Volatility sneaking back into the market as crypto's ups and downs are laid bare

THE price of Bitcoin is down by almost 3% overnight, currently trading for roughly $62,260. Ethereum is down a by 4%, while Solana has given up some of its weekly gains, drifting into the red by 4.7%. 

The Fear and Greed Index - an indicator of market sentiment - continues to sit firmly in “Neutral”, after spending much of last month in “Extreme Greed”. 

Analysts point to macroeconomic headwinds for the creep of negative sentiment into crypto and other markets. 

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In the Markets

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Total crypto market cap

$2.29 trillion (+0.38%)

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What Bitcoin did yesterday

Daily high $62,997 |  Daily low $62,079

Bitcoin market capitalisation

$1.22 trillion (-2.37%)

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Bitcoin volume

$25.22 billion (-17.41%)

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CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index 

-1.43%

The CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index (DLCS) measures the market cap weighted performance of some of the largest cryptocurrencies and gives a general indication of the overall performance of the crypto market. 

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SP500

+0.13%

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Fear and Greed Index

55 (Neutral) 

The Fear and Greed Index measures volatility, market momentum/ volume, social media, surveys, dominance, and Google search trends to gauge market sentiment.

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Bitcoin’s market dominance

55.05

The Bitcoin Market Dominance indicator measures the percentage of total cryptocurrency market capitalisation represented by Bitcoin at a given time.

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Relative Strength Index (RSI)

53.95

Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price, while 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.

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Post Script…

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Cautionary Notes

It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. The Digital Commonwealth always advises you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.