Another $1 billion wipeout: Why is Bitcoin seeing extreme price moves?
Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin futures contracts have been wiped out once again. Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts were liquidated on Jan. 13, a day after the big shakeout. The continuous loop of liquidations is causing extreme volatility and large price swings in the cryptocurrency market.Total Bitcoin liquidations. Source: Bybt.comWhat are futures liquidations, and why are so many Bitcoin positions being liquidated?In the Bitcoin futures market, traders borrow additional capital to bet against or for Bitcoin. The technical term for this is leverage, and when....
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The crypto market sentiment has been on the decline over the last year and it has come in tandem with the decline in bitcoin price. Bitcoin, which moves the entirety of the crypto market most times, has had a tough go of it in recent times. Now, as the pioneer cryptocurrency continues to struggle to hold a good value in the market, sentiment has plunged towards 3-month lows. Market In Extreme Fear The crypto market is now entering what is one of the longest fear trends in recent history. Over the last six months, there has not been any significant recovery in market sentiment. The last....
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Following the Ripple partial victory over the SEC back in early July, the XRP price grew rapidly and climbed double-digits to secure a new yearly high. However, this has turned out to be short-lived as less than two months later, the cryptocurrency has once again succumbed to the bears. This has wiped out its gains […]
The crypto fear and greed index shows market is back in the extreme fear territory as Bitcoin has once again declined to $36k. Market Sentiment Returns To Extreme Fear As Bitcoin Drops To $36k Recently, as the price of the crypto recovered back above $38k, the market sentiment rose to that of fear. However, today, the price of BTC has again declined, leading to a return to extreme fear sentiment. The relevant indicator here is the “fear and greed index,” which measures the general sentiment among Bitcoin investors. The metric uses a numeric scale that goes from zero to hundred....