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Bitcoin 'Bull Score' hits six-month high as 2022 bear-market fears linger
TL;DR
Bitcoin's Bull Score Index has reached a six-month high, indicating a bullish sentiment in the market. However, analysts caution that the risk of a repeat of the 2022 bear market still looms.
Key points
- Bitcoin's Bull Score Index reaches highest levels since October
- Current relief may be short-lived according to analysis
- Crypto sentiment is most bullish since January
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Bitcoin (BTC) price metrics are showing relief this month, but the risk of repeating the 2022 bear market remains.
Key points:
- Bitcoin’s Bull Score Index combined price metric reaches its highest levels since October last year.
- The relief may be short-lived, analysis warns, pointing to the 2022 bear market.
- Crypto sentiment reaches its most bullish since January, per the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.
Bitcoin Bull Score Index ditches “bearish” zone
New data from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant place the spotlight on the Bitcoin Bull Score Index (BSI).
Bitcoin has finally entered “neutral” territory with its push to $78,000, the latest BSI data confirms, with the Index climbing to its highest since October 2025.
BSI incorporates nine price metrics to give an overall impression of performance. Since the bear market began, it has been sharply bearish — just as in the early stages of the previous bear market four years ago.
“First time in this bear market that the Bull Score Index enters neutral zone (50),” CryptoQuant contributor Julio Moreno noted in an X post on Wednesday.
Bitcoin Bull Score Index. Source: CryptoQuant
Moreno cautioned that despite the pressure being off for now, BSI also had a brief cooling-off period before the 2022 bear market continued.
“In March 2022, the Bull Score entered neutral territory for about a week, and then the price resumed its decline,” he added.
Should history repeat, attention will be on the Index’s performance into the April monthly close, as BTC/USD attempts to break out of a multi-month range.
Examining BSI readings last week, with price around $74,000, CryptoQuant contributor Arab Chain described a “balance between supply and demand forces.”
“On the other hand, the current BSI reading shows that the market is still far from the area of strong optimism (above 60), which typically indicates strong bullish conditions, while also remaining above the zone of extreme pessimism (clearly below 40),” they wrote in a “” blog post.
Q&A
What is the Bitcoin Bull Score Index and why is it significant?
The Bitcoin Bull Score Index is a price metric that indicates market sentiment; its recent high suggests increased bullish sentiment among investors.
How does the current Bitcoin market sentiment compare to January?
The current crypto sentiment is the most bullish since January, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.
What are the risks of a repeat of the 2022 bear market for Bitcoin?
Despite the current bullish indicators, analysts warn that the market could face similar downturns as seen in the 2022 bear market.
