What to know:
- Bitcoin momentum has been waning recently, as it recorded losses of 16% for a month, trailing the S&P 500 index.
- Bitcoin sentiment index falls to 11 levels as fear rises to extreme levels.
- With a price of $63,888 after falling 4.75%, the Bitcoin momentum is showing a demand contraction of 232,000 BTC.
Bitcoin Momentum has weakened sharply as the asset posts a monthly decline of more than 16%, significantly underperforming traditional equity markets. In the same time frame, the S&P 500 had increased by approximately 5%, illustrating the divergence between stocks and digital assets in the current macroeconomic environment and investor sentiment.
Capital rotation is growing, and equities and commodities outperform digital assets. The funds are being reallocated to AI stocks, gold, and industrial commodities, while decreasing investments in cryptocurrencies. This change is driven by the risk appetite and macro positioning, and traditional markets have seen improving liquidity flows and continued growth in institutional participation.
Charles Schwab analyst Jim Ferraioli believes Bitcoin momentum weakness has more to do with the strategy’s diminishing momentum trade appeal than the small BTC sale. Currently, the macro environment is driving changes in market behavior, with capital moving into equities, commodities, and alternative assets, not just in the digital asset sector, but in traditional finance as well, he said.
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Capital Rotation Reshapes Market Flows
Market data shows ongoing reallocations to technology stocks, commodities, and high-growth IPOs, which dampened digital asset demand. Bitcoin’s relative performance has suffered from this trend, though earlier, it was thought that the global liquidity conditions and reduced financial pressures on the major economies and investment avenues would benefit the crypto markets.
Bitcoin sentiment has turned quite negative, as the Fear & Greed Index dropped to 11, representing extreme fear. The index was previously in neutral fear territory, but has been selling off recently. These readings are drawn to attention by investors’ increased prudence, and usually coincide with times of heightened volatility and market stress phases historically,” analysts point out.
Demand Contraction and Weak Bitcoin Momentum
On-chain data from CryptoQuant’s head of research, Julio Moreno, shows weakening demand conditions. The 30-day spread of combined Bitcoin spot and futures demand is now negative, down by 232,000 BTC in the last month, indicating a recent trend of selling and buying fewer bitcoins in both spot and futures markets around the world.
Bitcoin is currently trading at $63,888 with a 24-hour trading volume of $65.62 billion and a market capitalization of $1.28 trillion. Market dominance is at 57.86% with daily declines of 4.75%, indicating continued volatility and weakness in Bitcoin Momentum with the prevailing risk-off sentiment.
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