- Bitcoin’s price surged past $47,000, boosted by a $405 million inflow into the U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF, sparking market optimism.
- Investment giants BlackRock and Fidelity led the ETF inflows, with BlackRock attracting $3.5 billion and Fidelity $2.81 billion since launch.
Despite initial challenges, the U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF has attracted significant attention from investors. The ETF has received $2.11 billion in total inflows since its inception on January 11. Significantly, the ETF saw a $405 million influx on February 8 alone, or about 8,935, based on data from BitMEX Research.
The largest investors are BlackRock and Fidelity; since the ETF’s launch, BlackRock has drawn almost $3.5 billion, while Fidelity has seen $2.81 billion.
The performance of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has affected market sentiment. Since January 11, substantial withdrawals totaled $6.33 billion, with $101.6 million occurring on February 8. Despite this, analysts remain optimistic about Bitcoin’s future performance. 10X Research’s Markus Thielen predicts short-term targets of around $48,000, fueled by historic gains during Chinese New Year festivities. In the mid-term, Thielen forecasts Bitcoin to reach $52,000 by March, completing the fifth wave of its uptrend.
The increase in Open Interest (OI) for Bitcoin Futures highlights the market’s bullishness even more. In the past day, OI has increased by 5.51%, hitting 444.81K BTC, or $20.74 billion, according to CoinGlass data. Notably, OI has increased significantly on exchanges like CME and Binance, an indication of growing optimism about the future performance of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Rally and Market Optimism
Although Bitcoin saw a significant 6% increase in just one day, hitting over $47,700, it is still below its peak of nearly $69,000 in 2021. The surge of cryptocurrencies coincided with stock market records and strong demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which were introduced earlier this year. As a result, the cryptocurrency recovered from a significant selloff that saw its price plummet to as low as $39,000 last month, surpassing its end-of-day top of over $47,000.
Bitcoin hit a peak of $47,699 in trade, but it quickly sold off, falling to $46,700 before rising just over $47,000 again. The price volatility highlights this market’s dynamic nature, characterized by frequent and sharp variations.
Potential Price Dip Predicted by Analysts
Martinez, a renowned crypto analyst, has projected that planned liquidation will cause the price of Bitcoin to potentially decline. Martinez’s analysis, based on data from the cryptocurrency futures trading platform CoinGlass, suggests strategic liquidation activity aimed at inducing a price decline to approximately $45,810. Liquidity hunters employ this tactic to target particular price points in order to take advantage of shifts in liquidity and cause liquidations for their financial gain.
According to the #Bitcoin liquidation heatmap, there’s a potential strategy unfolding where liquidity hunters could drive the price of $BTC down to $45,810. This move is aimed at triggering liquidations amounting to $54.73 million! pic.twitter.com/monFlZmvQ6
— Ali (@ali_charts) February 9, 2024
Martinez’s analysis suggests that liquidity hunters aim to cause a 3% drop in the price of Bitcoin, which might lead to large losses of $54.73 million in liquidations. Because of this, investors and traders in the cryptocurrency space should proceed cautiously and keep an eye out for any possible market manipulation. Making wise investing decisions and reducing risks requires understanding liquidity dynamics and close observation of price changes.
