{"id":138040,"date":"2023-09-02T04:36:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=138040"},"modified":"2023-09-02T04:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:06:17","slug":"bitcoin-futures-open-interest-hits-ath-amidst-price-stagnation-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-futures-open-interest-hits-ath-amidst-price-stagnation-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits ATH Amidst Price Stagnation &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amidst the frustration of traders and investors due to the price stagnation, there has been a noticeable increase in the open interest for Bitcoin\u2019s futures contracts, likely driven by heightened demand from institutional traders. Despite the lackluster derivatives markets, Bitcoin Futures Contracts Open Interest reached new high on Bybit, with potential implications for the market\u2019s sentiment, as per Glassnode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcc8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> Futures Contracts Open Interest just reached a 16-month high of $2,816,492,332.03 on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bybit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bybit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p>Previous 16-month high of $2,815,891,040.41 was observed on 14 August 2023<\/p>\n<p>View metric:<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fFm13ZhEJc\">https:\/\/t.co\/fFm13ZhEJc<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7jLU0CED5f\">pic.twitter.com\/7jLU0CED5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 glassnode alerts (@glassnodealerts) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassnodealerts\/status\/1691861202849198272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>A Surge in Bitcoin Futures Open Interest<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data from Glassnode shows a significant increase in the open interest of Bitcoin futures contracts, reaching a 16-month high of $2,816,492,332.03 on Bybit, surpassing the previous high of $2,815,891,040.41 just two days earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-156771\" src=\"image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" alt=\"Bitcoin Futures OI\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1200\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17002424\/F3qyzD-XcAUPeWb.jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-156771\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17002424\/F3qyzD-XcAUPeWb.jpeg\" alt=\"Bitcoin Futures OI\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC Futures Contracts Open Interest on Bybit, Source: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Glassnode<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As per <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/BitcoinOpenInterest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coinglass<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a cryptocurrency futures trading &amp; information platform, Bybit now ranks second in total BTC futures open interest with 96.60K BTC, only trailing behind Binance, which has 154.40K BTC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open interest represents the number of futures contracts market participants hold at the end of the trading day. It is calculated by adding all contracts from opened trades and subtracting them from closed trades, an indicator to gauge market sentiment and the strength of price trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mixed Sentiment Among Traders<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the uptick in open interest, Bitcoin traders remain frustrated with the cryptocurrency\u2019s price trends, specifically the inability to break past the $30,500 mark over the past month. This sentiment has been exacerbated by the ongoing delays and pending reviews of several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by regulators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/price\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin\u2019s price<\/a> is currently <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$29,024.97<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with a market cap of $564,802,228,909 and a 24-hour trading volume of $14,098,065,712. It has a circulating supply of 19,459,181 BTC coins, with a maximum supply of 21,000,000 BTC coins. The present market conditions suggest a lack of momentum for trading at or above the $31,000 level, which has left investors with mixed feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-156773\" src=\"image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" alt=\"BTC price\" width=\"705\" height=\"434\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17002640\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-12.25.41-AM.png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-156773\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17002640\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-12.25.41-AM.png\" alt=\"BTC price\" width=\"705\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BTC\/USD price chart, Source: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CoinMarketCap<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Analysts have noted bearish trends on the price charts, which have left investors pessimistic. The price action is forming a pattern favorable for sellers, as it is topping out and consolidating near trendline support. 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