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Bitcoin Bullish Bets Jump as $80,000 Support Remains Fragile

Bitcoin Bullish Bets Jump as $80,000 Support Remains Fragile

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Community Trust Score Verified 94 % Real Verified 17 votes Updated 3 minutes ago Bitcoin’s perpetual-futures market is flashing a warning. Long traders paid 49.4% more to hold bullish positions last week, even as spot demand quietly deteriorated — a split that leaves the $80,000 level looking fragile, per Glassnode’s weekly report published Oct. 19. A widening gap between aggressive long positioning in derivatives and softer spot demand can signal that leveraged optimism is outrunning real buying interest, leaving the market more vulnerable if momentum stalls.

Source: The Currency Analytics

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