Bitcoin On-Chain Data Signals A Long Squeeze Brewing In Futures Market

Bitcoin On-Chain Data Signals A Long Squeeze Brewing In Futures Market

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....


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