📰 Daily Market Update
Bitcoin just crossed the $90K mark, and retail traders on Binance are reacting fast — maybe too fast.
The latest data shows a surge in spot buying, rising open interest, and a massive short liquidation cluster.
📊 Binance Retail Traders Daily Buy/Sell Amount
Bitcoin investors are usually split into two main groups:
🧠 Long-Term Holders (LTH) – patient, strategic, and often accumulate during fear
😬 Short-Term Holders (STH) – emotional traders, more reactive to price moves
This chart tracks daily buy and sell volumes from retail traders on Binance.
📈 A strong spike in daily positive buying volume is clearly visible.
📈 Retail traders bought more than 5,000 BTC in a single day, right after Bitcoin reclaimed the $90,000 level.
📊 BTC: Binance Cumulative Net Taker Volume / Open Interest [USD] – 24H
Open Interest on Binance jumped sharply from around $8.0B to $8.3B.
📈 This is the highest Open Interest level since the start of December, breaking all previous local highs.
📈 The rise in CVD confirms that most of these new positions are longs, not shorts.
This combination tells us one thing clearly:
Traders are opening aggressive long positions using leverage.
📊 BTC Liquidation Heatmap
The liquidation heatmap highlights a major liquidation cluster below $90k area.
🔸 As price reached this zone, a large group of late short sellers got liquidated.
🔸 When liquidation levels are hit, over-leveraged traders are forced to buy back their positions at market price, accelerating the move.
Important note ⚠️
Forced liquidation zones for late shorts often turn into short-term resistance levels, especially when funding rates stay elevated due to aggressive long positioning.
🧠 Final Thoughts
Monitoring retail trading behavior, open interest, and derivatives positioning gives us a much clearer picture of what’s really driving short-term price sentiment.
Written by Amr Taha
