According to @KobeissiLetter, 52% of Americans in December expected higher stock prices over the next 12 months, one of the strongest readings since this question began in 1987 (source: @KobeissiLetter). Since April 2025, the bullish share is up about 15 points, signaling elevated retail risk appetite that equity traders track for positioning (source: @KobeissiLetter). For crypto, equity risk-on sentiment has historically spilled over into digital assets as stock–crypto correlations increased notably after 2020, affecting BTC and broader market beta (source: International Monetary Fund, 2022). Traders also monitor extreme optimism as a contrarian input, as unusually high bullish sentiment has preceded below-average forward equity returns in AAII studies, informing risk management for BTC and ETH during equity-driven moves (source: American Association of Individual Investors, Sentiment Survey research).

According to @santimentfeed, Bitcoin is ranging just above $113,000 while crowd sentiment is mildly bullish (source: Santiment, X post dated Oct 14, 2025). According to @santimentfeed, the last major swing occurred on Sunday when an ideal buy zone appeared as retail traders predicted BTC would fall below $100,000 (source: Santiment, X post dated Oct 14, 2025). According to @santimentfeed, markets tend to move opposite to prevailing crowd expectations, indicating a contrarian setup around the $100,000 psychological level for BTC during volatility (source: Santiment, X post dated Oct 14, 2025).