Giá Bitcoin tăng vọt lên 72.000 đô la, gây áp lực lên những nhà đầu tư "gấu" trong thị trường tiền điện tử, khiến họ chịu thiệt hại khoảng 470 triệu đô la

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Data shows the uplift that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen during the past day has induced a significant amount of liquidations in the derivatives market.

Crypto Derivatives Market Has Witnessed Nearly $630 Million In Liquidations

According to data from CoinGlass, a large amount of liquidations have occurred in the cryptocurrency derivatives sector. “Liquidation” here refers to the forceful closure that any open contract undergoes after it has amassed losses of a specific degree.

In the digital assets market, coins tend to be volatile and leverage usage can be high among traders, so events where mass liquidations take place at once aren’t a rare sight. One such squeeze has again occurred in the past day.

Below is a table that breaks down the numbers relevant to the latest cryptocurrency market liquidations.

In total, the cryptocurrency market has seen liquidations of about $627 million in the last 24 hours. This flush is a result of the sharp price action that Bitcoin and other assets have observed following the ceasefire between Iran and the United States.

From the table, it’s apparent that liquidations have heavily leaned in the short direction, involving bearish bets of more than $473 million. The dominance of shorts isn’t surprising as price action has overall been toward the upside inside this window.

In terms of the individual assets, Bitcoin has contributed the most toward the liquidation squeeze, with $276 million in positions involved.

Like is usually the case, Ethereum has followed Bitcoin in second place with almost $121 million in liquidations. Out of the altcoins, Solana has witnessed the largest derivatives flush at $19 million.

While the market has faced a large amount of liquidations, it would appear that speculative activity has been high enough to replace the lost positions. As highlighted by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in an X post, the Ethereum Open Interest has seen a sharp surge alongside its rally back above the $2,200 level.

The Open Interest here is an indicator tracking the total number of derivatives market positions related to Ethereum that are currently open on all centralized exchanges. This metric jumped by more than 14% as ETH observed its breakout.

In the past, rallies fueled by speculative activity have often tended to be unstable, as a sharp surge in the Open Interest can unwind with strong liquidations. From the chart, it’s visible that the price jump at the start of this week saw this pattern play out.

Bitcoin Price

Bitcoin briefly touched the $72,800 mark during the rally before retracing back to $71,600.
source: https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:0f760a81d094b:0-bitcoin-surge-to-72-000-unleashes-470m-squeeze-on-crypto-bears/