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Market Gets Cozy With Bitcoin Trapped? Why BTC Is Gearing Up For A Short Squeeze

Reynaldo Marquez
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Last Updated: June 11, 2024 6:48 am
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Trading at $48,747 with a 1.1% profit in the past day, Bitcoin remains rangebound. The first crypto by market cap has been unable to break from the $45,500 to $49,500 channel in the last 7-days, but a combination of factors could increase volatility soon.

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BTC moving sideways in the 4-hour chart. Source: BTCUSD Tradingview

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NewsBTC has been reporting on the possibility of a short squeeze for Bitcoin. The recent price action was most likely the result of the post-crash as the market needed time to form a range, and institutions de-risked their positions.

Large players are now potentially sitting in big piles of cash and looking to front-run Bitcoin’s next trend. This moved seems likely to come at the end of December due to the massive number of options that will expire right before the start of 2022.

Investment firm QCP Capital is one of the defenders of the short squeeze thesis for BTC. During the past weeks, the firm has only seen their conviction on this theory strengthen as market participants continue to trade Bitcoin’s current channel.

Due to the increase in options selling, the reduction of liquidity during the holidays, and the complacency in the market, QCP Capital said:

We maintain our view that there will be a squeeze (likely to the topside) as liquidity thins out into the holidays and into 2022. If this happens, owning wings (far strikes options) would be very profitable.

Bitcoin To Break $100,000 In Q1 2022?

Other experts agree with QCP Capital’s thesis, such as the CEO and CIO at Three Arrows Capital Zhu Su. Admitting that he has “not owned this much” Bitcoin since Q4, 2020, before the cryptocurrency rally into $60,000, Su claimed “conditions for gamma squeeze are potent”.

When asked what the potential targets for Bitcoin in the next months and a short squeeze scenario are, and whether BTC’s price will be able to replicate last year 3x rally from $20,000 to $60,000, Zhu Su replied:

3x is harder given current mcaps. I think 45 to 90 is pretty doable next few weeks and then opens up 135 in q1-q2.

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If volatility break in favor of the bulls in the days after Christmas as a result of a Santa Rally, as our Editorial Director Tony Spilotro wrote, traders could be looking at “an indicator for what may happen in the coming year”. Thus, why the next day will be decisive for BTC.

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Reynaldo Marquez
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A literature major, Reynaldo Márquez has been deeply immersed in the crypto industry since 2017. His journey began with translating articles for various crypto news outlets, a role he took on with zeal. In 2018, amidst a challenging market, he embraced his first writing assignment, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the nascent industry and the promise of change it bears for many people worldwide.
In March 2021, he joined the prestigious crypto news outlet NewsBTC and Bitcoinist, where he not only reported on the latest crypto news but also had the privilege of interviewing some of the industry's most influential figures. A year later, his dedication and hard work were recognized, and he was promoted to Managing Editor, a position he currently holds with pride.
He believes in honesty, good communication, hard work, and the power of cryptocurrency and its potential to transform people's lives, especially those alienated by the legacy financial system. Born in 1992 in Venezuela, Reynaldo is familiar with how governments and central banks can negatively affect people, their everyday lives, and their futures by creating inflation and erasing their hopes for a better future. Thus, like many Venezuelans, he embraced this new technology to help him and his family navigate difficult times.
In another life, Reynaldo would have pursued a career as an investigator, most likely tracking down the origins of the Cyberpunk movement with the publication of William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer.’ The intersection between fiction and reality, with the materialization of Bitcoin in 2009, would have allowed him to dive deep into the crypto sphere as something more than a financial phenomenon but also a cultural shift in society that was brewing since the XX century, and maybe even sooner, in the XIX century with the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Civil Disobedience.’
But that’s for another life. In this one, Reynaldo has been trading to improve his trading skills. Since 2023, he has been trying to learn Python to create successful strategies and find ways to execute them. It is a difficult task, which continues to keep him busy today and will most likely continue to keep him busy in the near and long term.
In his free time, he enjoys lifting heavy objects, reading, watching movies, and listening to his favorite music. Some of his favorite authors are Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, Allen Ginsberg, James Baldwin, Raymond Carver, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Mario Vargas Llosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Rafael Cadenas, and many others. Lately, he has been primarily interested in reading about dystopic societies, a topic that deeply resonates with the crypto industry.
Since 2023, he has lived in Spain with his wife. He loves the weather, the food, and the people and their culture. They both expect to travel much more within the country they now call home and beyond its border. He hopes to retire with his wife, maybe in a quiet place near a beach, but most likely in a city close to a library and a university with his kids and, hopefully, grandkids.

Disclaimer: The information found on NewsBTC is for educational purposes only. It does not represent the opinions of NewsBTC on whether to buy, sell or hold any investments and naturally investing carries risks. You are advised to conduct your own research before making any investment decisions. Use information provided on this website entirely at your own risk.

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