According to @milesdeutscher (X, Jan 14, 2026), Bitcoin (BTC) saw a big short squeeze with approximately USD 600 million in short liquidations over the last 12 hours, indicating a liquidation-driven pump and squeeze-led momentum per the source.

According to @52kskew, BTC’s pop into the 96K area appears to be a targeted squeeze of vulnerable short positioning (source: @52kskew). According to @52kskew, funding is still negative, and the way to confirm if built-up shorts have been swept is by the funding rate resetting toward 0 or slightly positive in the next funding period (source: @52kskew). According to @52kskew, because the move was initially spot-driven, traders should keep a close eye on spot flow today for confirmation signals (source: @52kskew).

According to @BullTheoryio, Bitcoin (BTC) just broke $94,400 and is up $4,400 over the last 2 hours. source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 9, 2025. ETH (ETH) has reclaimed $3,350. source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 9, 2025. The total crypto market capitalization added $156 billion in the last 4 hours. source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 9, 2025. Over the same period, $254 million in short positions were liquidated, constituting a massive short squeeze. source: @BullTheoryio on X, Dec 9, 2025.