{"id":55132,"date":"2026-01-19T08:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-globe.com\/?p=55132"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:57:47","slug":"bitcoin-breathes-a-sigh-of-relief-the-market-is-shedding-leverage-and-seeking-a-new-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-globe.com\/en\/bitcoin-breathes-a-sigh-of-relief-the-market-is-shedding-leverage-and-seeking-a-new-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin breathes a sigh of relief: The market is shedding leverage and seeking a new direction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bitcoin derivatives markets have undergone a significant clean-up in recent months. Open interest has fallen by around 30% since October, indicating a massive retreat from leveraged positions and a calming of the previously overheated market. Similar phases in the past have often preceded price stabilization, but not an immediate return to growth euphoria.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deleveraging as a necessary market restart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to data from on-chain analytics company CryptoQuant, the more than 30% decline in open interest is a clear signal of risk reduction in the market<\/a>. The closing of highly leveraged positions reduces the likelihood of sharp sell-offs and chain liquidations, which are typical of overheated market phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analyst<\/a> Darkfost points out that historically, such periods have often marked the emergence of local price bottoms. The market usually stabilized after them and created a firmer foundation for further price development, even if short-term uncertainty remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extreme speculation in 2025 and caution in the present<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The significance of the current decline is evident when looking at developments in 2025, when bitcoin<\/a> open interest rose to a historic high of over $15 billion. By comparison, during the peak of the bull market in 2021, open interest on Binance reached approximately $5.7 billion, which shows how extremely overleveraged the market was at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data from CoinGlass<\/a>, total open interest across exchanges today is around $65 billion, significantly lower than October’s highs. Derivatives markets thus appear cleaner and more stable, but at the same time, they do not yet confirm a clear structural shift towards a new bull market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bitcoin derivatives markets have undergone a significant clean-up in recent months. Open interest has fallen by around 30% since October, indicating a massive retreat from leveraged positions and a calming of the previously overheated market. Similar phases in the past have often preceded price stabilization, but not an immediate return to growth euphoria. Deleveraging as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[99,110,93],"class_list":["post-55132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crypto","tag-bitcoin-en","tag-crypto","tag-cryptocurrencies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t