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Over $41 Million in Bitcoin Long Positions Liquidated as BTC Crashes Toward $29K

Dalmas Ngetich by Dalmas Ngetich
2 months ago
in Bitcoin News
Reading Time: 2 mins read

On July 24, 2023, Coinglass data revealed that over $41 million worth of Bitcoin long and short leveraged positions were liquidated as the BTC prices unexpectedly crashed below a consolidation level of around $29,500, shrinking by over 4%. The drop below the primary support is heaping pressure on the coin.

It may draw more selling pressure in upcoming sessions, pushing prices toward immediate reaction lines, the next being at about $28,300. 

Bitcoin Drops, Over $41 Million Of Longs Liquidated

In crypto trading, liquidation happens the facilitating exchange, for example, OKX or Binance, forcibly takes over the collateral securing the leverage position whenever prices move against the trader’s prognosis. In this case, the recent liquidation was triggered by the rapid sell-off in Bitcoin, leading to a more than 4% price decline within a few hours during the New York Session on July 24.

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange and a platform facilitating trading crypto derivatives, liquidated most levered positions. Significant liquidation amounts were also observed in ByBit and OKX.

Related Reading: Binance Announces Listing Of Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, Opens Deposits

A big chunk of liquidated positions were “longs,” meaning traders expected prices to rise in the days ahead. Coinglass said over $41 million of cumulative long positions were closed. Meanwhile, only $2.5 million of short positions were closed despite Bitcoin plunging, moving along the traders’ price prediction.

Bitcoin liquidation: Coinglass
Bitcoin liquidation: Coinglass

Despite Bitcoin remaining in a bullish formation, prices have been moving inside a consolidation, failing to breach the $31,800 level recorded in mid-July 2023. Coinciding with this expansion, a United States judge had ruled to favor Ripple Labs, saying XRP was not a security, in their case against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Following this declaration, the broader crypto market edged higher, only to cool off days later. Bitcoin has been no exception, as current price action reveals.

Bitcoin price on July 24| Source: BTCUSDT on Binance, TradingView
Bitcoin price on July 24| Source: BTCUSDT on Binance, TradingView

Will ETF Applications Support Prices?

Still, the collapse comes a few days after the SEC accepted applications from major financial institutions, including BlackRock, a prominent Wall Street giant, to launch Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). News of BlackRock applying for a Bitcoin ETF previously triggered a bull run, pumping prices to 2023 highs. 

Bitcoin remains bullish as prices remain within the leg-up established from June 15 to July 13. Even though fundamental factors could support prices, BTC may edge lower should bulls fail to prop up prices and push them within the consolidation of the better half of July 2023. 

Related Reading: Ethereum Whale Transfers To Exchanges Suggest More Selling Pressure For ETH

Technically, a close above $31,800 and July 13 highs may drive the coin towards the $36,000 zone and later $43,000 in a buy trend continuation formation. These are critical levels from the Fibonacci extension levels anchored on the recent leg-up from mid-June to mid-July.

Feature image from Canva, chart from TradingView
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Dalmas Ngetich

Dalmas Ngetich

Dalmas is a crypto reporter covering NFTs, blockchain, DeFi, and blockchain news for NewsBTC. He’s part of a team of talented team working on bringing latest crypto development across the board. Dalmas is also the ex-founder of btc-pulse.com, a crypto news outlet. Dalmas has over 10 years of experience covering Forex, general finance, technology, and blockchain developments. His work and that of his partners has been featured in top news outlets including investing.com, CoinTelegraph, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and other authority sites. He’s passionate about technology and politics. When he’s not keeping tabs on crypto events, you’ll find him out in nature, exploring and traveling with family and friends. You can follow Dalmas on Twitter @Dalmas_Ngetich or ping him on Telegram @Dalmas_Ngetich

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