Has the cryptocurrency market uptrend ended? Retail sentiment is at the 'worst in years'

When the cryptocurrency market is stagnant and the fear and greed index touches a low of 35, many investors are wondering whether the cryptocurrency market rally has ended as desperate traders await the long-awaited 'Altseason'. But with a cryptocurrency-friendly president in the White House issuing executive orders to investigate strategic bitcoin reserves, a national investment fund, and a revamped SEC with 'crypto mom' Hester Pierce in charge of the new Crypto Special Forces, why isn't the market reacting to this bullish news? Ran Neuner of Crypto Banter has posted : The bear market is real. The altcoin market has completely collapsed! All buyers have been fully deployed. All speculators have been blown away. All stories have been fully priced. The flow of money into altcoins is restricted and no longer flowing. The only thing that can push this market higher is a pivot move by the Fed or some action by Trump to increase liquidity! CIO Bitwise Matt Hougan commented: Currently, there is a significant disconnect between retail sentiment and professional sentiment in the cryptocurrency. Retail sentiment is at its worst in years, while professional investors are extremely optimistic. It's like living in two completely separate worlds. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart points out, "It seems that retail investors are holding a lot of altcoins and memecoins, etc. are declining sharply," while 'El Presidente' Dave Portnoy is not hiding his message to altcoin traders: "To all the shitcoin players crying right now. We all know the rules. We are all trying to make money. No one is deceiving anyone. If you are buying and selling shitcoin, you should be prepared to lose your investment. It's a risk." Case of price increase for cryptocurrencies Despite the overall market fatigue, 68% of investors believe Bitcoin will reach $200,000 by 2025. Jeff LaBerge, Head of Capital Markets and Strategy Initiatives at Bitdeer, told Roundtable that while predicting the price of Bitcoin is difficult, the range of $150,000 to $200,000 is certainly within reach this year. Macro economist Henrik Zeberg acknowledges that sentiment is very negative, but the conditions are ripe for a "strong cryptocurrency market rally" before April and the "probability of reaching the peak of this cycle" is "under 5%." Despite the current pessimism of retail investors, many experts believe that cryptocurrencies still have significant growth potential and may achieve significant growth by the end of the year.