{"id":40351,"date":"2025-08-04T14:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=40351"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:31:59","slug":"binance-1-5b-liquidations-and-negative-funding-rates-hint-at-market-bottom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=40351","title":{"rendered":"Binance $1.5B Liquidations and Negative Funding Rates Hint at Market Bottom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped sharply to the $112,000 level over the weekend, triggering more than $1.5 billion in liquidations on Binance, with negative funding rates signaling extreme bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n

The latest sell-off, fueled by macroeconomic fears and ETF outflows, has left retail traders panic-selling near local lows, a pattern market watchers say often comes before a recovery.<\/p>\n

Retail Panic Selling Meets Institutional Opportunism<\/h2>\n

According to CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha, Bitcoin\u2019s third consecutive Friday sell-off saw prices drop to about $112,000. In the process, it pushed<\/a> Binance\u2019s cumulative net taker volume, a measure of aggressive buying versus selling, to -$1.5 billion, its lowest point since July 25. This deep negative reading reflects a wave of forced liquidations and retail panic-selling, as BTC\u2019s near-$7,000 plunge flushed out buyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory often shows retail investors buying near tops and selling near bottoms,\u201d Taha warned, highlighting a familiar behavioral pattern that may signal an imminent inflection.<\/p>\n

Adding to the pressure, funding rates across major exchanges, including Binance and Deribit, flipped negative in late July, indicating an increase in short positioning. This retail-driven pessimism occurred around the same time broader macro headwinds started buffeting the market. QCP Capital noted<\/a> in their latest assessment that weak U.S. jobs data, a fresh round of Trump-imposed tariffs, and the worst single-day spot ETF outflows since February had exacerbated risk-off sentiment.<\/p>\n

Despite the turbulence, Bitcoin\u2019s July monthly close marked a record high. According to QCP, options traders are already positioning for a rebound, with notable interest in BTC call spreads targeting $124,000 by late August, a level above the current all-time high.<\/p>\n

Shakeout or Start of a Reversal?<\/h2>\n

As of press time, the number one cryptocurrency was trading at $114,396, up a rather modest 0.6% in 24 hours. And while the asset remains down 3.9% on the week, it has recovered from its weekly low, mirroring what QCP described as historical \u201cshakeout\u201d patterns that often precede fresh accumulation.<\/p>\n

In comparison, Ethereum (ETH) has bounced<\/a> from $3,400 to $3,550, while Solana (SOL) remains more than 15% lower on the week. However, altcoins such as XLM, ENA, and HASH are outpacing BTC with double-digit rebounds, lifting the total crypto market cap by $60 billion since Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin\u2019s near-term recovery is battling strong macro uncertainty<\/a>, but the analysts at QCP insist that structural factors, including institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and stablecoin growth, are underpinning its long-term outlook. They believe that if ETF inflows resume and funding rates normalize, current conditions could be remembered as a textbook \u201cbuy-the-dip\u201d opportunity.<\/p>\n

For now, all eyes remain on Bitcoin\u2019s $115,000 resistance. A decisive break above it could shift sentiment from capitulation to cautious optimism.<\/p>\n

The post Binance $1.5B Liquidations and Negative Funding Rates Hint at Market Bottom<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped sharply to the $112,000 level over the weekend, triggering more than $1.5 billion in liquidations on Binance, with negative funding rates signaling extreme bearish sentiment. The latest sell-off, fueled by macroeconomic fears and ETF outflows, has left retail traders panic-selling near local lows, a pattern market watchers say often comes before a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-40351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}