Pro Bitcoin traders are uncomfortable with bullish positions
BTC derivatives used by whales and market makers do not support a continuous price recovery above $24,000. Source link
Bulls or bears? Both have a fair chance in Friday’s Bitcoin options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke above $24,000 on July 20, but the excitement lasted less than two hours after the resistance level proved more challenging than expected. A positive is that the $24,280 high represents a 28.5% increase from the July 13 swing low at $18,900. According to Yahoo Finance, on July 19, Bank of America…
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Sub-$22K Bitcoin looks juicy when compared to gold’s market capitalization
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is down 56% year-to-date, but the correction was not strong enough to remove the digital asset from the list of top-20 global tradable assets. Bitcoin’s current $400 billion market capitalization stands higher than traditional companies like Exxon Mobil, Walmart and Procter & Gamble, but there’s always the question of whether a direct…
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Could Bitcoin miners’ troubles trigger a ‘death spiral’ for BTC price?
A July 9 post by @PricedinBTC on the “cost to mine Bitcoin” in the United States gathered the crypto community’s attention, especially considering the recent headlines that BTC miners have made. The crypto bear market and growing energy costs have caused a perfect storm for the mining sector and this has led some companies to…
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Bitcoin derivatives data suggests bears will pin BTC below $21K leading in Friday’s options expiry
Most Bitcoin (BTC) traders would rather see a sharp price correction and a subsequent recovery than agonize for multiple months below $24,000. However, BTC has been doing the opposite since June 14 and its most recent struggle is the asset’s failure to break above the $22,000 resistance. For this reason, most traders are holding back…
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How Bitcoin’s strong correlation to stocks could trigger a drop to $8,000
The absence of a CME Bitcoin futures premium, unrelenting record-high inflation and investor concerns over the economy are all factors weighing on BTC price. Source link
3 key metrics suggest Bitcoin and the wider crypto market have further to fall
Traders are not as fearful as they were in June, but several metrics show the market is still standing on paper-thin support levels. Source link
Bitcoin traders expect a ‘generational bottom,’ but BTC derivatives data disagrees
A descending triangle pattern has been pressuring Bitcoin (BTC) for the past three weeks and while some traders cite this as a bullish reversal pattern, the $19,000 support remains a crucial level to determine the bulls’ fate. BTC-USD 12-hour price. Source: TradingView Despite the apparent lack of a clear price bottom, Bitcoin derivatives metrics have…
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Bitcoin’s short-term price prospects slightly improved, but most traders are far from optimistic
A mild sense of hope emerged among Bitcoin (BTC) investors after the June 18 drop to $17,600 becomes more distant and an early ascending pattern points toward $21,000 in the short-term. Bitcoin 12-hour USD price at FTX. Source: TradingView Recent negative remarks from lawmakers continued to curb investor optimism. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Swiss…
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Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing its job
Alameda Research is a cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider founded by crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Before founding his firm in 2017, SBF spent three years as a trader at the quantitative proprietary trading giant Jane Street Capital, which specializes in equity and bonds. In 2019, SBF founded the crypto derivatives and exchange FTX,…
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