Bitcoin Perpetual Open Interest Suggests Short Squeeze Led To Crash

Name	Symbol	Market	Market Cap ($)	Algorithm
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	Crypto	1,259,978,370,928	SHA-256d

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Symbol

Market

Market Cap ($)

Algorithm

Bitcoin

BTCUSD

Crypto

1,259,978,370,928

SHA-256d

	Price Change	Price Change %	Current Price	Bid Price	Offer
	46.20	0.07%	64,045.28	64,045.27	64,045.28

Price Change

Price Change %

Current Price

Bid Price

Offer

46.20

0.07%

64,045.28

64,045.27

64,045.28

High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Prev. Close	52 Week Range
64,500.00	63,713.84	64,114.85	63,999.08	24,750.00 - 73,835.57

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Low Price

Open Price

Prev. Close

52 Week Range

64,500.00

63,713.84

64,114.85

63,999.08

24,750.00 - 73,835.57

Exchange	Last Trade	Size	Trade Price	Currency
GDAX	06:13:41	0.000010	64,045.28	USD

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GDAX

06:13:41

0.000010

64,045.28

USD

Price x Volume	Volume	Base Symbol	Related Pairs
86,568,610.87	1,350.16	BTC	BTCEUR	BTCGBP	ETHBTC

Price x Volume

Volume

Base Symbol

Related Pairs

86,568,610.87

1,350.16

Bitcoin Perpetual Open Interest Suggests Short Squeeze Led To Crash

24/06/2022 12:00am

NEWSBTC

The Bitcoin crash of last week was a brutal one for the market. It saw the digital asset lose its footing from where it had been trending just below $30,000 to crash to the mid $17,000s before a recovery had begun. With the new week, the market had started to emerge into the green. But as bitcoin struggles to hold above $20,000, the question remains what had triggered such a crash. A Short Squeeze The bitcoin open interest in perps had been up over the last couple of weeks. This has continued to be the case through the market crash and the subsequent recovery. However, the open interest levels, mainly the rise and falls, leading up to and during the bitcoin crash have all of the makings of a short squeeze. Related Reading | By The Numbers: The Worst Bitcoin Bear Markets Ever On Wednesday, the open interest in bitcoin perps had eventually peaked at a new all-time high of 335,000 BTC after a week of unpredictable movements. This was when bitcoin had declined below $21,000. As the price of the digital asset had begun its recovery, the open interest in perps had quickly declined. Movements like these are associated with a short squeeze, which was the same in the case. One that preceded another crash during the weekend. Open interest remains elevated | Source: Arcane Research The same was the case over the weekend. The open interest in perps had once again surged, to 325,000 BTC this time, after erratic movement when the price declined to the mid $17,000s. Another decline in the open interest has since been recorded as the price of BTC has recovered, albeit slower this time around. Bitcoin Perps Trading At A Discount Bitcoin perps are still trading at a discount compared to the spot prices. This is no surprise given that the bitcoin funding rates have stayed neutral to below neutral even through the crash and the massive sell-offs. Additionally, there has been nothing significant that has happened in regards to the bitcoin perps through the crash and eventual recovery, Funding rates below neutral | Source: Arcane Research Interestingly, the funding rates have now remained below neutral with the price of BTC struggling above $20,000. One place where funding rates have had the most impact has been on Deribit. Since it is rumored to be closely intertwined with Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the decline in funding rates triggered insolvency fears and rumors tied to the crash of 3AC. Related Reading | Bitcoin Miner Liquidations Threaten Bitcoin’s Recovery However, it is important to note that Deribit has assured the public that it remains financially healthy even if the 3AC debts were forfeited. As the market has begun to move on from last week’s crash, the funding rates have begun to stabilize, although they remain slightly below neutral. BTC declines to mid-$20,000s | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Featured image from CNN International, charts from Arcane Research and TradingView.com Follow Best Owie on Twitter for market insights, updates, and the occasional funny tweet…

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