{"id":282202,"date":"2021-06-24T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T21:15:00","slug":"data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k\/","title":{"rendered":"# Data shows derivatives had little to do with Bitcoin&#8217;s drop to $29K"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aa3360349b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aa3360349b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k\/#The_futures_premium_showed_no_signs_of_backwardation\" >The futures premium showed no signs of backwardation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k\/#There_was_zero_panic_from_top_traders\" >There was zero panic from top traders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-shows-derivatives-had-little-to-do-with-bitcoins-drop-to-29k\/#Long_futures_liquidations_were_less_than_600_million\" >Long futures liquidations were less than $600 million<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Data shows derivatives had little to do with Bitcoin&#8217;s drop to $29K  <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>After a brief recovery to $41,000 on June 14, Bitcoin (BTC) investors might have thought that the bear market was finally over. After all, it was the highest level since May 21 and the date that MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced a successful $500 million debt offering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The funds are usually available in one or two business days, and the proceeds would be used to acquire even more Bitcoin for the business intelligence company&#8217;s balance sheet. MicroStrategy followed this fund-raise with another surprise filing to sell up to $1 billion of its stock to buy even more Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>However, a 30% drop took place over the following week, causing Bitcoin to reach its lowest level since January 22. The $28,800 bottom might have lasted less than fifteen minutes, but the bear sentiment was already established.<\/p>\n<p>The sell-off was largely attributed to Chinese miners&#8217; capitulating after they were forced to abruptly shut down their operations. Furthermore, on June 21, an official People&#8217;s Bank of China (PBoC) reiterated that all banks and payment institutions &#8220;must not provide account opening or registration for [virtual currency]-related activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The open question is whether derivatives played a vital part in the correction or at least displayed stress signs that may indicate an even more dangerous second leg down?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_futures_premium_showed_no_signs_of_backwardation\"><\/span>The futures premium showed no signs of backwardation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The futures premium (or basis) measures the gap of longer-term futures contracts to the current spot (regular markets) levels. Whenever this indicator fades or turns negative, this is an alarming red flag. This situation is also known as backwardation and indicates a bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-06\/4d1e4c2b-e292-4838-a166-d97f38330c55.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Huobi 3-month Bitcoin futures basis. Source: Skew<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Futures should trade at a 5% to 15% annualized premium in healthy markets, otherwise known as contango. On the worst moment on June 22, this basis bottomed at 2.5%, which is considered bearish but not enough to trigger any red flag.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_was_zero_panic_from_top_traders\"><\/span>There was zero panic from top traders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The top traders&#8217; long-to-short indicator is calculated using clients&#8217; consolidated positions, including spot, margin, perpetual and futures contracts. This metric gathers a broader view of professional traders&#8217; effective net position.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-06\/2efa824f-fed2-4890-bcbd-1f846174a9a7.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Derivatives exchanges&#8217; top traders long-to-short ratio. Source: Bybt<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the discrepancies between crypto exchange methodologies, analyzing changes over time provides valuable insights. Top traders at Binance, for example, increased their long positions relative to shorts on June 22.<\/p>\n<p>At Huobi, there has been some increase in their net short exposure, but nothing out of the ordinary as the indicator reached the same level two days before.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, OKEx top traders reduced their longs on June 20 and have since kept a 0.80 level favoring shorts by 20%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_futures_liquidations_were_less_than_600_million\"><\/span>Long futures liquidations were less than $600 million<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those unaware of the price swing would never have guessed that Bitcoin traded below $29,000 based on futures liquidations data.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-06\/3d38fcf2-0d5e-4520-9665-35767f10b8ad.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Aggregate futures liquidations (longs in red). Source. Coinalyze.net<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Less than $600 million in longs were liquidated on June 22, lower than the previous day&#8217;s $750 million figure. Had longs been overleveraged, a 20% drop in less than two days would have triggered stop orders of a much greater size.<\/p>\n<p>Data show no current signs of stress from longs or a potential negative swing caused by derivatives markets.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noshitcoins\"><em>author<\/em><\/a><em> and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. 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After all, it was the highest level since May 21 and the date that MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced a successful&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":282203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDYvN2RjOTEwZDEtZWVmMC00OTc2LThmYTMtOWI1ZmE2YWU3Mjg3LmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74862,74937,74863,74860,75012,75846,74939,4973,73785],"class_list":["post-282202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-cryptocurrency-exchange","tag-derivatives","tag-futures","tag-market-analysis","tag-china","tag-markets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}