US consumer confidence just fell to 84.5, the lowest level since 2014.
The expectations index dropped to 65.1 — far below the 80 level that has historically warned of recession risk.
That means people are becoming pessimistic about job, income, and business conditions.
When households start feeling insecure, spending slows.
When spending slows, growth weakens.
When growth weakens, risk assets suffer first.
That includes crypto.
This kind of macro data usually leads to:
🔸 Lower risk appetyte
🔸 Less leverage across markets
🔸 More volatility
🔸 Higher probability of pullbacks in BTC and ETH
It does not guarantee a crash.
It does not mean the bull market is dead.
But it does mean the environment just turned more hostile for upside continuation.
👉 My take:
2026 Q1 is likly to be choppy, fragile, and headline-driven, not a clean bullish expansion phase. Rallies can happen, but they may struggle to hold.
Until consumer confidence stabilizes or the Fed clearly turns dovish, I see more risk than reward on aggressive longs.
Stay careful. Protect capital..
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