Bitcoin Leverage Ratio Hasn’t Budged Much In Response To Price Plunge
As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant , the BTC leverage ratio has remained at high values recently, despite the price declining to $41k.The “estimated leverage ratio” is an indicator that’s calculated by dividing the open interest with the exchange reserve. In simpler terms, what this metric tells us about is how much leverage Bitcoin futures investors are using at the moment.
A mass liquidation event (often called a long or short squeeze) occurs when the price of Bitcoin makes a sharp swing, leading to a cascade of liquidations in the market.
Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the indicator over the past week:Looks like the ratio has been at high values recently | Source:As you can see in the above graph, while the price of the coin has gone down, the leverage ratio has remained at high values.
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The open interest has also declined slightly, which means there are fewer positions open currently. This implies that the average leverage per position has actually gone up. The quant in the post believes that this trend may show that Bitcoin investors are now getting bolder and taking more risks. Since the funding rate is about neutral right now (another indicator that can help us estimate the ratio between longs and shorts), it implies there are about as many long positions as short positions.Related Reading | Bitcoin Bearish Signal: Exchanges Observe Huge Inflow From Long-Term Holders
The price action in the near future may be of interest as a sharp move in either direction can cause a squeeze and push the value of Bitcoin further in that direction.BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price floats around $41.4k, up 5% in the last week.
BTC's price seems to have plunged down over the past day | Source:
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