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NewsBTC 2022-06-19 19:00:55

Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange Reserve Surges Up As BTC Continues To Plunge

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin reserve of derivative exchanges has surged up recently as the price of the crypto has continued to crash down. Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange Reserve Observes Sharp Uptrend As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the crashing BTC price may be forcing whales and long-term holders to open short positions in order to hedge their portfolios. The “derivative exchange reserve” is an indicator that measures the total amount of Bitcoin currently present on wallets of all derivative exchanges. When the value of this metric goes up, it means coins are entering into derivative exchanges right now. Such a trend may mean investors are opening leveraged positions at the moment, which can result in higher volatility in the value of the crypto. On the other hand, a downtrend in the indicator implies investors are withdrawing their coins from these exchanges currently. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin derivative exchange reserve over the past year: The EMA 7 value of the metric seems to have observed some uptrend recently | Source: CryptoQuant As you can see in the above graph, the Bitcoin derivative exchange reserve had been heading down for quite a while, until recently when the indicator’s value once again started rising up. Recent data suggests that the crash in the coin’s price has pushed around 50% of the total BTC supply into loss. Based on this...

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