Worse? What kind of signals?
Mostly political indicators, but there are various event triggers. I don't believe the world will avoid a recession as its leaders say they will, nor will it be short-lived. There are various economists now arguing which landing the world will have. This is larger than crypto though, but know that some nations are preparing themselves at other nations expense. For concerned parties, they will seek liquidity to better navigate the circumstances, and crypto is an easy medium to provide that in the short-term.
For those at the moment concerned with the BTC market. Don't look at the news, look at the crypto movements, and the BTC network hash rate is increasing. BTC is anything but abandoned. BTC exchange balances are public, though not all holdings are transparent. Most BTC is in cold storage.
There is also a slight trade signal that BTC may have bottomed. These signals have been erratic at late, so I don't entirely trust them. I rather look at real world events.