Bitcoin Open Interest Falls As Price Dips Below $31,000
The bitcoin open interest over the past several weeks has been interesting to witness. Surges and dips appeared and disappeared just as quickly, usually following the price of the digital asset itself. Last week was no different given the movement. The bitcoin denominated open interest had plunged after only hitting a new all-time high the previous weeks. This suggests a sharp turn in the sentiment of investors after the rollercoaster of the last week. Bitcoin Open Interest Down 25,000 Back at the beginning of June, Bitcoinist reported that a short squeeze may have been the reason behind....
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The Bitcoin crash of last week was a brutal one for the market. It saw the digital asset lose its footing from where it had been trending just below $30,000 to crash to the mid $17,000s before a recovery had begun. With the new week, the market had started to emerge into the green. But as bitcoin struggles to hold above $20,000, the question remains what had triggered such a crash. A Short Squeeze The bitcoin open interest in perps had been up over the last couple of weeks. This has continued to be the case through the market crash and the subsequent recovery. However, the open interest....
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The Bitcoin open interest has remained on the high side despite the price declines, suggesting that interest in the leading cryptocurrency by market cap remains abundant. This interest is no doubt a good thing for the crypto market, especially in the long-term. But looking back at previous trends involving the Bitcoin open interest, it is concerning that the value is still so high and this could hinder a recovery for the Bitcoin price from here. Bitcoin Open Interest Still Above $56 Billion Data from the Coinglass website shows that the Bitcoin open interest is still quite high and not far....
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Crypto leverage has been high across some particular digital assets in the space. Global open Interest in the space still sits at a reasonable point currently, but some assets boast significantly higher open interest to market cap ratios than others. Thus, this report will be examining the leverage for these assets to see which ones carry elevated leverage. Altcoins Lead In Leverage Bitcoin and ethereum no doubt still command the largest share of the global crypto open interest but when it comes to the percentage of their market cap which their open interest commands, it falls short when....