Silver Squeeze Goes Viral, Ounce of Ag Jumps Above $30, Wallstreetbets Fans Question Trend’s Legitimacy

This past week, another social media trend started on the Reddit forum r/wallstreetbets, which aims to initiate a large silver short squeeze in order to push the price of the precious metal to $1,000 per ounce.

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What short squeeze? Here’s what is really behind XRP’s recent 170% rally

These key metrics show there's more to the recent Dogecoin and XRP pumps than just short-seller liquidations.

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Winklevoss twins will make a movie about GameStop short squeeze

The recent GameStop short squeeze, during which Redditors stood up against institutional investors by pumping the price of the company whose stock was massively shorted, had a major impact on the financial industry.

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Wallstreetbets and GameStop saga set for Hollywood treatment in new film

A major Hollywood studio has won the rights to turn the r/Wallstreetbets saga into a movie — less than a week after the GameStop short squeeze.

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r/Bitcoin adds 100k+ Members in One Day

The Crypto Universe is Expanding In the wake of Wallstreetbets’ hedge fund takedown, some traders are getting into crypto. Frustrated by the rage-fueled institutional response to a forced short squeeze that took 50% of one hedge fund’s value, retail equities investors seem to be moving into crypto.

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Bittrex Global to offer all stocks that Robinhood delisted

A few days ago, as the short squeeze caused by the Reddit-based group, Wall Street Bets, was at its height, trading app Robinhood decided to remove stocks that the group was mass-purchasing in an attempt to stand up to institutional investors.

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US SEC opens the investigation regarding Robinhood and WSB

Following the recent GameStop (GME) stock short squeeze, many trading apps such as Robinhood decided to delist the stock. In doing so, they successfully placed it out of retail investor’s reach.

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FTX adds WSB Index after the GameStop short squeeze

The power of institutional investors was recently brought into question when members of the subreddit known as r/WallStreetBets stood up against them and defended the game company, GameStop. The event did not only shaken the financial world, but also opened doors for the Reddit group.

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Tron’s Justin Sun Vows to Buy $10 Million in GameStop Stock

Beincrypto reported on Tuesday that the subreddit group r/wallstreetbets orchestrated a short squeeze that sent GameStop’s stock price to an all-time high of $492 per share on Thursday. According to the Robinhood website, the firm restricted certain securities to “closing positions only” due to “significant market volatility.

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CoinMarketCap lists 'joke' WallStreetBets token above Bitcoin

As GameStop GME stocks surged from $19.79 to a high of $380, in the past week, Hedge fund Melvin Capital and Citron Research lost billions due to the WSB short squeeze. However, this week has been aboThe post CoinMarketCap lists 'joke' WallStreetBets token above Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Hundreds of thousands watch as AOC takes on Robinhood on Twitch

AOC and guests explored the conditions that led to the GameStop short squeeze and the ramifications of the institutional response to it.

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After GameStop Short Squeeze, r/WallStreetBets Is Ready For Bitcoin

After beating Wall Street with its short squeeze of GameStop stock, the members of r/wallstreetbets should level up with Bitcoin. The post After GameStop Short Squeeze, r/WallStreetBets Is Ready For Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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After GameStop Short Squeeze, r/Wallstreetbets Is Ready For Bitcoin

After beating Wall Street with its short squeeze of GameStop stock, the members of r/wallstreetbets should level up with Bitcoin. The post After GameStop Short Squeeze, r/Wallstreetbets Is Ready For Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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GameStop short squeeze highlights the power of decentralization

What do the traders on r/WallStreetBets have in common with cryptocurrency traders? Both are using technological breakthroughs to skirt processes inherent in traditional financial systems.

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Massive Gamestop Short Squeeze Highlights the Fragility of Today’s Financial System

The bigwigs trading stocks on Wall Street have been upset this week as billion-dollar hedge funds have been crippled by Redditors and memes. Not too long ago, the firm Gamestop’s shares were plummeting, and Wall Street veterans lined up a mountain of short bets against the company’s stock.

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GameStop’s Short Squeeze Is Far More Than Just Retail Noise

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Bitcoin At Risk Of Plunge Through Support If Stocks Turn Down

The overextended stock market bubble was already close to bursting, but some recent turmoil involving skyrocketing GameStop shares and a Reddit-driven short squeeze might break the already thin ice. If this happens, and the stock market turns down in a big way while Bitcoin is on critical support, there could be another sharp plunge across the greater market.

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XRP Surges as “Short Squeeze” Erases Days of Losses; What Comes Next?

