Bitcoin Social Sentiment Hits Most Lopsided Positive Ratio of 2026

Santiment says social media sentiment toward Bitcoin has surged to 2.23 bullish comments for every bearish one, the most lopsided positive ratio of 2026, even as the broader crypto market remains down. The firm cautioned that the previous two largest positive-ratio days of the year were followed by short-term price pullbacks and that severely negative readings have marked local bottoms.

"The current euphoria contrasts sharply with the bearish ETF flow picture and warrants caution," Santiment added. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their tenth consecutive trading day of outflows on Friday, with total net redemptions exceeding $2.97 billion since May 15.

Santiment noted that "extreme positive sentiment readings have historically preceded short-term pullbacks more often than continued rallies," a view some traders use contrarily.

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