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I've noticed something interesting about how the crypto market works during growth periods. When we talk about a bull run, we're actually referring to a very specific moment in the market: buyers outnumber sellers, confidence grows exponentially, and prices start to rise.
The fascinating thing about a bull run is that it works like a feedback loop. Once investors become optimistic and prices begin to climb, this attracts even more people into the market. Each increase fuels the next, creating that momentum all speculators love. Investors betting on growth are called "bulls" — hence the term.
Market sentiment plays a crucial role in all of this. Some professional traders use exactly this as a strategy — trying to read the market's optimism before a major bull run happens. Why? Because if you can guess when public confidence in an asset is about to increase, you can prepare for what’s coming.
Recently, I noticed something — people have been obsessed with the idea that a bull run will start when BTC surpasses certain levels. But the reality is that BTC has far exceeded those old predictions. Now it’s trading much higher, and that changes the entire calculation of what a real bull run actually means. The crypto market is unpredictable, but the models remain the same: confidence, volume, growth.