XRP has been facing some immense pressure over the past few days and weeks, with the recent SEC lawsuit and an onslaught of exchange delistings rocking its price action The crypto is now trying to gain some momentum, with bulls stepping up and propelling the token higher overnight following a break above a key technical pattern Where the token trends in the mid-term will undoubtedly depend largely on whether or not bulls can sustain their […]

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As Bitcoin nears $26K, BTC may break $40K in the next impulse wave, says trader

Bitcoin price achieved a new all-time high at $25,945 following a large short squeeze in the futures market.

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3 reasons why traders expect continuation after Bitcoin price spike to $24K

Here’s what traders expect after Bitcoin’s surge above $23,600 triggered a $138 million squeeze on short contracts and led BTC price to $24,200.

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Aave Surges 25% as DeFi-Wide Short Squeeze Seems to Have Begun

It appears that decentralized finance (DeFi) bulls have finally returned. Aave (AAVE), one of the leading crypto-assets in the DeFi space, has surged 25% in the past 24 hours alone. This $AAVE reversal is legendary 🙌 — Spencer Noon (@spencernoon) November 8, 2020 This performance makes the coin the best-performing cryptocurrency in the top 100 […]

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Yearn.finance (YFI) Posts Massive Short Squeeze; Sparks DeFi Trend Reversal

The DeFi sector is rallying today, with Yearn. finance’s YFI governance token leading this move with a massive rally that first came about yesterday after the crypto nosedived to lows of $7,500.

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Yearn.finance (YFI) Is Now Up 100% in the Span of 36 Hours

Yearn.finance (YFI) has gone parabolic as a massive short squeeze has taken place. The coin is up over 100% in the span of 36 hours, after falling as low as $7,500 on Thursday morning. YFI currently trades for $16,200 on leading futures exchanges, though it peaked as high as $18,000 just minutes ago. YFI’s rally […]

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Trader: Yearn.finance’s YFI Could See a Short Squeeze to $14,000

Yearn. finance’s YFI token has continued its descent, breaking below $9,000 as sellers stay in full control of its near-term outlook and continue erasing the gains it incurred as a result of its recent parabolic rally.

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Hold Negative, Increasing Chances of Short Squeeze

Bitcoin has begun to consolidate above $13,000. Despite this bullish trend, most Bitcoin funding rates on leading futures exchanges currently are negative. The current Bitcoin futures funding rates are bearish on Binance, BitMEX, and OKEx.

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Binance Futures Trend: Ethereum May Soon Pop Higher After 30% Drop

Ethereum may be poised to move higher after dropping 30% from last month’s highs. Futures data shows that investors are currently bearish on the cryptocurrency, which should lend to a potential short squeeze.

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Yearn.finance (YFI) Posts Massive Short Squeeze Following Surge in Open Interest

Yearn.finance (YFI) has been facing heightened volatility as of late, with bears attempting to capitalize on recent drama surrounding one of the projects that Yearn’s founder is working on. However, the cryptocurrency’s descent now appears to be slowing slightly, with bulls posting an ardent defense of $22,000 – a price that was visited during a […]

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Key Reasons Why Bitcoin Just Jumped to $10,700

Bitcoin has just witnessed a major short squeeze that caught bears off guard

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Futures traders are short Bitcoin — 3 reasons it won't stop the rally

Bitcoin futures market funding rates show traders are heavily shorting BTC, causing a short squeeze.

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Bitcoin’s Powell Pump Could Be Crypto Market Shakeout Claims Pseudonymous Trader

This morning, just as the Fed’s Jerome Powell began his speech, Bitcoin started pumping in a fast-moving short squeeze, driven by inflation narrative. However, the move just as quickly reversed, plummeting back down to lower than where the pump first began.

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Short Squeeze Possible for U.S. Dollar but Future Remains Bleak

Bets that the dollar will continue to decline have become a popular trade in recent days. Due to the worldwide economic woes, short positions against the dollar have grown substantially over the past four months, leading some to believe that positions could be squeezed.

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Chainlink’s LINK Token Trading Volume Eclipses Bitcoin, Up 700% YTD

Chainlink’s native LINK token pushed above $14 this week, as the token’s volume surpassed that of BTC on Coinbase. The rally is believed to have been a massive short squeeze...

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Massive Short Squeeze Prompts Chainlink (LINK) Price to Rally 52%

A massive short squeeze in the futures market is the likely reason behind Chainlink (LINK) price surging by 52% on Saturday.

