• Bitcoin Fear Index hits 10 amid 25% correction, but analysts say the bull market remains intact.
• Ran Neuner notes historical crashes didn’t end bull trends, emphasizing long-term confidence in Bitcoin.
• Analysts expect a short-term rebound to $101K–$103K, with a possible retreat to $92K next week.

Bitcoin is down sharply, and pushing the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 10, indicating extreme fear. Many investors are now trying to determine if this is the low point of this cycle or if more decline is yet to come. However, analysts are saying this fear does not signal the end of the bull trend.

Ran Neuner Says Bitcoin Bull Still Alive

Ran Neuner, crypto contributor for CNBC and founder of Crypto Banter, thinks this fear is unwarranted. Analyzing past experiences, ranging from the dot-com bust of 2001, the financial crisis of 2008, and other crypto cycles in both 2017 and 2021, he indicates that bull markets come to an end only after something substantial goes wrong in the economy or faith in the asset is completely lost.

According to Neuner, “When the crash occurred in 2001, people were doubting the Internet itself. Then, in 2008, the entire financial system went down. Then in 2017, they thought Bitcoin would never be adopted, and then in 2021, they doubted the future of crypto.” These were the instances where the markets flipped, and now it’s 2025.

Bitcoin Correction Seen as Opportunity

Today, governments are increasingly adapting to Bitcoin, blockchain applications are gaining popularity, and financial markets are reaching record highs with high liquidity. There are no collapses of any large economic systems, and tightening of policies is not an issue.

Although BTC is experiencing a 25% correction, Neuner is clear that this is merely part of Bitcoin’s historic price cycles. Market moods may be low, and funding rates are actually negative, yet this is more often than not an opportunity for strategic buyers and less likely an indication of a collapse in the markets.

Another analyst, Michaël Van De Poppe, also indicates that the latest volatility in the markets is no exception. Bitcoin’s pull-back is contributed to by various factors, ranging from the old four-year cycle being in focus for some people, questioning the chances of BTC experiencing a strong bull run possibly in 2026, as suggested by Van De Poppe, yet 2025 is already full of surprises and still very early within the cycle.

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Bitcoin Correction Signals Buying Opportunity

The sector, as well as Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), was trying to reassure people on the issue. “Every dip, some people think it’s the end of time. Time continues,” Zhao told investors, trying to remind them of the regularity of downtimes in this sector.

Moving forward, market analyst James Wynn foresees a short-term rebound for BTC, targeting the $101K to $103K zone this weekend. But as soon as the new week unfolds, prices may retreat to the $92K level.

In spite of this fear and volatility, all signs point to one conclusion: this correction is, by no means, the end of the bull run, and there is still growth to be seen in the crypto market.

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