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first time. Core Scientific sold 2,385 bitcoin for $208.3 million in the first 
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Bitcoin is approaching a critical juncture as market data reveals a massive 
long liquidation imbalance, with an estimated $15 billion in leveraged 
positions sitting below the current price. This concentration of downside 
liquidity creates a high-risk environment where even a modest drop could 
trigger cascading liquidations. How Bitcoin’s Liquidity Structure Suggests 
Volatility Ahead Bitcoin is developing one of the most extreme liquidation 
imbalances, as long liquidations currently outweigh short liquidations. A 
crypto trader known as Max Trades on X highlighted that the current 
liquidation data showed a massive concentration of long positions sitting 
below the market, with an estimated $15 billion in long liquidations. Related 
Reading: Bitcoin At $82K, But Metrics Don’t Smile: Network Activity Down, Spot 
Demand Negative—What’s Next? Meanwhile, only around $3 billion in short 
liquidations remains above current price levels. This creates a striking 5:1 
imbalance, suggesting the market is heavily skewed toward downside liquidity. 
Despite this setup, BTC has continued grinding higher, with upward momentum 
largely driven by new short positions entering the market. However, if shorts 
stop providing fuel for the move and market makers turn their focus toward the 
dense liquidity below the price, the market may become vulnerable to a sharp 
liquidation cascade. Why Bitcoin’s Current Rally May Be Vulnerable To A 
Pullback Bitcoin continues to show strength, but several internal market 
signals suggest the current rally may be losing momentum in the short term. 
Analyst Kaz has stated that BTC is currently trading within a relatively tight 
range around the $81,500 level, while trading volume has started to fade. 
Related Reading: Here’s What Triggered The Bitcoin Price Decline Before The 
Recent Bounce At the same time, Open Interest (OI) remains stable and flat, 
indicating that large new leveraged positions are not entering the market. The 
perpetual futures CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta) is still climbing, showing 
that buyers remain active, but the pace of that momentum has slowed 
noticeably. Spot CVD is also trending higher, suggesting genuine spot demand 
is still supporting the move, but recent candles indicate that the strength 
has started to weaken. Meanwhile, shorts continue to get liquidated 
periodically, helping sustain the BTC upward grind, while the squeeze is 
becoming smaller. Despite these warning signs, the broader internals still 
favor the bulls for now. When price grinds higher on fading volume, the CVDs 
show slow momentum, and open interest is flat. Kaz noted that the move is 
weakening and is due for a pullback, and making a decision based on this move 
is not optimal. The focus now shifts to monitoring changes in open interest 
and spot CVD for clearer direction. With midweek volatility (Wednesday) in 
play, BTC can still turn bearish. If BTC price pushes higher before the New 
York Open (NYO), without meaningful support from open interest and spot 
demand, a dump during the NYO is likely. Featured image from Pixabay, chart 
from Tradingview.com

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