Bitcoin Momentum Fade Risk Aversion
Traders are showing less appetite for risk, leading to muted market activity and lower implied volatility for Bitcoin.
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (4 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
Still mostly niche and specialist coverage — not yet picked up broadly by mainstream press.
"Crypto market data shows total market capitalization falling 2.47% over the past 24 hours to roughly $2.13 trillion, while Bitcoin (BTC) has also retreated as traders reduce risk exposure before the Fed decision."
""Crypto investors historically just go wherever the momentum is," Ferraioli said. "And momentum is out of crypto at the moment.""
"Bitcoin’s 30-day implied volatility index (BVIV) rose nearly 3% to 37.35%, marking its first gain in 10 days and a bounce from yearly lows. A continued rise would signal that the market is finally paying up for protection against a potential price swoon."
"Greeks.live said market activity stayed muted this week. Less than 5% of Bitcoin options expired, while Ethereum’s weekly settlement also made up only about 5% of open positions."