Bitcoin Climbs Back To $73,000 As Short Squeeze Wipes Out $246M In Futures Bets
More than $246 million in crypto futures positions were wiped out in a single day as Bitcoin reversed sharply on Thursday, punishing traders who had bet against the market. The leading cryptocurrency climbed back to around $73,300 — a gain of roughly 4.5% over 24 hours — after a stretch of selling had dragged prices into the high $60,000 range. Related Reading: Cardano’s DeFi Boom: TVL Spikes 23% In Less Than 2 Weeks The move carried the hallmarks of a short squeeze. Funding rates had gone deeply negative in the days before the reversal, a sign that bearish bets had piled up on exchanges.....
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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....
Bitcoin saw $150 million worth of short contracts obliterated within hours. Roughly $150 million worth of shorts were liquidated within a span of hours as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose from around $47,000 to over $53,000 on April 26.The cryptocurrency market as a whole saw a strong short squeeze, as Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), and other major cryptocurrencies also rose by around 15% in the same period.Following Bitcoin's 12% recovery within a single day, the futures market has completely reset, with funding rates hovering at neutral levels.Why today's Bitcoin short squeeze is....
Solana’s market looks like a tightly wound spring right now. Prices have been slipping while futures activity is picking up, and that gap is what traders are watching most closely. Related Reading: Russia’s Biggest Exchange To Launch XRP Indices And Futures It’s a setup that can keep losses rolling — or flip fast if a wave of short covering hits. Either way, the scene is driven more by bets than by steady buying. Derivatives Betting Intensifies According to reports, more futures contracts for SOL are being opened even as the price moves lower. That means fresh bets are being placed, not....
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....
As a result of the recent pullback in the cryptocurrency market over the weekend, Ethereum (ETH) has created two Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) gaps at $3,000 and $2,600. Crypto analyst Ted suggests that a short squeeze could soon push the price beyond $3,000, potentially filling these two CME gaps. Is An Ethereum Short Squeeze Imminent? […]