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Matrixport: Fear and Greed Index indicates it’s time to lock in profits

Matrixport’s Fear and Greed Index soared from 10 points to 93 in just one week. Usually such indicators indicate that the bitcoin rate has reached a local top.

Greed & Fear index algorithm calculates messages, forecasts and other reactions of market participants. When the index falls below 10 points, then experts talk about “extreme fear,” and if above 90 – “extreme greed.. With fear, it’s time to buy bitcoins, and if the market is overly greedy, it’s better to sell.

“Our index has reached incredible levels in record time. Short-term traders would be wise to lock in a certain level of profit,” says Markus Thielen, head of research and strategy at Matrixport.

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The analyst warns: bitcoin could still rise in the short term – the 21-day moving average has only reached 50 points, so a rise in the value of the asset is possible.

Earlier, a popular cryptocurrency analyst under the nickname Pentoshi said that bitcoin may well continue to rise and its rate may reach $32,500, the highest value since May 2022.