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Bitcoin's path toward new August lows is being carved in the derivatives market before it registers on spot charts.
Futures open interest on Binance dropped alongside $BTC price, and analysis published on CryptoQuant identified the strain as concentrated in leveraged long positions, a condition that market participants have described as a setup for a potential "cleanout." The risk here is mechanical.
When open interest falls with price, the likely driver is forced liquidations among existing longs, not fresh short positioning.
Forced exits create a selling wave that is indifferent to any thesis about Bitcoin's intrinsic value.
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