2020-10-6 22:08 |
Discover the intricacies of short and long positions in crypto trading. These principles can be applied by both new and experienced traders. origin »
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Market instability and economic concerns are driving uncertainty in crypto investments, highlighting the vulnerability of risk assets to macroeconomic factors. The post Bitcoin sinks under $60,000 as $157 million in long positions are liquidated appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-7-4 16:28 | |
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The present bias towards long positions means potential for a long squeeze, where investors who hold long positions feel the need to sell into a falling market to cut their losses.
2024-2-16 12:50 | |
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The bullish sentiment among Ethereum (ETH) margin traders appears to have no end in sight, with long positions on Bitfinex hovering over 90% in 2020. Longs Still Strong on ETH In September, even after the market-wide selloff, margin traders remain optimistic with long positions reaching a staggering high of 95%.
2020-9-10 16:12 | |
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A bullish Bitcoin technical pattern that has held firm since October 2019 flashed once again this week. It is an uptrend–an ascending channel–wherein BTC/USD’s momentum indicator is making higher highs and higher lows.
2020-9-1 08:05 | |
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Bitcoin bulls once again failed to hold the price above $12,000, owing to a higher selling pressure near the level. The benchmark cryptocurrency broke upwards of $12,000 on Monday. The rally exceeded towards $12,486 (data from Coinbase), a level that saw massive liquidations of long positions.
2020-8-19 14:01 | |
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Bitcoin fell towards $11,500 on Wednesday, a move that followed its brief rally above $12,000 earlier this week. The correction appeared as a testament to profit-taking behavior. Traders decided to liquidate their long positions following a supersonic intraday rally, thus securing their short-term gains.
2020-8-19 11:04 | |
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Tezos has seen some strong price action in recent weeks, with its price facing some choppy trading throughout the past couple of days. It appears that the cryptocurrency’s recent price action has become decorrelated from that seen by Bitcoin and the rest of the market, and is showing some striking similarities to that seen by […]
2020-8-4 05:00 | |
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Bitcoin faced a steep rejection at $12,000 just 24 hours ago. The asset fell by $1,600 in the span of five minutes, liquidating hundreds of millions worth of long positions. Some analysts saw this rejection as a validation of their bearish sentiment.
2020-8-4 15:00 | |
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It hasn’t been the best past few hours for Bitcoin bulls. The leading cryptocurrency took a $1,500 price drop in the span of about five minutes, liquidating hundreds of millions worth of long positions as buyers were overextended.
2020-8-2 13:00 | |
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Ethereum’s price has been caught within the throes of an intense uptrend throughout the past few days, surging from its recent low of $230 to a high of $285 that was set earlier today. The post Ethereum long positions on Bitfinex soar to $510M as uptrend builds momentum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-7-26 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin is back in the spotlight of the cryptocurrency market after taking a nearly 10% dum. The sudden bearish impulse saw the asset’s price drop from a high of $9,970 to a low of $9,050. Alongside the price slump, over $80 million worth of long and short BTC positions were liquidated on BitMEX alone. From […]
2020-6-12 17:58 | |
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After staying above $10,000 for less than a day, bitcoin price failed to breach the $10,500 for the third time in the last eight months. Almost 8% of value was evaporated, resulting in forced liquidation of over $230 million on long and short positions on BitMEX.
2020-6-10 10:25 | |
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Bitcoin’s week-long bout of consolidation appears to be leading options traders to grow increasingly bullish on the cryptocurrency Data shows that options traders are nearly all anticipating BTC to see further upside in the weeks and months ahead There are multiple factors, however, that suggest it is poised to see downside in the near-term These factors include rising funding, a high quantity of underwater long positions, and its multiple failed attempts to break above $10,000 […]
2020-6-10 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin saw an immense decline yesterday that was sparked by its latest push into the $10,000 region This decline caused the cryptocurrency’s traders to have nearly $100 million in long positions liquidated This massive torrent of liquidations came about less than 12-hours after the crypto’s rally to highs of $10,500 liquidated over $120 million in short positions Bitcoin has seen immense turbulence as of late, providing dangerous market conditions for active traders looking to cash […]
2020-6-4 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin futures have seen rising premiums throughout the past week, pointing to a large spike in demand for long-favoring positions amongst traders. The post Bitcoin futures premium spikes as traders flip long; factors to consider appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-5-31 21:43 | |
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Ethereum has been severely underperforming Bitcoin in recent times, but this appears to be shifting as the cryptocurrency posts a breakout rally while BTC declines This uptrend has come about as long positions for the cryptocurrency rocket higher, reaching a fresh all-time high this week In tandem with this, ETH’s funding rate has also grown massively – which is typically a grave sign that a torrent of liquidations is imminent Ethereum has been able to […]
2020-5-30 23:00 | |
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Ethereum has been able to maintain its position above $200 despite facing some intense selling pressure earlier this week. The cryptocurrency is now attempting to generate some upwards momentum as it fast approaches a key resistance level.
