Is Rising Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Cause For Concern?

Is Rising Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Cause For Concern?

The aggregate bitcoin futures open interest rise is slightly below all-time levels.The below is from a recent edition of the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine's premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now.Aggregate bitcoin futures open interest rise is slightly below all-time levels made at the local bitcoin market top in April. Is this cause for concern? While futures open-interest and leveraged bets favoring the long side have certainly increased over the recent weeks with....


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