Santiment says Ethereum social sentiment has fallen to pre‑rally levels

Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan said Ethereum’s social media sentiment is “way down,” reaching levels similar to those seen before the token’s 2025 price rally, in a YouTube video published Saturday. Quinlivan described the situation as “reminiscent of what we saw before Ethereum went on its major run last year.” On Aug.

23 Ether surged back to its 2021 all-time high of $4,878 after gaining almost 70% over four months from a yearly low of $1,472 on April 9, according to CoinMarketCap. Ether has since dropped 36% from that high and was trading at $3,089 at the time of publication, following a $19 billion crypto market liquidation event on Oct.

10 that led to a broader downtrend; the token is down 4.64% over the past 30 days. Quinlivan said the price “took off just as people were really starting to write-off Ethereum,” but that he does not see the same level of market doubt now and called Ethereum “appropriately ranked once again” as the expected number two market cap.

Quinlivan said he is bullish on Ethereum’s network growth, describing it as “absolutely going bonkers,” likely tied to growing interest in staking. Broader market sentiment has remained low, oscillating between “Fear” and “Extreme Fear” since early November, with the Index at a “Fear” score of 29 on Sunday and the Altcoin Season Index showing a “Bitcoin Season” score of 34 out of 100.

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