Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance

But... resistance in spot prices nearby

Everything you need to make sense of the crypto markets and beyond By the CoinDesk Markets Team Edited by Lawrence Lewitinn, Managing Editor, Global Capital Markets July 26, 2021 Sponsored by     Bitcoin (BTC) +11.9%  $38,552 Ether (ETH)  +8.8%  $2,355 (Price data as of July 26 @11:00 UTC) If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here.  Good morning, and welcome to First Mover. Here's what's happening this morning: Market Moves: Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance The gap over the spot market price widened to more than $8,000. Technician's Take: Bitcoin Rallies from Oversold Levels; Resistance Nearby Bitcoin is attempting to reverse an intermediate-term downtrend. And check out the CoinDesk TV show "First Mover," hosted by Christine Lee and Emily Parker at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. 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Lots of attractive bonuses available when you sign up with us.    Spot, derivatives trading and other options available.    Sign Up Now!    Market Moves by Omkar Godbole Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance Binance-based bitcoin (BTC) perpetual futures denominated in dollar-backed stablecoin tether (USDT) spiked early Monday, widening the spread over the spot market price to more than $8,000.   The BTC/USDT perpetual contract hit a high of $48,168 at around 01:00 UTC, Binance data show. Around the same time, bitcoin jumped almost $3,000 in the spot market, reaching a 1 1/2-month high of $39,544, according to CoinDesk 20 data. The cryptocurrency looked poised for a rally, having toppled the widely-tracked 50-day moving average (MA) resistance at $35,000 during overnight trading.   The exaggerated bullish move in the perpetual contract probably resulted from a big trade.   "A user placed a large number of [buy] orders for BTCUSDT perpetual futures during the market upswing, resulting in a candlewick of 48,168 USDT," Binance's spokesperson told CoinDesk in a Telegram chat. "We reviewed and did not detect any system issues. No other users were affected as we utilize mark price for liquidation," the spokesperson said. BTCUSDT perpetual (Source: Binance) Binance is the world's largest bitcoin futures exchange, contributing $3.5 billion or nearly 10% of the global open interest of $13.9 billion, according to data provided by Skew. Open interest refers to the number of futures contracts traded but not matched by an offsetting position.   Aside from large buy orders, short liquidations or forced closure of sell positions due to margin shortage may have added upward pressure on prices. Bitcoin: Green bars represent short liquidations and red bars shows long liquidations (Source: Coinalyze) According to data source Coinalyze, major exchanges including Binance have liquidated futures positions worth more than $650 million today. Of that, short liquidations account for almost 85%, or $550 million. The data show that futures market positioning was skewed bearish. The number of open futures contracts rose steadily since late May to hit a two-month high last week as traders took short positions.   The crypto derivatives market has seen explosive growth since the March 2020 crash. One effect of that is price volatility caused by long-short liquidations. "We would like to take this opportunity to remind the community that the crypto market can be volatile and all trading carries risks. We advise all users to trade responsibly and only trade within their means," Binance's spokesperson said.   The situation may improve going forward as Binance and FTX, two of the biggest exchanges, have imposed limits on leverage. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, announced early today that it had imposed a 20x leverage limit for new users starting from July 19, down from the original 100x leverage. Zhao said the new limit would be applied to existing users progressively over the next few weeks.   At press time, bitcoin was changing hands near $38,200, representing a 10% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Binance-based BTC/USDT perpetual contract was trading at a slight discount of $38,100. Read the original story here: Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance The CoinDesk DeFi Index (DFX), benchmarking the investable DeFi sector, is now available for investors watching decentralized finance, the first true "sector" in cryptocurrencies. It is the latest index by CoinDesk Indexes, the market standard for crypto assets since 2014. The DFX provides a market-cap-weighted benchmark for a representative basket of DeFi-sector cryptocurrencies, composed of assets suitable for long-term holding. Find out more at coindesk.com/indexes/dfx, or email indexes@coindesk.com.  Technician's Take by Damanick Dantes, CMT Bitcoin Rallies from Oversold Levels; Resistance Nearby Bitcoin (BTC) buyers were active over the weekend as the cryptocurrency broke above the 50-day moving average near $34,000. The intermediate-term downtrend is reversing, although resistance near $40,000 could trigger some profit taking.   Upside momentum is improving after several months of consolidation and multiple oversold readings on the charts. Bitcoin was trading around $38,000 at press time and is up 10% over the past 24 hours. Early Monday, the price climbed to about $39,500. Bitcoin daily price chart shows support and resistance levels with momentum/RSI measures (Source: TradingView) The relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart is approaching overbought levels for the first time since April. This could precede a brief period of profit-taking near the 100-day moving average at $40,000. The weekly RSI is not yet oversold, although selling pressure from May is starting to slow. Price action is consistent with previous rallies from $30,000 support, albeit more persistent given the break above the 50-day moving average. Bitcoin remains in a consolidation phase until price moves above $40,000, which is the top of a two-month range. Initial support is seen around $34,000, which could stabilize a pull-back.     Read the original story here: Bitcoin Rallies from Oversold Levels; Resistance Nearby A message from zkTube Introduction: PayTube is a secure and user-friendly decentralized wallet building on zkTube Protocol by using ZK-Rollup technology. It supports multi-crypto and cross-chain in Layer1 & Layer2 securely store and transfer. It enables cryptocurrency payment instantly, low-cost to anyone in the world. With Ethereum mainnet-level security performance and completely self-custodial wallet，it's suitable for enterprise-level high-performance needs and ordinary users. PayTube is a novel solution that provides one-stop decentralized financial applications and reliable connections for blockchain value transmission. 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