Crypto market enters 'extreme fear' as analysts warn of Bitcoin below $50K

Crypto market sentiment has dropped to an over one-month low, as analysts warn of a potential Bitcoin (BTC) price correction below $50,000 as soon as this weekend.

Crypto trader sentiment drops to ‘extreme fear’

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a multifactorial measure of crypto market sentiment, fell to a one-month low of 22, last seen at the beginning of August.

The index fell to 17 back when Bitcoin (BTC) price fell to $49,000, shared analyst and CryptoQuant author Axel Adler, in a Sept. 6 X post:

“During the mining ban in China, the index dropped to 10%. The maximum drop to 6% occurred during the Luna crash. HODL.”

The sentiment drop comes amidst concerns of a September correction below $50,000.

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Bitcoin could risk a correction below this key price level as soon as this weekend, warned Arthur Hayes, former CEO of crypto exchange BitMEX.

“$BTC is heavy, I’m gunning for sub $50k this weekend. I took a cheeky short. Pray for my soul, for I am a degen.”

September BTC price dip in line with halving cycle

September has historically been a month of downside volatility, with average Bitcoin returns at -4.69%, making it the most bearish month based on average returns, according to CoinGlass data.

Thus, the current correction remains in line with previous Bitcoin halving bull cycles, wrote crypto analyst Rekt Capital, in a Sept. 6 X post:

“Bitcoin is down -6.19% for the month of September. This approximately matches the September single-digit downside experienced in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018 and 2017. This downside is not out of the ordinary.”

This could bring more short-term downward pressure, added the analyst, sharing the below chart in a Sept. 6 X post:

“There's that rejection from the orange diagonal (red circle). That's why 4-hr candle bodies above resistance are so important to confirm the next trend. Upside wicks into/above the diagonal precede rejections.”

Zooming out, this correction could precede a breakout due to an emerging cup and handle pattern, a bullish price setup that signals the extension of an uptrend.

The bullish pattern was shared by popular crypto trader Mags, in a Sept. 5 X post:

“Bitcoin is forming a massive cup and handle pattern.”

Bitfinex analysts have also warned of a potential correction below $50,000, before the real bull rally. The analysts told Cointelegraph:

“This is not an arbitrary number but based on the fact that the cycle peak in terms of percentage return reduces by around 60–70% each cycle, and the average bull market correction has reduced as well.”