Bitcoin Spot-Perpetual Price Gap Turns Negative – Bearish Signal Or Not?

The month of August has been largely uneventful for Bitcoin so far, with the premier cryptocurrency having struggled to reclaim the $65,000 price mark since August 2. Currently, Bitcoin is slightly below $60,000 as the bulls and bears seek to grab control in what has been a range-bound market for the past week. Interestingly, CryptoQuant analyst XBTManager has shared revelations that indicate the BTC market is likely to maintain its current bearish form for the time being. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bears in Control? Record Low Funding Rates on Binance Signal Market Shift Wide Spot-Perpetual....

Data shows funding rates for Bitcoin have turned positive, a signal that might indicate market sentiment is bullish among traders. Bitcoin Funding Rates Turn Positive, While Derivative And Spot Reserves Move Down As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, the funding rates seem to be slightly positive for the BTC market right now. The Bitcoin funding rates are the payment that traders need to pay so that they can keep an open position. This additional, periodic fee is based on the difference between the perpetual contract market and the spot price. These funding rates are used for perpetual....

Bitcoin futures curve was in backwardation for most of 2018, a year when BTC lost 74% of its value, JPMorgan noted. JPMorgan’s cryptocurrency market analysts have pointed to the difference between Bitcoin’s (BTC) spot prices and BTC futures prices as a potential bearish sign for the market.In a Thursday note to clients, JPMorgan analysts led by global market strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote that the Bitcoin market has returned to backwardation — a situation when the spot price is above futures prices. The analysts said that the past month's correction in crypto markets saw Bitcoin....

Afraid Bitcoin price might crash? These three key metrics help traders spot bullish and bearish sentiment in the crypto market. For the past week, Bitcoin (BTC) price has been flirting with the $20,000 mark, which has led some traders to lose their patience. In the eyes of some traders, the lack of bullish momentum is problematic, especially considering that BTC tested the $16,200 level roughly a week ago.Experienced traders know that there are key indicators that serve as telling signs of a trend reversal. These are volumes, the futures premium, and top traders' positions at major....

BTC traders are still searching for a bottom, but derivatives metrics show sentiment is negative and even the rally to $40,000 had little impact. Bitcoin (BTC) might have tested the $40,000 support in mid-July, but according to various derivatives metrics, there has not been a significant change in investor optimism. This situation either means that price is not what they are looking to mark the end of the current bear market, or that most traders are still underwater at $40,000.One of the best measures of optimism is the futures market premium, which measures the gap between longer-term....