Market Eyes $94K with Open Interest Near $50B
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With a new all-time high formation at $81,888, the Bitcoin (BTC) price trend aims to cross $90,000 in this bull market. With the crypto market reaching the $2.7 trillion mark, Bitcoin created a new all-time high near $82,000, resulting in a new altcoin season. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $80,878 with a market cap of $1.6 trillion. With a weekly increase of nearly 20%, BTC’s price trend teases a massive surge ahead. Bitcoin Price Analysis Looking at the daily chart, Bitcoin’s price action reveals a breakout from a falling channel, which acted as a flag pattern within the broader bull run of early 2024. Following the breakout, Bitcoin saw a post-retest reversal from the 78.60% Fibonacci retracement level at $67,690. Since then, Bitcoin has surged by nearly 20%, with seven consecutive bullish candles. The price is now heading toward the 1.272 Fibonacci level at $82,663, which could act as the next key resistance. Bitcoin price chart Analyst Warns of ~$1B in Liquidations as Open Interest Nears $50B Amid the bull run, the Bitcoin open interest has risen by 2.59% in the past 24 hours, reaching $49.06 billion. With the volumes crossing above $104 billion with a 53% surge, the broader market sentiments for Bitcoin are extremely bullish. Bitcoin Derivatives Data Over the last 24 hours, $121 million worth of positions in Bitcoin derivatives were liquidated. Short-sellers incurred $84.34 million in losses, while long positions were hit with $37.47 million in liquidations. On Binance, the top traders maintain a long-to-short ratio of 1.50 based on positions, which supports the bullish trend. However, the long-to-short ratio based on accounts is 0.73, suggesting a potential minor pullback. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez recently tweeted that nearly $1 billion in liquidations could occur if Bitcoin’s price falls to $77,250. This would trigger a cumulative long…
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