Domínio do Bitcoin dispara para 57% enquanto mercado de cripto se estabiliza após sangria de US$1,7 bi
O rei das criptomoedas reafirma seu trono com força brutal.
Enquanto altcoins ainda se recuperam do tombo, o BTC engole fatias de mercado numa demonstração de poder que deixaria os bancos centrais com inveja.
Dominância em alta histórica
Os 57% representam o maior nível de controle desde 2021 - sinal claro de que em tempos de turbulência, os investidores correm para o porto seguro original.
Liquidação em massa não abala fundamentos
O flush de US$1,7 bilhão limpou alavancagem excessiva, criando base sólida para a próxima fase de crescimento. Tradicionalistas do mercado financeiro continuam assistindo de fora, claro - mas quem está lucrando são os que entenderam o jogo há anos.
O velho dinheiro pode torcer o nariz, mas o Bitcoin acabou de dar mais uma aula de resiliência que Wall Street nunca conseguirá reproduzir.
Institutions buy through the chaos, eye October breakout
Despite the wreckage, institutions aren’t blinking. Firms like Strategy and Metaplanet are still buying Bitcoin. And last week’s spot ETF inflows prove that some are still looking to scoop up the dip.
Even after the mess, Bitcoin is up 4% for the month in a month that’s usually trash for crypto. And with October coming up, which historically delivers Bitcoin’s best returns, traders are already placing serious bets. Call options between $120,000 and $125,000 are drawing real demand.
For the past quarter, BTC has been stuck between $110,000 and $120,000. Volatility has been muted, mostly because altcoins have hogged the spotlight. But that flipped fast after the $1.7 billion flush. Now attention’s shifting back to BTC, and what happens next might depend on this week’s economic data.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak on Wednesday, and the Core PCE inflation numbers hit on Friday. If inflation looks under control, traders will likely expect more rate cuts from the Fed. More cuts means more liquidity, and more fuel for Bitcoin to run.
The chaos is also playing out in the options market. Traders are placing their biggest bets on two opposite ends: either Bitcoin tanks below $95,000 or blasts through $140,000. That’s what’s on the table. There’s no middle ground right now. Everyone’s expecting drama, not calm.
Short-term traders flood options market ahead of expiry
There’s nearly $23 billion worth of BTC and ETH option contracts set to expire this Friday. That’s one of the biggest expiries ever, and it’s making people nervous. Short-term contracts are all the rage. These “out-of-the-money” bets are cheaper to buy and only pay off if prices move fast and far.
The earlier rally this year was driven by crypto treasury firms, public companies that raised money just to buy Bitcoin and other tokens. But those firms have slowed down. Falling share prices have cut off their ability to raise fresh capital. That’s dragged down demand and added even more pressure to the recent slide.
A big number that traders are watching is the short-term holder cost basis, which now sits at $111,400. That level is seen as the battleground between bulls and bears. If Bitcoin trades below it for long, it could mean the market’s sliding into bearish territory.
Data from futures markets shows the hit to leverage. Open interest in BTC futures dropped from $44.8 billion to $42.8 billion as Bitcoin fell to $113,000. That tells you a lot of leveraged players got wrecked. But clearing out all that excess leverage can help reset things.
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