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Bitcoin Enters “Prime Short Squeeze” Territory as Analysts Target $14,000

Bitcoin and the entire crypto market are currently seeing some quiet price action. This newly established consolidation phase comes close on the heels of the recent surge that send BTC to highs of $11,400.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction: Short Squeeze as Reason for Decrease to $7,000?

How long is the current upswing for Bitcoin (BTC) gonna last?

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Ethereum Prepares to Take $200 as Bulls Send Crypto Flying

Like the rest of the crypto market, Ethereum, too, has performed extremely well over the past hour. The second-largest cryptocurrency, which traded around $183 for most of Wednesday, surged as high as $195 just minutes ago on the back of a short squeeze in the Bitcoin derivatives market, which pushed the asset up nearly 10%...

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Will Tesla Stock’s Insane Rally Survive the Death of a Brutal Short Squeeze?

Tesla stock just hit a record high while short interest is at a record low. The historic short squeeze is over - can the TSLA rally survive? The post Will Tesla Stock’s Insane Rally Survive the Death of a Brutal Short Squeeze? appeared first on CCN.com

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Shorts Are the Biggest Reason Tesla (TSLA) Stock Is at an All-Time High

If a stock price begins to increase rapidly, it can turn it into buying demand in a short period of time, causing a short squeeze. The post Shorts Are the Biggest Reason Tesla (TSLA) Stock Is at an All-Time High appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin Price Rallies To $7700 In Bearish Sentiment Short Squeeze

This morning, Bitcoin price fell to under $7,100 abruptly before the first-ever cryptocurrency exploded through resistance at $7,300 all the way to $7,700 before it began to finally cool off. Can bulls push Bitcoin higher and reclaim critical resistance as support once again, resulting in a rally leading up to Christmas? Or will bears swat.

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Crypto Market Forecast: 28th October

A volatile week in the crypto markets ended with the bulls back in charge. Following significant price drops last Wednesday, the markets roared back to life on Friday as BTC had one of its strongest 24 hour price jumps ever.

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Bitcoin Price Soars 42% to $10,500 — Biggest Daily Gain Since 2011

BTC price destroys bears with $150 million short squeeze posting a historic 42% daily gain

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Bitcoin Price Smashes Above $8,000 In Massive Short Squeeze

This week, Bitcoin price broke down from a bear flag pattern, setting a new local low around $7,300, and after some consolidation, broke back upward. The resulting break out of a short-term pennant has led to a short squeeze of epic proportions, and nearly a $1,000 green candle that sent bears into hibernation and Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Looks South After Price Squeeze Ends With Drop to $9.6K

Bitcoin's low-volatility price squeeze has ended with a downside break. The cryptocurrency may now drop toward $9,320 in the short term.

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Crypto Sentiment Almost Never Lies: 5 Hot Coins, And 4 Cold Fish

Well, that rally was short. Just as traders started to get excited for the 2019 altseason, cruel fate snatched it away again. As Crypto Briefing suggested yesterday, the latest sharp rise may have been nothing more than a temporary short squeeze.

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Market Commentary: Bitcoin Falls As Fed Lowers Interest, Privacy Coins Face Scrutiny

Cryptocurrency markets are back in the red after yesterday’s meteoric rise. With some experts suggesting that yesterday’s rally was nothing more than a short squeeze, a retracement was to be expected.

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This Stock's 'Infinity Short Squeeze' Could Put Bitcoin's Surge to Shame

If you thought the short squeeze of Beyond Meat stock - which sent BYND over $200 per share - was insane, you haven't seen anything yet. Here comes an "infinity short squeeze" on Revlon stock.

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Bitcoin Surge Obliterates $68 Million in BTC Shorts on BitMEX

Bitcoin (BTC) is back in positive territory today. Yesterday’s surge of nearly 8% on Bitstamp saw BTC shoot back past $10,000 and then briefly clip the $10,750 mark on Tuesday. Most of the cryptocurrency market followed, with only a handful of altcoins in the red.

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Tesla Shorts Are Raking in Profits as Bulls Patiently Await a Short Squeeze

By CCN Markets: Traders are shorting TSLA stock like it's going out of style. Tesla shorts are generating profits hand-over-fist, netting $2. 75 billion in mark-to-market profits year-to-date, according to Bloomberg citing S3 Partners data.

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Bitcoin Price Surges by 9 Percent in Minutes. What Triggered the Move?

  On June 18, within minutes, the bitcoin price climbed from $9,300 to over $10,500 across major crypto exchanges, triggering the entire market to recover swiftly. Analysts have generally attributed the abrupt surge in the bitcoin price to the occurrence of a short squeeze on margin trading platforms like BitMEX.

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