{"id":600905,"date":"2024-04-02T08:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=600905"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:55:47","slug":"bitcoin-price-tumbles-below-66000-4-major-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-tumbles-below-66000-4-major-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Tumbles Below $66,000: 4 Major Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bitcoin market has witnessed a significant downturn, with prices plummeting below the $66,000 mark. This abrupt -5.6% price movement can be attributed to four major factors: a long liquidation event, a rising US Dollar Index (DXY), profit-taking by investors, and spot Bitcoin ETF outflows.<\/p>\n
The main force leading to today\u2019s downturn in Bitcoin’s price was a significant deleveraging event<\/a> characterized by an unusually high level of long liquidations. Before the downturn, Bitcoin’s Open Interest (OI) Weighted Funding Rate was unusually high, indicating that leveraged traders were paying premiums to maintain long positions in anticipation of future price increases. This optimism, however, made the market vulnerable to sudden corrections.<\/p>\n