Bitcoin: Breaks $72K After $2.7B Short Squeeze
Bitcoin breaks above $72K on $2.7B short squeeze, Binance perp volume hits $100B and spot BTC ETFs record $517M inflows.
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Bitcoin broke above $72K after a $2.7B short squeeze, the largest since 2021, as volume rose 5x from prior week lows and Binance perp volume topped $100B, one of its highest 2026 daily totals, while spot BTC ETFs drew $517M, their largest inflow since May.
Price at $73723.21 holds above the EMA50 support at $66275.23 and EMA200 at $64618.72 in a bullish trend structure, yet RSI(14) at 91.48 flashes overbought while price tests the upper Bollinger Band resistance at $74874.38, pointing to a probable healthy retracement toward the 50-EMA before continuation.
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