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Look, I’ve noticed that many people are now wondering what exactly a bull run means and how to recognize when the market is entering such a phase. Let me explain briefly.
A bull run is basically the moment when all investors seem to become optimistic at the same time. Demand for cryptocurrencies increases, supply can’t keep up, and confidence in the market reaches high levels. The result? Prices start to surge upward. If you see an asset moving quickly upward, you’re probably witnessing the beginning of a real bull run.
The interesting thing is that a bull run works like a positive feedback loop. As more people buy and confidence grows, even more investors come in, which makes prices go up even more. It’s a chain reaction that feeds itself.
Now, a trick many in the community use is to monitor market sentiment. If you can figure out when investors truly become bullish on a certain market, you can more easily anticipate a potential bull run. It all comes down to understanding crowd psychology and how people react to price movements.
When it comes to BTC, some time ago it was said that a bull run could start if BTC surpassed $48,000. Well, we’ve already gone well past that level — BTC is at $79.66K now (as of May 2026). This shows how quickly the market moves and how our past calculations are rapidly becoming outdated. If that’s not a sign of a bull run, I don’t know what could be. It’s interesting to see what happens from here on out.