Crypto markets have again seen a sheer retracement at the start of this week. As per Santiment, this growing correction has escalated fear, uncertainty, and doubt among retail crypto investors, especially those newly entering the market. The intelligence platform used social media to highlight the increasing fear among the retail investors.

Further Crypto Correction Leads to a FUD among Retail Investors, Leading to Panic Selling

Santiment mentioned in its recent X post that the retail investors are in a panic amid the mounting crypto retracement. It added that Ethereum ($ETH) and Bitcoin ($BTC) have been the chief crypto assets to be the victims of this FUD. The analytics platform pointed out that the panicking crypto investors are potentially unaware of the recurring pattern of the market retracements. Hence, they are emotionally reacting while the long-term investors deem them as mid-sized pullbacks.

However, out of the panic, the retail investors have begun selling their holdings. The respective anxiety emerges as a result of the wider market conditions, such as regulatory developments and macroeconomic uncertainties. Thus, the panic-driven behavior of retail investors is paving the way for significant opportunities for big players or whales. These larger crypto holders can capitalize on the fear of the retail investors by amassing crypto assets at decreased prices. Following that, they can hold on to the respective assets and wait for the bull market to gain substantial profits.

Crypto Whales Get the Opportunity to Capitalize on the Panic-Selling

According to Santiment, the further crypto market retraction of this week plays a crucial role in the wider market dynamics. The crypto whales can capitalize on the panic-selling by the retail investors. This could even trigger massive bounces in the case of crypto tokens having little resistance. However, the occurrence of a bounce signal depends on the overall market conditions. Market onlookers keep observing the potential outcomes of the current prevailing FUD.