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Bitcoin, gold trim early losses as yen gives up gains. Oil stays near $100
比特币和黄金收窄早前跌幅，日元回吐涨幅；油价维持在100美元附近
Bitcoin and gold trimming losses while the yen reverses shows how fast cross-asset sentiment can flip, so watch oil near $100 as the inflation constraint that decides whether the rebound holds.
Judgment
Traders deciding whether to chase Bitcoin's bounce face a clear tradeoff: $385 million of the $435 million liquidated over 24 hours were longs, so leverage remains bullish-skewed, and oil near $100 could cap the rebound before ETF demand returns.
Basis
CoinDesk's Omkar Godbole reports bitcoin recovered to nearly $82,000 after dipping below $81,000, testing its 50-day simple moving average. The source says $435 million in crypto futures positions were liquidated over 24 hours, including $385 million in longs, a sign leverage was skewed bullish. It also cites $381 million of outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs on Thursday. The mechanism: yen gains reversed toward 157 per U.S. dollar, Asian stocks and Nasdaq futures rebounded, but WTI near $100 keeps inflation risk alive and could weigh on risk assets; weak ETF demand limits a steeper rally.
- Total crypto futures liquidations$435 million
- Long liquidations$385 million
- Spot BTC ETF outflows$381 million
- WTI crudenear $100
Unclear The source does not give the 50-day SMA level or say whether bitcoin closed above it.
Next Check whether WTI holds near $100 and whether U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs post another daily outflow in the next session.