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Bitcoin: Spot Volume Not Derivatives Is Responsible for BTC’s Hike

Published 12/09/2023, 08:51 PM
Updated 12/09/2023, 09:15 PM
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  • Bitcoin’s Open Interest decreased, giving rise to spot accumulation which could trigger another rally.
  • BTC may retrace below $44,000 but with a recovery in the MFI, the coin can inch towards $45,000.
  • Traders are unbothered about the sideways price action and hold positions projecting a price increase.

James Van Straten, a data analyst, posted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price increase was because Open Interest had decreased and spot accumulation had been increasing. To arrive at this inference, Van Straten compared Bitcoin’s Open Interest around October to the state of the indicator on December 8.

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