Bitcoin (BTC) Daily Market Analysis 21 February 2026

Bitcoin's battle between retail panic and institutional accumulation – here's the latest: • Bitcoin consolidates near $68K (21 February 2026) with extreme Fear & Greed Index reading of 8 • Retail traders are 66.8% long, creating a contrarian bearish signal against extreme fear sentiment • Institutional data shows whale accumulation and coins leaving exchanges despite ETF outflows • Market trapped in a symmetrical triangle; breakout above $68.5K or breakdown below $65.5K awaited • Social media outlook is polarized between bull targets of $215K and bearish macro warnings