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Sunday, February 8, 2026
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âś… Top Takeaways
- BTC bounces, damage remains: Bitcoin has recovered to roughly $70,637 after briefly crashing to $60,017 — a 16‑month low and about 44% below the October peak near $126K — erasing all gains from the Trump administration before Friday’s rebound.
- Sentiment breaks down: The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 8 in Extreme Fear while prediction markets put roughly 70% odds on BTC dipping below $60K in February, with some analysts publishing “zero‑bound” worst‑case calls.
- Macro hedges outshine crypto: As BTC slumped, gold pushed near $4,970 and silver rallied, reinforcing the view that Bitcoin is trading more like a high‑beta Nasdaq proxy than a clean dollar hedge.
đź“° Crypto Market Summary
Bitcoin recovered to just above $70,000 after briefly crashing to $60,017 on Thursday, a 16-month low, down 44% from its October peak of $126,000. The dramatic selloff erased all gains from the Trump administration before Friday's sharp recovery.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index plummeted to 7, deep in Extreme Fear territory, while market sentiment shifted dramatically bearish. Prediction markets show a 70% chance Bitcoin dips below $60,000 in February, with some analysts calling for $0.
MicroStrategy reported a staggering $17.4 billion operating loss for Q4, up from $1 billion a year ago, as Bitcoin's collapse hammered the company's holdings. Crypto-related stocks including MSTR, HOOD, and COIN suffered double-digit declines before Friday's partial recovery.
Ether gained only 0.20% to $2,090 while XRP rose 0.13% to $1.42 and Solana fell 0.96% to $86.70 after all posted sharp weekly declines. The broader crypto market saw extreme volatility with sentiment hitting multi-week lows.
As Bitcoin crashed, gold surged near $4,970 and silver rallied, with investors rotating out of crypto into hard assets. Market strategists noted Bitcoin failed as a hedge against the dollar and remains highly correlated to Nasdaq.
US Bitcoin spot ETF outflows accelerated the selloff as retail investors who bought via ETFs to chase momentum exited positions. Analysts noted the post-election crypto surge was driven by momentum traders, not long-term holders.
🌍 Macro & Cross‑Asset Lens
The latest BTC drawdown has amplified an already‑noisy macro backdrop where investors are toggling between growth‑sensitive tech and classic safe havens rather than treating crypto as a separate asset class.
- Rotation to metals: Gold’s move toward $4,970 and a concurrent silver rally underline that when stress spikes, large allocators still default to traditional hedges first.
- Correlation problem: Strategists highlight that BTC’s behavior has mirrored the Nasdaq through this volatility episode, weakening the “digital gold” narrative that gained traction in prior cycles.
- ETF feedback loop: Spot BTC ETF outflows intensified selling pressure as momentum buyers used the wrapper for quick exits, turning what began as a liquidity event into a self‑reinforcing de‑risking loop.
đź’° Flows & Market Structure
ETF Flows yesterday were effectively flat with no new prints over the weekend, offering a brief pause after the heavy redemptions that accompanied last week’s crash.
With weekend trading dominated by derivatives and offshore venues, the structural picture is defined less by fresh capital and more by how quickly liquidity can rebuild after BTC’s order‑book depth slid and altcoins posted double‑digit weekly losses.
đź“Š Sentiment Dashboard
🔢 Market Performance
| Coin | Dec 31 | Now | 24h % | 7d % | YTD % | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $87,508.83 | $70,637.36 | 2.45% | -8.91% | -19.28% | $1,411,773,087,805.20 |
| ETH | $2,967.04 | $2,090.57 | 2.46% | -9.57% | -29.54% | $252,316,718,352.31 |
| USDT | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.09% | $185,589,416,663.54 |
| XRP | $1.84 | $1.42 | 0.23% | -10.74% | -22.73% | $86,606,302,429.69 |
| BNB | $863.26 | $636.19 | -1.02% | -15.61% | -26.30% | $86,750,363,154.60 |
| SOL | $124.48 | $86.51 | -0.58% | -15.10% | -30.50% | $49,084,984,756.31 |
| TRX | $0.28 | $0.28 | 1.04% | -1.82% | -0.43% | $26,407,541,711.13 |
| DOGE | $0.12 | $0.10 | -1.76% | -7.81% | -20.15% | $16,159,874,193.75 |
| ADA | $0.33 | $0.27 | -1.16% | -6.24% | -18.28% | $9,724,358,811.83 |
| BCH | $598.96 | $525.37 | 0.29% | 1.00% | -12.29% | $10,503,330,619.70 |
- BTC remains almost 19% lower year‑to‑date despite a 2.5% daily gain, while ETH’s near‑30% YTD slide highlights how much harder smart‑contract majors have been hit.
- Among large caps, BCH shows the rare combination of positive 7‑day performance and a comparatively shallow year‑to‑date loss, hinting at selective rotation rather than broad‑based buying.
- Stablecoin market caps are inching higher, reinforcing the idea that a meaningful share of capital is parked in cash‑like assets inside the ecosystem rather than fully exiting crypto.
⚡ Risk & Positioning Lens
BTC’s 44% drawdown from the highs, MicroStrategy’s multi‑billion‑dollar quarterly loss and prediction markets leaning heavily toward sub‑$60K outcomes frame this as a late‑cycle stress phase rather than a routine correction.
What to watch next: whether BTC can convert the $70K area from resistance into a durable floor, how quickly ETF flows normalize once markets reopen, and if altcoin underperformance begins to reverse — the signals that would distinguish a reflexive bounce from the start of genuine accumulation.
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