According to analysts at Crypto, Bitcoin's nearly $12 billion open interest shakeout earlier this month may just be the catalyst needed to help assets regain their upward momentum.
“This can be seen as a natural market reset. This is an essential stage for maintaining bullish continuity,” Cryptoquant contributor DarkFost said in a market report on March 17th.
“Looking at historical trends, these past delaboration provided good opportunities in the short to mid-term,” analysts said.
Coinglass data shows Bitcoin on February 20th btcusd Open Interest (OI) – The metric tracking the total number of instigated Bitcoin derivative contracts, such as options and futures, was $61.42 billion after falling to $497.1 billion by March 4th.
It came amid volatile price fluctuations due to uncertainty about the future of President Donald Trump's tariffs and US interest rates.
“Following the recent panic caused by the political instability associated with Trump's decision, we have witnessed a massive liquidation of Bitcoin's leveraged position,” Darkfost said.
Bitcoin prices have fallen below two important price levels for two weeks, approaching the level seen in the days after the November election victory.
On February 25th, Bitcoin's price retrace fell below $90,000, and just two days later, on February 27th, Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time since November. It is currently trading for $83,400, according to CoinmarketCap data.
Bitget chief analyst Ryan Lee recently told CointeLegraph that when Bitcoin hovered at a low $80,000, the March 19 Federal Open Market Committee meeting brings a surprise, its prices and OI can see more volatility.
“The market primarily expects the Fed to be stable, but the unexpected Hawkish signal could put pressure on Bitcoin and other risky assets,” he added.
According to the latest estimates from CME Group's FedWatch tool, the market is currently priced at a 99% chance that the Fed will stabilize interest rates.
At the time of publication, Bitcoin OI reached $49.02 billion, representing an increase of about 6.5% over the past five days.
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