2020-5-24 23:00 | |
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Despite the ongoing retracement in the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top cryptocurrencies, investors remain highly optimistic about this market. ETH, especially, has benefited from traders, with data from leading crypto exchange Bitfinex indicating that there are more long positions open for Ethereum than ever before.
2020-5-22 01:39 | |
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin has seen quite the tumultuous week, The cryptocurrency started off the week with a bang, collapsing from ~$9,700, the weekly open price, to a low of $8,100, in a dramatic sell-off that liquidated over $200 million worth of long positions on BitMEX and hundreds of millions of more...
2020-5-17 07:00 | |
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In 2020 so far, Ether price has surged 53%. These gains were primarily the result of an upswing recorded last month. In the past seven days, the price of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap dropped 5.
2020-5-15 16:42 | |
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The bullish sentiment among Ethereum (ETH) margin traders appears to have no end in sight, with ETH long positions on Bitfinex up by 90% in 2020. Tweeting on Thursday, Mati Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, highlighted the parabolic increase in ETH longs on Bitfinex.
2020-5-15 11:20 | |
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The parabolic rise in Ether long positions has increased the risk of a violent crash, as uncertainty surrounding the launch of ETH 2.0 grows.
2020-5-14 06:31 | |
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Ethereum has some immense weakness in recent times, severely underperforming Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market as it continues struggling to garner any upwards momentum. Traders don’t seem to think that this lackluster price action will last for too much longer, however, as open interest for ETH has been rocketing higher throughout the past 12-hours....
2020-5-14 00:00 | |
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Despite the fact that Ethereum has been underperforming Bitcoin over the past few weeks, investors are highly optimistic about the asset. Data from leading exchange Bitfinex, in fact, indicates that traders have a record number of long positions open for the cryptocurrency.
2020-5-13 13:00 | |
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Key Highlights • BCT/USD market still swings in ranges of $9,000 and $8,500 values.• A violent breakout of the $9,000 line will lead to having a good entry for long positions.• Sellers may as well be taking the market advantage from that point if bulls persistently have to encounter tough-areas around the same line earlier […]
2020-5-13 10:10 | |
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The past few days have been very volatile for the bitcoin price. On Saturday and early Sunday morning hours, bitcoin erased 15% of its value to sink to the low 8K level. The BTC price pullback caught a majority of the traders with their pants down as over $275 million worth of long positions were […]
2020-5-12 17:40 | |
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Bitcoin price plunged around 15% on Saturday and triggered liquidations on the BitMEX exchange, which saw over $260 million in long positions liquidated On May 10, just a day before Bitcoin’s halving, the number of long positions liquidated on BitMEX rose to $295 million.
2020-5-12 12:03 | |
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Has the time passed for XRP traders to open long positions?
2020-5-3 17:43 | |
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Key Highlights XRP/USD market still sees a continual process of price retracements. The US dollar is now a bit pressing harder against the crypto under a high value of $0. 24. Traders should be cautious of keeping too long on shorting positions of this trade.
2020-5-1 17:44 | |
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Investors appear to be exiting their long positions as Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin signals point to a steep correction. Nearly $50 billion flooded the cryptocurrency market over the past two...The post Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin Rejected: More Losses to Come appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-1 07:58 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges and retail traders alike felt the effects of Bitcoin’s sudden fall in March 2020. While the latter may have lost significant capital on long positions, the drop has compelled exchanges to exist in an institution-less and low-volume environment.
2020-5-1 10:00 | |
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A new BitMEX contract and soaring Bitfinex long positions suggest increased interest ahead of ETH 2.0.
2020-4-27 21:31 | |
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Bitcoin’s price seemingly moves without rhyme or rhythm. As a result, day-to-day, no one has been able to accurately predict the movements of the cryptocurrency, accentuated by the fact that some $1 billion+ worth of long positions (and short positions) were liquidated on BitMEX and other trading platforms during March 12th’s flash crash to $3,700.
2020-4-20 04:00 | |
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Bitcoin's flash crash a month back led to many long and short positions being liquidated, with many users recording huge losses. What was more damaging was the fact that 90% of these positions were loThe post Bitcoin's flash crash may have opened arbitrage opportunity for traders appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-4-14 17:00 | |
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Retail investors seem overwhelmingly positive about Ethereum, which may create the perfect conditions for a sudden decline through a long squeeze. Long Ether Positions Explode Over the past few hours,...The post Ethereum Investor Optimism Builds, Setup for a Long Squeeze appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-4-11 02:25 | |
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An hour ago, the price of Bitcoin suddenly faltered after days of non-action, crashing from the $6,700 base where it had traded at for much of Friday to $6,250 within a few minutes’ time. As a result, at least $20 million worth of long positions on BitMEX were liquidated, while millions more probably bit the dust...
