**[Santiment: Retail Sentiment Starts the Year Positively, Bitcoin's Rapid Rise to $92,000 May Trigger FOMO]** BlockBeats News, January 3 – Analysts from blockchain analytics platform Santiment pointed out that the sentiment of cryptocurrency market participants on social media has been strong at the beginning of the year. However, they also warned that whether the market can continue to rise depends on whether retail investors can remain rational. "We need retail investors to maintain a certain level of caution, pessimism, and impatience," Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan said in a YouTube video released on Saturday. Although other crypto sentiment indicators show fear among market participants, Quinlivan stated that Santiment's social media data points in the opposite direction. "The current sentiment is very positive," he said. "Usually, this is somewhat concerning, but this time it might just be a normal rebound after the holiday season." Quinlivan mentioned that he is not overly worried about "a surge of FOMO sentiment," but added that if Bitcoin rapidly climbs to $92,000, such sentiment could flood the market. When market excitement becomes too high, the cryptocurrency market often moves in the opposite direction of what most people expect. Quinlivan noted that a rapid rise in Bitcoin's price to this level would reveal "the true reaction of retail investors": "If they start pouring money in because 'Bitcoin is going up,' that would be a negative signal." Although January has historically performed strongly, the crypto market still faces fear signals. Retail euphoria in the cryptocurrency market often occurs near historical highs or cycle peaks, and historical data shows that the market tends to decline afterward.