17 May Long Squeeze Incoming? 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Price May Correct Sharply
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose slightly above $9,900 on BitMEX, rising by nearly 9% within less than 48 hours since May 16. Despite the impressive recovery, the top ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap faces a risk of a major long squeeze in the near-term.
Three factors that suggest the price of Bitcoin may correct following its recent rally from $9,100 to $9,900 are the: overwhelmingly large number of longs over shorts, rising funding, and a possible triple lower high formation.
Bitcoin longs overwhelmingly trump shorts
Across Bitfinex, BitMEX, and Binance Futures, 77.51% of traders are holding long positions on average.
In total, on the three futures exchanges alone, there are $763 million worth of longs filed, whereas merely $221 million in shorts are present.
Total Bitcoin longs and shorts. Source: Blockchain Whispers
If the price of Bitcoin is going up without facing significant resistance, a high number of long contracts can be considered an optimistic factor. It suggests the…