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More Than $100 Million BTC Long Positions Liquidated, Analysts Reveal What’s Next
- Almost 70K traders were liquidated recently, losing a total of US$166 million due to a significant drop in major cryptocurrencies.
- Market sentiment has shifted to mostly bearish for Ethereum, Dogecoin, and major stablecoins, with Bitcoin maintaining a mostly neutral stance.
- Analyst Michaël van de Poppe predicts further short-term declines for Bitcoin, potentially influenced by external factors.
- However, Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano reminds us that activity typically slows during the summer in the northern hemisphere, with Q.4 promising to be a welcome change.
Amid the recent drop in most major crypto assets, many traders have been liquidated. According to data from Coinglass, close to 70K traders were liquidated and lost a total of US$166 million (AU$244 million), with the largest single liquidation costing a trader on Bybit US$3.52 million (AU$5.17 million).
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With these rather grim numbers comes a change in market sentiment. The on-chain signals on IntoTheBlock for many major assets have recently changed to ‘mostly bearish’ for Ethereum, Dogecoin and major stablecoins, while Bitcoin remains ‘mostly neutral’.
On-chain signals for Toncoin, Tron and Cardano, however, remain ‘mostly bullish’. According to IntoTheBlock these signals are calculated daily and suggest the price movement of the following day – acting as a possible glimpse into the future.
Prepare for More Downward Movement, Says Analyst
Trader and analyst Michaël van de Poppe says it’s likely that we’ll see more pain short-term as he believes BTC may be testing the US$56K (AU$82.4K) mark as it has lost its support level at US$61K (AU$89.7K).
Van de Poppe suggests the drop may be due to the recent news around Telegram and TON – Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov had been arrested in Paris while TON saw two outages in as many days – or potentially due to some rumours around Binance – specifically that the exchange had frozen accounts linked to Palestinians, which Binance CEO Richard Teng denied.
Pomp: “Sideways Summer” Could End Soon
Whatever it may be, we need to remember it’s still summer in the northern hemisphere. That’s a time usually spent outdoors and not behind a desk trading. As Anthony Pompliano, Professional Capital Management founder and CEO, calls it, this is a time known as “sideways summer”.
Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box, Pomp points to the run-up of Bitcoin earlier in the year when the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) got approved. At the time of approval in early January BTC traded for US$40-41K (AU$58.8-60K) making a new all-time high by March just to continue in a choppy sideways action ever since.
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According to Pomp, history tells us that around Q.4 is when the market should be picking up again. With that in mind, Pomp reminds traders and investors alike that short-term thinking can lead to mistakes.
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Aaron Feuerstein
Aaron Feuerstein is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. His focus is on decentralised finance and the regulatory space surrounding blockchain. He holds a Master's in Accounting. When he is not studying the latest legal case, he enjoys his time as a modest but eager hobby cook.
