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Where Retail Investors Are Chasing Momentum | Markets Outlook

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Unpacking retail sentiment on crypto with Stocktwits Head of Markets and Retail Investor Insights, Tom Bruni. Bitcoin recently hit a new high, but the market's momentum hasn't trickled down to Ethereum, Solana, and other altcoins, leaving retail traders frustrated and their capital flowing elsewhere. In today's Markets Outlook, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Tom Bruni, Head of Markets & Retail Investor Insights at Stocktwits, to dive deep into social sentiment data and what retail investors are actually watching right now, from the "debasement trade" in gold and silver to high-flying AI stocks. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit midnight.network/break-free - Bridge simplifies global money movement. As the leading stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform, Bridge abstracts away blockchain complexity so businesses can seamlessly move between fiat and stablecoins. From payroll providers and remittance companies to neobanks and treasury teams, Bridge powers payments, savings, and stablecoin issuance for thousands – like Shopify, Metamask, Remitly, and more. URL: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.ly/Q03KGbRK0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0

I like to call it the mementum in the market, like where attention and price momentum kind of meet,

0:06.1

that's where retail is focused and that's what they're watching for.

0:08.6

So I think if we could get Bitcoin to make a sustained new high above, you know, 130K and

0:14.8

Ethereum to break above 4,900, 5,000, that would really reignite retail's overall bullishness on the space and get them

0:22.5

more actively involved in the coins themselves.

0:32.3

Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next

0:36.4

generation of privacy, break free. Free to scroll, break into the next generation of privacy, break free.

0:38.8

Free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship, freedom without fear, we deserve more

0:43.7

when it comes to privacy, experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and

0:48.2

inclusive by design. Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net.net. Network forward slash break

0:52.9

dash free. Built for speed,

0:54.7

scale and simplicity, bridge helps businesses send, store, accept, and launch stable coins

0:59.1

instantly. Serve global customers without navigating the complexities of setting up

1:03.4

crypto rails. It's how companies like X, Shopify, and AirTM unlock new markets, reduce

1:08.8

of X costs, and move money at internet speed.

1:28.7

Hey, everyone, you're watching Markets Outlook on Coin Desk. I'm Jen Sanassi. On today's episode, I'm joined by Stock Twits, Head of Markets and Retail Investor Insights, Tom Bruni. Hey, Tom. Hey, Zhang, great to be here. Thanks for having us. Great to have you here. As always in the crypto markets, there is a ton to watch.

1:30.5

Things move at lightning speed.

1:31.9

What have you been watching lately?

1:37.1

Yeah, I think the big thing everyone's been talking about is the new marginal high in Bitcoin,

1:42.4

but we haven't quite seen the follow-through in Ethereum, Salonar, some of the other alt-coins.

1:45.1

So, you know, the retail audience is really focused on momentum and where the volatility is. And there's been a lot of it in the equity

1:50.2

market. So we've actually seen people starting to focus elsewhere until we get this decisive

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