Bitcoin Open Interest Drops 3.5% – More Pain Ahead?
Bitcoin has remained above the critical $100,000 level since early June, suggesting that the market may be establishing a new price equilibrium. Despite holding this psychological threshold, the bullish momentum has stalled as BTC struggles to break above its all-time high near $112,000. This consolidation phase is marked by indecision, with traders weighing macroeconomic uncertainty, […]
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Several large-cap assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, struggled to make a mark in the past week, as the general market suffered a steep downturn in prices. According to various analyses, the market was negatively impacted by some recent macro developments in different countries. This significant decline has had a widespread effect on the market sentiment, with most investors now treading cautiously. This can be seen with the recent drop in Ethereum open interest, which could hold serious implications for the price of ETH. Ethereum Open Interest Declines By $6 Billion — Impact On Price?....
Data from Arcane Research shows that open interest on Bitmex’s bitcoin derivatives market touched a new low of 45,122 BTC on October 1. The figure represents a 16% drop since the CFTC announced charges against Bitmex and its executives for allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform. According to Arcane Research’s post on Twitter, “the former yearly low was painted on the 30th of April when the open interest bottomed at 61,975 BTC.” The post adds that in the wake of the act CFTC, traders are “definitely closing their positions on Bitmex.” Open....
Data shows the Altcoin futures market has seen a decline in speculative engagement recently as the Open Interest has plummeted. Altcoin Open Interest Is Now Near Cycle Lows In its latest weekly report, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the broad cooldown in speculation that altcoins have witnessed recently. The metric of relevance here […]
Data shows the Bitcoin futures market is starting to overheat again, which could lead to higher asset price volatility. Bitcoin Open Interest Has Been Climbing Recently As an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post explained, the open interest has seen some rise during the past month. The “open interest” is an indicator measuring the total […]
Data shows the Bitcoin Open Interest has shot up to a new all-time high (ATH), implying speculative interest around BTC has surged. Bitcoin Open Interest Has Risen Alongside Price Rally As explained by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in a new post on X, the Bitcoin Open Interest has seen a sharp surge recently. The “Open […]