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Data shows that Bitcoin sentiment has cooled off to neutral from greed following the asset’s latest plunge to the $57,000 level. 
<h2 id="bitcoin-fear-greed-index-has-returned-to-neutral-levels">Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index Has Returned To Neutral Levels</h2> 
The “<a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/crypto/why-crypto-fear-greed-index-sustainable-recovery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">Fear &amp; Greed Index</a>” is an indicator created by <a href="https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Alternative</a> that shows the average sentiment among investors in the Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency market. 
This index estimates sentiment by considering five factors: volatility, trading volume, social media data, market cap dominance, and Google Trends. 
The metric uses a scale that runs from zero to 100 to represent this average sentiment. All values under 46 suggest that investors are fearful, while those above 54 imply a greedy market. The zone between these two cutoffs naturally corresponds to the territory of neutral mentality. 
Now, here is what the Bitcoin sentiment looks like right now, according to the Fear &amp; Greed Index: 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-606040 aligncenter" src="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/meter.png?w=367&amp;resize=367%2C332" alt="Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index" width="367" height="332" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
As displayed above, the Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index is at a value of 54, implying that investors share a neutral sentiment currently. However, the neutrality is only just, as the metric is right at the boundary of the greed region. 
This is a significant departure from yesterday’s sentiment: 67. The chart below shows how the indicator’s value has changed recently. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-606046 size-large aligncenter" src="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C408" alt="Bitcoin Neutral " width="860" height="408" srcset="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=1112 1112w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=460 460w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=768 768w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C408 860w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chart.png?w=750 750w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
As the graph shows, the Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index has been declining recently. For most of February and March, as well as the first half of April, the indicator was in or near a special zone called <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/bitcoin-news/bitcoin-traders-no-extremely-greedy-rebound-signal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">extreme greed</a>. 
The market assumes this sentiment at values above 75. As the asset price struggled recently, the mentality cooled off from this extreme zone and entered the normal greed region. With the latest crash in BTC, the index has seen a sharp plunge, now exiting out of greed altogether. 
Historically, cryptocurrency has tended to move against the majority’s expectations. The stronger this expectation, the higher the probability of such a contrary move. 
This expectation is considered the strongest in extreme sentiment zones, as well as extreme fear and greed. As such, major bottoms and tops have often occurred in these territories. 
The <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin-blasts-past-70000-in-wild-week-to-register-new-all-time-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">all-time high (ATH) price</a> last month, which continues to be the top of the rally so far, also occurred alongside extreme values of the Bitcoin Fear &amp; Greed Index. 
With the sentiment now cooled to neutral, some investors may be watching for a fall into fear. This is natural because a rebound would become more probable the worse the sentiment gets now. 
<h2 id="btc-price">BTC Price</h2> 
During Bitcoin’s latest plunge, its price briefly slipped below $57,000 before surging back to $57,300. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium aligncenter" src="https://www.tradingview.com/x/qM0dZAS0/" alt="Bitcoin Price Chart" width="1534" height="854">

Bitcoin Greed No More: Sentiment Back At Neutral After $57,000 Plunge

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