Traders have had a torrid start to the week, as over $500 million has been liquidated from the crypto market in the last 24 hours. This has been due to the Bitcoin price, which has continued to fluctuate heavily in recent times.
$500 Million Liquidated As Bitcoin Price Fluctuates
Coinglass data shows that over $500 million was liquidated from the crypto market in the last 24 hours as the Bitcoin price fluctuates. Long traders suffered the most loss, with over $366 million in long positions liquidated. Meanwhile, over $129 million in short positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours.
This came as the Bitcoin price dropped significantly from around $98,000 to as low as $95,500 on Sunday. Bitcoin has since recovered and is back again over $98,000. This heavy BTC price fluctuation has been the case since the flagship crypto came close to hitting the $100,000 milestone on November 23.
The Bitcoin price has since witnessed major pullbacks followed by a sharp rebound, leading to mass liquidations as traders struggle to determine the future trajectory of the flagship crypto. These pullbacks have come as investors look to secure profits, seeing as the flagship crypto is approaching this psychological $100,000 price level.
However, some whales remain undeterred as they recently bought $3.96 billion BTC in 96 hours. Notably, Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital bought 5,771 BTC ($572 million) at an average price of 95,554 per BTC.
Although this Bitcoin price range might be the local top, the flagship crypto is still expected to go higher, which explains why these whales are still actively accumulating more BTC. Asset manager VanEck recently stated that $100,000 is only the beginning and predicted that Bitcoin could still reach as high as $180,000.
Today Could Be The Day
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez recently predicted that today could be the day the Bitcoin price finally reaches the much-anticipated $100,000 milestone. This came as he revealed that the SuperTrend indicator had flipped bullish on the Bitcoin hourly chart as prices broke through the resistance trendline and the Relative Strength Index (RSI).
In another X post, Martinez suggested that $100,000 won’t be the cycle top for the Bitcoin price in this bull run. He stated that long-term Bitcoin holders are showing signs of growing greed. The analyst claimed that historically, this suggests that it could take 8-11 months for Bitcoin to hit a market top.
If this historic trend continues, the Bitcoin price could peak between June and September 2025. Crypto analysts like Rekt Capital have also predicted that this period could mark the peak for Bitcoin in this bull run.
At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $98,300, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
