ETH shorts at record highs massive squeeze incoming or are bears finally right?

CryptoNeed

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• Yesterday at 9:48 AM

• #1

Just saw data showing leveraged ETH shorts hit all-time record levels. Over -13,000 contracts on CME futures. With BTC pushing past $120k into uncharted territory, why are so many traders betting against ethereum right now?
This has classic short squeeze setup written all over it. When these positions get liquidated could be epic face-ripper rally.

 

memehunter

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• Yesterday at 9:49 AM

• #2

when this thing explodes upward and shorts get rekt price gonna go absolutely crazy lol

 

Bender

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• Yesterday at 9:56 AM

• #3

would be rich if i got paid every time i heard squeeze coming soon. bears keep winning while we wait for some legendary rally that never shows up

 

sk8er

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• Yesterday at 10:04 AM

• #4

classic gambler fallacy vibes. roulette hits red 5 times, ur brain screams BLACK IS DUE. mortgage the house on black... boom red again finally give up and bet red... black hits

 

cryptonit

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• Yesterday at 10:05 AM

• #5

bears win because its not shorts versus longs its about understanding market dynamics better. people here screaming "eth undervalued" since last bull cycle like broken record. sure eventually eth will pump but stop pretending its gonna flip bitcoin next week

 

coinhunter

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• Yesterday at 10:07 AM

• #6

really hope these leveraged shorts get absolutely demolished when the squeeze finally happens

 

btcinfo891

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• Yesterday at 10:08 AM

• #7

face ripping rally incoming once all these overleveraged positions get liquidated simultaneously. gonna be beautiful carnage

 

hack3rcon

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• Yesterday at 10:09 AM

• #8

main reason for massive eth shorts is sophisticated basis trade strategies. institutional funds capturing 9.5% annualized returns by shorting cme futures while simultaneously buying spot eth for 3.5% staking yield. creates delta neutral position earning 13% total

 

Bender

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• Yesterday at 10:09 AM

• #9

but every time some trading pattern gets discovered by retail it works briefly then everyone gets destroyed. why is this particular strategy still profitable?

 

CryptoDada

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• Yesterday at 10:10 AM

• #10

If that analysis is accurate, these aren't actually bearish bets themn they're maintaining both long and short exposure while earning more from staking rewards than borrowing costs. Market neutral approach.

 

CryptoNeed

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• Yesterday at 10:11 AM

• #11

genuinely confused why people would short eth after recent momentum with solid weekly close. bitcoin in price discovery mode usually signals much higher prices ahead across crypto. so many bullish technical indicators right now
feels like sentiment way too negative when charts looking extremely strong. what am i missing here?

 

goldkingcoiner

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• Yesterday at 10:12 AM

• #12

bitcoin maxis probably shorting anything that isnt btc at this point. they so desperate and down bad they'd bet against eth even if it started outperforming. tribal nonsense makes no sense

 

CryptoNeed

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• Yesterday at 10:19 AM

• #13

honestly regret buying back in at $900. timed the bottom perfectly but every previous cycle we had proper altcoin season. afraid this time retail money went to nft mania and solana meme coin gambling instead
believe in ethereum fundamentals but bitcoin just has first mover advantage and institutional trust built up

 

Major

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• Yesterday at 10:20 AM

• #14

yeah feel your pain man. previously when btc reaches new all time highs people rotate profits into eth so it also hits ath few months later. pattern not happening this cycle and its honestly frustrating as hell

 

root777

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• Yesterday at 10:22 AM

• #15

completely agree with that sentiment. we consistently see shorts get liquidated during major price discovery phases. when btc pushing new highs eth dominance typically drops initially then slowly increases as eth catches up. dominance quite low currently

 

marshal

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• Yesterday at 10:22 AM

• #16

oil transactions no longer settled exclusively in dollars and foreign governments aggressively reducing usd exposure. personally wouldnt bet usa monetary system outlasts bitcoin long term anyway

 

CryptoNeed

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• Yesterday at 10:23 AM

• #17

worried that most altcoin pumps were fueled by retail stupidity, nft speculation, solana meme token spam etc. maybe institutional capital just stays with bitcoin and ethereum gets permanently left behind

 

X-trader

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• Yesterday at 10:23 AM

• #18

important to note this data reflects absolute position sizes. massive amounts of institutional money seeking passive yield through futures funding rates currently 0.005%-0.01% paid every hour. sophisticated market neutral strategies can generate 43-87% annual returns

 

R

Radius

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• Yesterday at 10:24 AM

• #19

seen similar delta neutral trades. leveraged fund short positions increasing relative to spot etf inflows. this dampens immediate impact of etf buying pressure but underlying spot accumulation remains fundamentally bullish

 

Timmy98

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• Yesterday at 10:25 AM

• #20

imagine the explosive price action when these massive short positions finally unravel and buying pressure gets unleashed. $10k ethereum honestly doesn't seem unrealistic anymore