{"id":417368,"date":"2020-03-08T15:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T15:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=417368"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:43:04","slug":"bitcoin-plunges-to-fresh-lows-under-8400-90-million-in-bitmex-longs-liquidated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-plunges-to-fresh-lows-under-8400-90-million-in-bitmex-longs-liquidated\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Plunges to Fresh Lows Under $8,400; $90 Million in BitMEX Longs Liquidated"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite the strength seen earlier this week, Bitcoin started to plunge on Saturday.<\/p>\n
After printing a bearish “Darth Maul” candle<\/a> that resulted in a crucial reversal at $9,200, the cryptocurrency has trended lower and lower, falling as low as $8,325 just minutes ago as of the time of writing this article. This marks a nearly 10% drop from the local high at $9,200.<\/p>\n This move came in three legs: the first, which brought BTC from $9,200 to $8,900, occurred on Saturday afternoon; the second, which took prices from $8,900 to $8,700, came around midnight; and the biggest and latest one has taken place over the past three hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a result of the latest leg lower, $92 million worth of Bitcoin long positions were liquidated<\/a> on BitMEX. (The two previous legs liquidated $21 million and $18 million in long positions, respectively.)<\/p>\n Data from https:\/\/t.co\/T3RTVBbJrD<\/a> shows $92 million worth of bitcoin contracts were liquidated on BitMEX within a single hour, as bitcoin fell from $8,633 to $8,291 in less than 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com\/VDvFdNH6Qr<\/a><\/p>\n — Joseph Young (@iamjosephyoung) March 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n