Bitcoin Short Squeeze Revives Trading Volume And Volatility
After what seems like a thousand years of stability and a slight downtrend, bitcoin is back. Volatility is wreaking havoc. Trading volume seems to be picking up steam. And, more importantly, the community’s morale is climbing up. In any case, what do the data and the on-chain analysis say? Are the numbers high enough to justify the excitement? Let’s explore them. BTC price chart for 07/27/2021 on Bitstamp | Source: BTC/USD on TradingView.com Trading Volume Is Climbing, But, Is It A Trend? According to Arcane Research, “On Monday, the daily trading volume in bitcoin....
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The current Bitcoin volatility Index values suggest that a short squeeze may be near, if past pattern continues to hold. Past Bitcoin Volatility Index Pattern Suggests A Short Squeeze May Happen Here As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC volatility index has now reached values where a short squeeze has happened in the past. The “volatility index” is an indicator that shows how much the price of Bitcoin has fluctuated in a day compared to its historical average. When the value of this metric rises, it means the crypto’s price has recently seen higher....
Data shows that on Monday crowded Bitcoin shorts have lead to the largest recorded squeeze in the history of the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Records Largest Short Squeeze Ever As per an Arcane Research report, BTC has recorded the largest squeeze in its history where $750 million worth of shorts have been liquidated. Here is a chart that shows the data for Bitcoin short liquidations over the past one year: BTC short squeeze spikes | Source: Arcane Research As is clear from the above graph, the short squeeze seen on Monday, 26 July, hasn’t been observed in the past year. In fact,....
The recent levelling out of bitcoin's price volatility might be good news for everyday bitcoin users, but could it send a bunch of exchanges off the cliff? CoinDesk recently spoke to the CEO of a company whose fortune depends on the health of bitcoin exchanges. In the off-record conversation, the exec had something disturbing to say: bitcoin's falling volatility is causing problems for exchanges, which rely on volatility for trading volume. Without trading volume, their revenues will fall, leading to a shakeout in 2015. That's scary stuff, but does it hold up? Let's start with the link....
After beating Wall Street with its short squeeze of GameStop stock, the members of r/wallstreetbets should level up with Bitcoin. The post After GameStop Short Squeeze, r/Wallstreetbets Is Ready For Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin price found support last week just above 216 and started to consolidate. In the 1H chart, we can see that the cryptocurrency rallied to above 230 before starting to make lower highs and higher lows, forming a triangle. Bitcoin Price (BTCUSD) 1H Chart April 21. The 1H chart shows the coiling bitcoin price action as well as the RSI. Price and the 200-, 100-, and 50-hour simple moving averages (SMAs) are all merging together around 223-225. Essentially, there is a volatility squeeze and bitcoin price is approaching the apex. There is a theory that there are many types of cycles,....