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A flat September
September is coming towards an end. This month has historically been the weakest for the crypto market. However, September 2022 is shaping up to become a flat month for the market. The Mid Cap index has seen 4% gains in September and is this month's best performer. Bitcoin is the second-best performer seeing a slight 1% gain. In September, BTC outperformed other major asset classes. Small Caps (-1%) follows in third while the Large Caps Index is the worst performer after falling 2% MTD.Preview
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The fearfulness among crypto market participants continues
The crypto market’s longest streak of fearfulness in history continues. Today marks the 178th day in the fearful territory, as shown by the Fear and Greed Index. In addition, social media sentiment indicates that market participants rarely have been this bearish, even during this bear market. Historically in financial markets, being greedy when others are fearful has been a good strategy, but it’s important to be aware that the fearful market sentiment can last much longer.Preview
The bitcoin spot volume stays elevated
The elevated activity in the bitcoin spot markets continues, with the 7-day average spot volume sitting at $10.9 billion. This volume corresponds to a slight decline from the yearly high of $12.7 billion, which took place earlier this month. Such high activity in the spot markets while the price increases is usually a bullish sign for bitcoin, as it indicates significant buying pressure in the market, which could contribute to lifting the price even higher.Preview
Bitcoin’s volatility stays just below its historical average
After the initial volatility burst at the beginning of September, the bitcoin price has hovered between $18.5k and $20k. This price stability has led the 7-day volatility to fall to 3.2%, slightly below its historical average of 3.7%. Last week we warned that last Wednesday’s FOMC meeting could catalyze a volatility surge. This happened as we saw the highest hourly volatility during a FOMC meeting ever. Still, in this chart, we track daily price fluctuations, which were not impacted by the FOMC meeting, as the price quickly stabilized following the meeting.Preview