Hedge Funds Widely Flip Short on Bitcoin Despite Blatant Breakout
Bitcoin has been caught within the throes of an intense uptrend throughout the past few weeks This has led its price to post massive gains, with bulls now vying to post a monthly close above $13,800 for the first time Although this would mark the highest monthly close ever seen by BTC – which would be undeniably bullish – not everyone is convinced Data from the latest Commitment of Traders report from the CME shows […]
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