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Social Volume (Mentions)

Shows how often Bitcoin is mentioned each day on social channels like Telegram, Reddit and X. The value spikes when attention rushes in and sinks when things go quiet.

The trend so far. The yellow dotted line is the Bitcoin price.

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How to read this chart

A sudden spike in the line marks a period when everyone is talking about Bitcoin. When mentions surge alongside a rising price, public attention has overheated, and many people watch for a short-term top.

New to this metric?

What is social volume? A count of how often Bitcoin is mentioned each day on social channels like Telegram, Reddit and X. A sudden surge means public attention has overheated, so it is often used as a warning of a short-term top.

  1. Isn't more mentions a good thing?

    A steady rise means growing interest, which is fine. But a sudden explosion over a short period signals a crowd jumping in late, and short-term tops have historically clustered around those moments.

  2. What if mentions collapse?

    When price drifts sideways for a long time, public interest fades and mentions crawl along the bottom. Those quiet zones are when attention has drained out, which is exactly what long-term investors tend to look for.

  3. Why a 7-day average and a percentile?

    Daily mentions swing wildly on a single news item. The 7-day average smooths that noise, and ranking it as a percentile within the last year tells you whether it is higher than usual regardless of the raw number.