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8/12/2026 1:58:00 AM

Bitcoin: Bears Add 5,375 BTC Shorts at $343M

Bitcoin: Bears Add 5,375 BTC Shorts at $343M

Bitcoin bears now hold 5,375 BTC shorts worth $343M with liquidation levels at $64,101-$66,030 as price sits at $63,835 on the 4h chart.

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Bitcoin bears keep stacking shorts, with four traders now controlling a combined 5,375 BTC position valued at $343M and facing liquidation at $64,101.12, $64,576.56, $66,006.80 and $66,030.04.

Price action on the 4h chart shows BTC trading inside the Bollinger Bands at $63,834.75 while the EMA50 at $64,355.48 and EMA200 at $63,745.48 frame a bearish structure, with MACD at -254.44 confirming the death cross and RSI at 40.98 remaining neutral; this setup places price just below the upper band resistance at $65,675.57, suggesting any push toward the nearest short liquidation cluster could trigger volatility exhaustion before a potential retracement to the EMA50 support.

Over the past six months derivatives flows have repeatedly tested these exact liquidation bands, underscoring how concentrated short clusters continue to shape BTC price prediction and crypto derivatives trading dynamics.


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