Whale Watching: Bitcoin Long Positions Near All-Time High
The transparency blockchain provides lets fundamental analysts see when whales are loading up on Bitcoin, but it can’t tell when technicals take a turn. However, whale behavior might still be the key to understanding price action. Right now, whales on the long-standing crypto exchange Bitfinex have amassed one of the largest collective long positions ever. […]
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Bitcoin price is down more than 10% from the weekend’s new all-time high set above $60,000 after an overnight selloff. The now sizable correction was first assumed to be a massive whale dumping more than $1 billion in BTC on crypto trading platform Gemini, but ultimately turned out to be something else. Here’s what actually caused the correction, and why the market was so easily shaken by what was ultimately a non-event. Whale Watching: Bitcoin […]
Crypto whale action can affect the price of cryptocurrencies and tracking these whales can offer invaluable and timely insights into price movements. What are the common crypto whale tracking tools?Whale tracking tools like Whale Watchers, Whale Bot Alerts and others can help investors spot whale action and make quick and timely decisions.Whale tracking tools come with different capabilities, some can be just a simple window on top of a blockchain, while others have analytics and charting capabilities across multiple blockchains. Some only cover crypto whale tracking, while others offer....
The latest meltdown in BitFinex BTC shorts could follow up with a spike in spot Bitcoin bids, stated one analyst. Bitcoin (BTC) bears should watch out for a potential blow as the number of margined short positions on the Bitfinex exchange crashes by roughly 25%.The dataset dropped to 11,066 BTC as of 12:20 GMT Saturday, compared to 14,897 BTC at the session's open. Meanwhile, the drop came as a part of a bigger downside move that started on July 15. On the day, the total number of margined short positions had reached 17,053 BTC.BTCUSDSHORTS on July 17 plunged as a part of a prevailing....
A sea of red greets traders on Wednesday as blame shifts to leveraged long traders and the need to liquidate their positions. Bitcoin (BTC) extended its price drop on Wednesday amid warnings that excessive long positions needed to be flushed out to allow for fresh gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewBTC price barely clings to $56,000 supportCointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting new local lows of $55,760 during Wednesday trading. A second day of more substantial losses for the pair came as altcoins also began to reverse their earlier....
On-chain data shows Bitcoin whales are transferring large amounts to derivatives exchanges right now, a signal that more volatility could be ahead for the crypto. Bitcoin All Exchanges To Derivatives Flow Continues To Show High Value As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, BTC whale activity on derivatives exchanges still seems to be high. The relevant indicator here is the “all exchanges to derivatives exchanges flow,” which measures the total amount of Bitcoin moving from spot exchange wallets to derivatives. When the value of this metric spikes up, it means whales....