April has been a turbulent ride for crypto investors. Bitcoin and altcoins keep swinging between gains and losses as U.S.-China tariff tensions weigh on global sentiment. Amid the noise, Santiment has spotted signals of a possible altcoin rebound.
The analytics platform highlighted two underperforming assets: Chainlink (LINK) and Quant (QNT). Despite their recent struggles, Santiment sees rising potential for a sharp move upward.
Santiment pointed out growing fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding both LINK and QNT. After nearly three weeks of steady price declines, traders have grown impatient. But this kind of bearish sentiment, according to Santiment, often sets the stage for a contrarian market move.
“Crypto markets rarely follow the crowd,” the platform noted. “The more doubt builds around LINK and QNT, the higher the chance they’ll bounce.”
Market Psychology in Play
This isn’t just about price action—it’s about psychology. When the majority expects further drops, the market tends to surprise. LINK and QNT could be near a pivot point, with a potential surge catching short-sellers off guard.
Kosta has reported on cryptocurrency markets and blockchain infrastructure since 2020, bringing over six years of hands-on experience in the crypto industry built through daily tracking of markets, trends, and emerging blockchain developments. Specializing in Bitcoin on-chain analysis, institutional ETF flows, and digital asset price action, his work at Coindoo has been cited by other news agencies and consistently covers market developments with a focus on data-driven reporting across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP.
Over the years, Kosta has contributed to multiple crypto media outlets in different regions, authoring over 6,000 articles across the sector. His reporting spans cryptocurrency markets and the broader fintech industry, tracking not only price action but also the technological and regulatory forces shaping the ecosystem.
To support his analysis, Kosta actively leverages on-chain data and metrics from leading platforms such as Santiment, Glassnode, and CryptoQuant, enabling deeper, evidence-based market insights. He believes in the power of transparency and the data that underpins the blockchain ecosystem.
His academic background in Marketing Management from Denmark further complements his analytical approach, adding a strong understanding of communication strategy and content positioning to his work.