Bitcoin Sentiment Bullish on Social Media – Price Consolidates

Ecosystem English News Indices In Depth Learn Newsletters Crypto Bonus Research Podcasts About Ciaran Lyons Apr 17, 2025 Bitcoin online chatter flips bullish as price chops at $85K: Santiment Santiment’s Bitcoin social media sentiment tracker has flipped bullish as the cryptocurrency continues to fluctuate around the $85,000 price level. 2236 Total views 5 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 Markets News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDThe tone of Bitcoin-related social media posts has flipped to bullish according to crypto analytics platform Santiment, despite Bitcoin continuing to swing around $85,000.“Traders are showing optimism that BTC can regain $90K, which will likely be dependent on tariff and global economy news as the week progresses,” Santiment said in an April 16 X post. The last time Bitcoin (BTC) traded above $90,000 was March 6.Traders regaining confidence in BitcoinSantiment’s social media tracker, which measures how social media users feel about crypto based on the tone of their posts, moved into “bullish territory” on April 16 with a score of 1.973. Before that, it was neutral, with a score below 1.606, as social media users were unsure about where Bitcoin’s price was headed as it “has been repeatedly crossing above and below $85K,” Santiment added.Bitcoin tapped as high as $86,000 on April 15 before retracing down to $83,000 the following day. Bitcoin is trading at $84,390 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap.Bitcoin is up 2.73% over the past seven days. Source: CoinMarketCapIf Bitcoin reclaims the $85,000 price level, approximately $254 million in short positions will be at risk of liquidation, according to CoinGlass.In the past 24 hours, several popular crypto accounts on X have shared bullish comments on Bitcoin. Samson Mow’s firm Jan3 said that Bitcoin hitting $500,000 “isn’t crazy.”Crypto trader “Ted” said, “Global money supply is going up, and eventually, this liquidity will go into Bitcoin. Just wait and watch.” Meanwhile, crypto trader Titan of Crypto said that “according to Dow Theory, BTC remains in an uptrend, consistently printing higher highs and higher lows.”Related: Bitcoin’s wide price range to continue, no longer a ’long only’ bet — AnalystOther crypto sentiment trackers are not flashing as bullish, however. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, reads a “Fear” score of 30 out of 100.It comes after the crypto market posted its weakest first quarter performance in years. Bitcoin and Ether (ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, saw price declines of 11.82% and 45.41%, respectively, over Q1 2025 — a quarter that has historically seen strong results for both assets. Magazine: Your AI’ digital twin’ can take meetings and comfort your loved onesThis article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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