Bitcoin2026-08-26 11:58:10Analysts say Bitcoin short squeeze and leverage reset may signal a bull market restartAnalysts at K33 and Bitwise say Bitcoin’s record short squeeze, a reset in leveraged positioning, and a macro catalyst tied to U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent may be pointing to a broader bullish reset in the market. Bitcoin rose 23% over the past week, marking its strongest weekly performance since the rally that followed the U.S. election in November 2024. During the same period, spot and perpetual futures trading volume climbed 188%, CME volume rose 152%, and Bitcoin investment products posted net inflows of 31,740 BTC. K33 research head Vetle Lunde said $1.37 billion in BTC shorts were liquidated on Aug. 19, nearly double the previous one-day record of $757 million set in July 2021, followed by another $739 million on Aug. 21. Analysts also pointed to a drop in perpetual open interest, neutral funding rates, a negative turn in six-month 25 delta skew, rapid recovery of major moving averages, and changing correlations with gold and the Nasdaq as signs that market conditions have shifted.1250
Bitcoin2026-08-26 11:55:27Bitcoin jumps 23% in a week as short squeeze and Bessent signals fuel bull-cycle callsBitcoin posted a roughly 23% gain over the past week, marking its biggest weekly advance since the rally that followed the U.S. election in November 2024. Market analysts cited an aggressive short squeeze and policy signals tied to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as key drivers behind the move and as possible signs of a new bullish cycle adjustment phase. Trading activity also picked up sharply across crypto markets. Spot and perpetual futures volumes rose 188%, while Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) bitcoin futures volume climbed 152%. The annualized futures basis reached 11.1%, its highest level since January 2025. At the same time, bitcoin ETF products recorded about 31,740 BTC in net inflows for the week, the strongest intake since the market peak in October 2025. K33 Research’s head of research, Vetle Lunde, said the early stage of the rally was mainly driven by short covering. Liquidations of bitcoin short positions hit $1.37 billion on Aug. 19, a record high, followed by another $739 million on Aug. 21. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan separately argued that Bessent’s recent comments on sanctions targeting Iran’s financial network have strengthened bitcoin’s investment case as a decentralized asset outside any single national financial system.1180
crypto market2026-08-25 19:11:04Crypto Sentiment Flips to Extreme Greed for First Time Since Late 2024The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, tracked by CoinMarketCap, rose to 81 late Sunday and remains there, marking its first move into “extreme greed” since late 2024. A month ago, the gauge was at 36; a week ago, it was 41. The shift came alongside a roughly 24% weekly gain in Bitcoin, a U.S. Treasury move to double long-bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation starting Sept. 9, more than $4 billion in short liquidations, and roughly $2.3 billion in combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF inflows.1100
Bitcoin2026-08-25 16:53:59Bitcoin Rallies 24% in a Week, Nears $79,000 as Ether Tops $2,500ChainCatcher said Bitcoin rose about 24% over the past week and came close to $79,000, marking its best performance since 2023. Ether gained about 30% in the same period and moved above $2,500. The Total3 index, which excludes Bitcoin and Ether, pulled back after an early jump and was around $753 billion. Bitcoin dominance briefly climbed to about 61% before easing to around 59%, near this year’s high. CoinMarketCap’s altcoin season index stood at 46, well below the 75 threshold that defines an altcoin season, suggesting most altcoins have lagged Bitcoin over the past 90 days. ChainCatcher attributed the move mainly to the U.S. Treasury’s decision to double long-term bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion, a weaker dollar that pushed flows into Bitcoin as an inflation hedge, and President Donald Trump’s White House meeting with crypto executives as he pressed Congress to pass the Clarity Act. Bitget Wallet research analyst estimated that more than $4 billion in crypto shorts were liquidated within two to three days after Bitcoin broke above $70,000. If Bitcoin keeps moving above $80,000, the next range could open toward $82,000 to $87,000.1140
Bitcoin2026-08-25 10:57:02Bitcoin rally stays structurally healthy as futures open interest dropsCoinDesk said Bitcoin’s latest rally has been accompanied by a sharp drop in futures open interest, even as the move has been characterized as a major short squeeze. At the same time, funding rates have remained subdued rather than overheating. Together, those two derivatives signals point to a market structure that still looks relatively healthy instead of one being driven by excessive leverage. The report frames the setup as unusual for a strong upward move: shorts were forced out, yet speculative positioning did not appear to build aggressively afterward. That combination suggests the rally has not been stretched by elevated futures froth, at least based on the indicators cited in the report.1080
LIT2026-08-24 01:58:42Eric Conner says LIT may be heading into a short squeeze as 6 million tokens sit in the liquidation zoneFormer Ethereum core developer and angel investor Eric Conner said on X that Lighter (LIT) may be entering a short squeeze, describing the setup as potentially devastating for short sellers. According to his post, short liquidations totaling as much as 6 million LIT are concentrated in the $3.43 to $4.10 price range. Odaily noted that LIT was trading at $3.66 at the time. Based on the figures cited in the post, that liquidation cluster equals 2.5% of the token’s circulating supply. The comment points to a narrow band above the current price where short positions could face pressure if LIT continues moving higher.1280
Bitcoin2026-08-23 08:18:41Ali Charts says Bitcoin weekly reversal may signal start of a new bull cycleCrypto analyst Ali Charts said Bitcoin may be showing the same kind of weekly reversal that marked the end of bear markets in two earlier cycles. In his view, those turning points appeared when most market participants were not expecting them and were often driven by a short squeeze. Ali pointed to past examples. In 2019, Bitcoin posted a 31.98% weekly gain, a move he said helped confirm the end of the bear market and the start of a new upswing. In January 2023, after the collapse of FTX had pushed market sentiment into deep pessimism, Bitcoin rose 24.90% in a single week, reversing widespread bearish expectations. He argued that the current market may be producing a similar setup. Many investors had expected Bitcoin to form a market bottom in October based on the four-year cycle theory, but the asset has already climbed from $62,700 to $79,500, up 26.81% over the past week. If the historical pattern repeats, Ali said, the latest strong weekly reversal could become an early sign that Bitcoin is entering another upward cycle.1450
Bitcoin2026-08-23 06:13:34Bitcoin jumps 26% in five days to $79,500 as more than $3.1 billion in shorts are liquidatedBitcoin has climbed from $62,900 to $79,500 in a five-day move, marking a 26% gain, according to Forbes as cited by ChainCatcher. The rally came after more than $3.1 billion in short positions were liquidated, a scale trader MARMOT described as one of the largest liquidation events he has seen. He said the move was not driven entirely by organic demand and instead bore the hallmarks of a classic short squeeze, while retail traders were increasingly chasing price and adding to visible FOMO in the market. Views on what comes next are split. Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said his earlier call for Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by year-end may have been too conservative and that the asset could retest its $126,000 record high, with the recovery accelerating after Oct. 6. At the same time, trader David Goldstein warned that the market may be overheating in the short term, calling $80,000 the first key resistance level and pointing to a possible top in the $85,000 to $90,000 range before either a pullback or consolidation around $70,000 to $75,000. Prediction market data and renewed inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have also added to the bullish backdrop.1330
