlier than we decide that BTC is lifeless once more, in line with the Concern and Greed Index, let’s take you again to the immortal funding phrases by one of many greats, Warren Buffett, who has mentioned up to now that folks must be grasping when others are fearful, and vice versa.

If he’s to be believed, and historical past is on his facet on this, now could be the time to be grasping and enter the ecosystem, proper? Earlier events on which BTC (or different belongings) have skilled wild swings in investor sentiment have led to nearly instant reversals.

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Robert Kiyosaki additionally weighed in on this subject, outlining the variations between the wealthy and the poor. He believes the primary group goes on a purchasing spree when the monetary markets “are on sale” (which means, a crash), whereas the second tends to promote and run.

DIfFERENCE BETWEEN Wealthy Folks and Poor Folks:

When Walmart has a SALE poor individuals rush in and purchase, purchase, purchase.

But when the Monetary Asset Market has a sale….a.ok.a…..CRASH…
the poor promote and run….whereas the wealthy rush in….and purchase, purchase, purchase.

The gold, silver, and Bitcoin…

— Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) February 1, 2026