Bitcoin Short Bets Surge—Will Bears Get Squeezed?
Data shows the Bitcoin Funding Rates have turned negative across exchanges recently, indicating bearish bets are currently dominating. Aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates Have Plunged As pointed out by analytics firm Santiment in a new post on X, the aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates are currently showcasing a significant short bias. The “Funding Rate” here refers to an indicator that keeps track of the amount of periodic fees that derivatives market traders are exchanging between each other on a given centralized exchange. Related Reading: Bitcoin SOPR Ratio Shows Early....
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A surprising price recovery in the cryptocurrency market led by Bitcoin caught bears on the wrong side of the trade this Monday. Bears lost $1 billion on their leveraged short bets, according to data provided by ByBt.com. The BTC/USD exchange rate rebounded to an intraday high of $38,750 before correcting lower short-term profit-taking sentiment. At […]
Bears are currently better positioned for this week’s $510 million BTC options expiry, but their overconfidence could give bulls a chance to flip the table. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trying to break above the $20,500 resistance for the past 35 days, with the latest failed attempt on Oct. 6. Meanwhile, bears have displayed strength on four different occasions after BTC tested levels below $18,500 during that period.Bitcoin/USD price index, 12-hour chart. Source: TradingViewInvestors are still unsure whether $18,200 was really the bottom because the support level weakens each time it is tested.....
Data shows the crypto derivatives market has suffered another large blow in the past day as the retrace in Bitcoin and others has squeezed longs. Crypto Sector Has Just Seen $700 Million In Liquidations On Friday, Bitcoin and other digital assets were shook by a sharp crash, resulting in a record amount of liquidations in […]
The funding rate of the Bitcoin (BTC) futures market is turning negative as the price of BTC surges. The trend indicates that short contracts are getting squeezed as the dominant cryptocurrency rises. The term short squeeze refers to a scenario where traders are increasingly betting against Bitcoin but BTC goes up. As BTC increases, short […]
This third edition of Cycling On-Chain takes a closer look at bitcoin’s ongoing supply squeeze and recent short squeeze.