Bitcoin Set For Long Squeeze As Retailers Panic Sell — What To Expect

Here’s what traders expect after Bitcoin’s surge above $23,600 triggered a $138 million squeeze on short contracts and led BTC price to $24,200. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $24,000 on Dec. 19, reaching a new all-time high. On Coinbase, BTC peaked at $24,200 and has since consolidated into the $23,500 to $23,800 range.Three factors pushed the price of BTC upwards within a short period, leading it to a record-high. The factors are a large short squeeze, stacked sell orders at $23,600, and the market’s reaction to the U.S. Treasury’s self-custodied wallet rule proposal.A massive....

Daily closes above $30,000 could be a sign that BTC price is ready to consolidate, but traders warn against “generational bottoms” and “V-shaped” recoveries. Altcoins saw a relief bounce on May 13 as the initial panic sparked by Bitcoin's sell-off Terra's UST collapse and multiple stablecoins losing their dollar peg begins to decrease and risk loving traders look to scoop up assets trading at yearly lows.Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360Despite the significant correction that occurred over the past week, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have managed to claw their way back to the....

Today's news that Baidu is no longer accepting bitcoin is hitting the market hard, prompting a major sell-off, with the price (at the time of this writing) hovering at $830USD/BTC. There have been sells of 100,000+ bitcoins in minutes, if you watch the charts closely. A panic this surely is. How far down the price goes is unknown, but things are certainly not looking good at the moment. Investors are taking advantage of the low prices, however, to acquire more coins - as one would come to expect. What's your stance? Are you holding? Selling?

The price of Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high and surged above $24,600 as traders analyze what will come next. The price of Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high on Christmas, reaching $24,681 on Binance. Following BTC’s strong rally, traders and analysts are exploring short-term bear and bull cases. The market sentiment around Bitcoin remains overwhelmingly positive, but there are some concerns put forth by analysts in the foreseeable future and as a result, the next move is not a clear-cut one.The funding rate of Bitcoin futuresBitcoin (BTC) has rallied above $24,600 with a relatively....

XRP price rose 40% in a single day as liquidations across futures exchanges topped $73.5 million. XRP price spiked by 40% in the past 24 hours, recording a 52% gain at the day’s peak. Behind the surprising rally was a big short squeeze that caused massive volatility within hours.It is evident that the upsurge was driven by a short squeeze across futures exchanges because of the speed of the rally.XRP/USD hourly candle chart (Coinbase). Source: TradingView.comIt took XRP around four hours to surge from $0.2536 to as high as $0.3120. Since then, it has pulled back to around $0.3550 on major....