Will a Short Explosion Operation Happen in Bitcoin?

The Bitcoin price has fallen sharply to the 66.5K region. The funding rate is at -0.0012 and below, and there are even sharp negative spikes momentarily. This means the market is aggressively pushing for short positions. Negative funding means short positions are paying off long positions, indicating a high concentration of shorts in the market. Psychologically, this shows that investors believe the decline will continue. A fear and hedging mode has been adopted. Leveraged short accumulation is occurring.

When negative funding and a sharp price drop occur together, it generally prepares the ground for a potential short squeeze. If the selling momentum weakens, a small short cleanup may occur. Because squeezed short positions will have to close at some point. This could come from the $58,000 support level.

Since Binance is the exchange with the highest derivatives volume, a large portion of the leveraged positions that truly affect the price are opened there. Therefore, it is useful to consider this chart. Because Binance is the backbone of the crypto market, imbalances occurring there generally put pressure on the price. $BTC