$150 Million In  Short Squeeze Liquidated As Bitcoin Scales Above $53,000

Data shows that on Monday crowded Bitcoin shorts have lead to the largest recorded squeeze in the history of the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Records Largest Short Squeeze Ever As per an Arcane Research report, BTC has recorded the largest squeeze in its history where $750 million worth of shorts have been liquidated. Here is a chart that shows the data for Bitcoin short liquidations over the past one year: BTC short squeeze spikes | Source: Arcane Research As is clear from the above graph, the short squeeze seen on Monday, 26 July, hasn’t been observed in the past year. In fact,....

Bitcoin saw $150 million worth of short contracts obliterated within hours. Roughly $150 million worth of shorts were liquidated within a span of hours as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose from around $47,000 to over $53,000 on April 26.The cryptocurrency market as a whole saw a strong short squeeze, as Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), and other major cryptocurrencies also rose by around 15% in the same period.Following Bitcoin's 12% recovery within a single day, the futures market has completely reset, with funding rates hovering at neutral levels.Why today's Bitcoin short squeeze is....

The price of Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high and surged above $24,600 as traders analyze what will come next. The price of Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high on Christmas, reaching $24,681 on Binance. Following BTC’s strong rally, traders and analysts are exploring short-term bear and bull cases. The market sentiment around Bitcoin remains overwhelmingly positive, but there are some concerns put forth by analysts in the foreseeable future and as a result, the next move is not a clear-cut one.The funding rate of Bitcoin futuresBitcoin (BTC) has rallied above $24,600 with a relatively....

XRP price rose 40% in a single day as liquidations across futures exchanges topped $73.5 million. XRP price spiked by 40% in the past 24 hours, recording a 52% gain at the day’s peak. Behind the surprising rally was a big short squeeze that caused massive volatility within hours.It is evident that the upsurge was driven by a short squeeze across futures exchanges because of the speed of the rally.XRP/USD hourly candle chart (Coinbase). Source: TradingView.comIt took XRP around four hours to surge from $0.2536 to as high as $0.3120. Since then, it has pulled back to around $0.3550 on major....

Here’s what traders expect after Bitcoin’s surge above $23,600 triggered a $138 million squeeze on short contracts and led BTC price to $24,200. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $24,000 on Dec. 19, reaching a new all-time high. On Coinbase, BTC peaked at $24,200 and has since consolidated into the $23,500 to $23,800 range.Three factors pushed the price of BTC upwards within a short period, leading it to a record-high. The factors are a large short squeeze, stacked sell orders at $23,600, and the market’s reaction to the U.S. Treasury’s self-custodied wallet rule proposal.A massive....