Bitcoin, Ethereum Open Interest Suggests A Squeeze Is Coming
The two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, Bitcoin and Ethereum, have seen a significant rise in their open interest in the last couple of weeks. This comes even when the market is seeing struggling prices and investors have begun to take more conservative positions in the market. The drastic increase in the open interest across these two cryptocurrencies could have some significant implications for the crypto market as a whole. Ethereum Spikes With Bitcoin Bitcoin open interest has been on the rise over the last couple of weeks, which has led to some interesting forecasts for the....
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On-chain data shows Bitcoin open interest and estimated leverage ratio metrics have continued to rise recently. This could mean that a short squeeze may be coming soon. Bitcoin Open Interest Rises Despite Decline In Price As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC open interest has shown uptrend over the past month, despite the price of the crypto moving down. The “open interest” is an indicator that measures the total amount of Bitcoin futures contracts that are currently open in the market. When the value of the metric moves up, it means more investors are....
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....
The Ethereum open interest has been on an upward trajectory that has culminated in it crossing the $5.2 billion mark. This surge is important to Ethereum’s native token ETH in a number of ways as it could point to how investors are viewing the cryptocurrency at this point. Ethereum Open Interest Sees Rapid Rise Data from Coinglass shows that the Ethereum open interest has risen rapidly in recent times. Over the last week, the open interest has grown, eventually crossing $5.2 billion at a time when the crypto market continues to struggle to loosen the grip of bears. Related Reading:....
On-chain data shows Bitcoin open interest has reached dangerously high values, a sign that a leverage flush may be coming soon. Bitcoin Open Interest Rises To High Values As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC open interest has now reached values where mass liquidations have taken place in the past. The “open interest” is an indicator that measures the total amount of BTC futures positions currently open on derivatives exchanges. The metric accounts for both long and short positions. When the value of the metric is low, it means investors aren’t using....
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin open interest is sharply rising, a sign that a long squeeze may be brewing in the crypto futures market. Bitcoin Open Interest Has Observed Rise Recently, While Funding Rates Remain Positive As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the futures market may be heading towards a long squeeze in the near future. The “open interest” is an indicator that measures the total amount of Bitcoin futures positions currently open on derivatives exchanges. It includes both long and short positions. An increasing value of the metric suggests users are....