Sentiment & CycleWeight: 28 / 100 · Source: Google Trends

Bitcoin Google Trends — Retail Attention & Apathy Signal

Google Trends measures relative search interest in 'bitcoin' over time. At Bitcoin's cycle peaks, search interest explodes as FOMO brings retail investors in. At cycle bottoms, search interest collapses to near zero — maximum retail apathy — which is historically the best time to accumulate.

What It Measures

Relative search volume for 'bitcoin' on Google, indexed to 100 at the peak search period. Low values (10–20) indicate near-maximum retail apathy; high values (80–100) indicate peak retail FOMO.

How It's Calculated

Google Trends relative search index for the keyword 'bitcoin', normalized to 0–100 scale. Retrieved via Google Trends API (pytrends) using a 5-year lookback window.

Bottom Signal

Relative search volume below 15–20 — retail has almost entirely left the market. No mainstream media coverage, no casual conversation about Bitcoin. Maximum apathy has historically been the optimal accumulation window.

Historical Readings at Cycle Bottoms

Dec 2018–Jan 2019: search index ~10–15 | 2019–2020 bear: sustained low teens | Nov 2022: ~15–20 (post-FTX collapse, rapid public disinterest)