2020-3-28 04:00 | |
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Over the past ten minutes, Bitcoin has performed extremely poorly, falling from $6,700 to a price as low as $6,265 in an over 6% sell-off, per data from TradingView. As a result, at least $20 million worth of long positions on BitMEX were liquidated, while millions more probably bit the dust on other exchanges. This...
2020-3-28 02:51 | |
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Singapore-based crypto futures exchange Bybit has announced the addition of Tether (USDT) perpetual contracts. By adding the stablecoin to its existing futures contracts (BTC, ETH, EOS and XRP paired with USD), the exchange aims to furnish traders with greater simplicity and flexibility, as they can now hold long and short positions simultaneously to better hedge...
2020-3-25 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin and Ethereum have continued to hold and consolidate their longstanding positions in the crypto-market for a long time now. Over the years, both coins have been updating their technologies in oThe post Is Bitcoin at the risk of being left behind by ETH's 2.0? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-20 22:30 | |
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The Messari CEO tweeted that nearly $700 mln in long BTC positions have been sold on BitMEX. The BitMEX CEO doubts that BTC will be revisiting $3,000
2020-3-12 16:31 | |
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Bitcoin hasn’t done well in the past two days; since hitting $9,200 on Saturday, the cryptocurrency has plunged as low as $7,600, more than 17% lower than the weekend high, in a move that has liquidated over $200 million worth of BitMEX long positions in the process.
2020-3-10 03:00 | |
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Over 150 million dollars worth of bitcoin long positions were liquidated today on Bitmex, the most seen in 2020 so far. Many of the liquidated positions were highly leveraged longs banking on bullish sentiment surrounding the upcoming BTC halving.
2020-2-27 22:00 | |
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The price of Bitcoin took a substantial spill in recent trading, moving from $9,150 to $8,600 in just 5 minutes. The drop, which saw as much as $108 million in long positions liquidated, was allegedly created by whales.
2020-1-20 15:14 | |
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The number of traders who had bullish positions on bitcoin is declining. And it could be significant in determining the cryptocurrency’s next big move. Charts on the Bitfinex exchange earlier showed an almost parabolic rise in long positions, showing that investors expected to profit from a rise in the bitcoin price.
2019-12-30 10:44 | |
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Binance recently invested in the cryptocurrency derivatives platform, FTX, as a part of its strategic partnership. Binance purchased equity in the derivatives firm and also purchased long positions inThe post Bitcoin futures: BitMEX may get serious competition from Binance, FTX deal appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-21 16:30 | |
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The return of volatility to the crypto market and Bitcoin’s drop to $6,400 allowed traders to easily secure a 10% on BTC price action and even higher gains from altcoins
2019-12-21 11:56 | |
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Bitcoin continues to trade sideways in a tightening range and this is giving altcoins the green light to continue their multi-week rally
2019-12-14 20:45 | |
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The cryptocurrency market remains mixed in early Friday trade, while the number of BTC/USD long positions continued to surge. Bitfinex long futures surged to a fresh record high at 41,300 contracts, breaking past the previous all-time high set on March 2018.
2019-12-14 16:34 | |
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Long positions taken on Bitcoin on the popular crypto exchange Bifinex are nearing an all-time high, all while the leading cryptocurrency by market cap continues to fall. It could suggest that a very large whale is taking a massive position in Bitcoin ahead of the upcoming halving, in preparation for a rally and bull market.
2019-12-12 22:00 | |
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The following article is an op-ed by Laurent Benayoun, CEO of Acheron Trading. Algorithmic trading, or “algo trading”, has swiftly established itself within the financial landscape, particularly within the volatile, high-paced crypto market.
In a significant policy shift, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has authorized commercial banks and payment institutions to offer services related to Category 1 crypto assets, including secured stablecoins.
The crypto markets are gearing up for a pivotal moment as over $525 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options are set to expire on Friday, Dec. 27, according to a recent report by Bybit and Block Scholes.
Decentralized exchange platform PancakeSwap had a remarkable 2024 as growth across decentralized finance drove trading volume to over $310 billion. In a report summarizing the DEX platform’s year-over-year performance, PancakeSwap (CAKE) said its global trading volume reached $310.6 billion. The protocol achieved…
Binance’s routine review targets low-volume trading pairs, identifying several spot pairs for removal. Binance has announced the removal of several spot trading pairs as part of its regular efforts to preserve a seamless trading environment and safeguard customers. Low trade…
Losing more than 12% in the past week, Bitcoin later found a temporal support level and recovered quickly to nearly $100k last weekend. It lost grip again and resumed drops, sitting at a channel’s lower boundary.
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, recently experienced a significant price correction, dropping below $3,100 for the first time in 29 days. This marks a notable shift from its peak performance in December, when it reached this year’s high of $4,106 on December 16.