Bitcoin Dips Below $81,000 Before Buyers Step Back In

The notable detail is the gap between price recovering and sentiment refusing to follow — buyers defending a level is not the same as conviction returning, and a Fear and Greed reading that stays unconvinced suggests the bounce is being treated as a reprieve rather than a reversal. That matters most for traders positioned around this range, where the seasonal softness gives bearish narratives an easy foothold. Whether sentiment indicators start confirming price, rather than lagging it, is the open question.