Bitcoin rips all time high, derivatives traders not euphoric: Deep dive
The post Bitcoin rips all time high, derivatives traders not euphoric: Deep dive appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin rallied past its previous all-time high in the USD and USDT markets on Wednesday and extended gains on Thursday, climbing to a peak of $111,880. Bitcoin’s breakout failed to usher euphoria among traders and the reaction on derivatives traders was muted, relative to previous BTC price rallies. Ethereum (ETH) struggles to attract institutional inflows even as ETH rallies alongside Bitcoin (BTC) in its price discovery. Altcoins in the top 50 cryptocurrencies ranked by market capitalization are in the green, rallying in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin derivatives analysis Analysts at 10xResearch and Amberdata are in agreement on the fact that spot market strength and not speculation, is driving gains in BTC. Bitcoin’s rally beyond $111,000 failed to kick in a euphoria among traders and the long/short ratio across top derivatives exchanges is above 1. While this indicates that traders are bullish on BTC and expect further gains, on previous instances like the 2017 and 2020 cycles, the ratio exceeded 2. The 24-hour liquidation data shows $175 million in shorts liquidations and over $47 million in long positions were liquidated. Bearish traders are being punished for betting against Bitcoin price rally, but the key question is, how high will Bitcoin go? Bitcoin derivatives data analysis | Source: Coinglass Bitcoin futures open interest chart on Coinglass shows a massive spike in OI. Open derivatives contracts in Bitcoin crossed a total of $78 billion in OI on May 22. OI is climbing alongside Bitcoin price, signaling strength in the BTC uptrend. Traders are confident of further gains in Bitcoin price. Bitcoin futures open interest | Source: Coinglass Funding rate has been positive since May 8, consistency in the green bars in the funding rate chart below shows how derivatives traders are positioning themselves for further upside in Bitcoin. A positive funding rate…
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Bitcoin rallied past its previous all-time high in the USD and USDT markets on Wednesday and extended gains on Thursday, climbing to a peak of $111,880. Bitcoin’s breakout failed to usher euphoria among traders and the reaction on derivatives traders was muted, relative to previous BTC price rallies. Ethereum (ETH) struggles to attract institutional inflows even as ETH rallies alongside Bitcoin (BTC) in its price discovery. Altcoins in the top 50 cryptocurrencies ranked by market capitalization are in the green, rallying in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin derivatives analysis Analysts at 10xResearch and Amberdata are in agreement on the fact that spot market strength and not speculation, is driving gains in BTC. Bitcoin’s rally beyond $111,000 failed to kick in a euphoria among traders and the long/short ratio across top derivatives exchanges is above 1. While this indicates that traders are bullish on BTC and expect further gains, on previous instances like the 2017 and 2020 cycles, the ratio exceeded 2. The 24-hour liquidation data shows $175 million in shorts liquidations and over $47 million in long positions were liquidated. Bearish traders are being punished for betting against Bitcoin price rally, but the key question is, how high will Bitcoin go? Bitcoin derivatives data analysis | Source: Coinglass Bitcoin futures open interest chart on Coinglass shows a massive spike in OI. Open derivatives contracts in Bitcoin crossed a total of $78 billion in OI on May 22. OI is climbing alongside Bitcoin price, signaling strength in the BTC uptrend. Traders are confident of further gains in Bitcoin price. Bitcoin futures open interest | Source: Coinglass Funding rate has been positive since May 8, consistency in the green bars in the funding rate chart below shows how derivatives traders are positioning themselves for further upside in Bitcoin. A positive funding rate…
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