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Bitcoin dumps 'bull market excess' as daily ETF outflows pass $500M

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William Suberg35 minutes agoBitcoin dumps "bull market excess" as daily ETF outflows pass $500MBTC price action spooks ETF investors, data shows, but there is reason to believe that Bitcoin is seeing a broadly healthy correction.328 Total views1 Total sharesListen to article 0:00Markets NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksBitcoin (BTC) did not see a “massive futures margin call” as BTC price action plumbed two-month lows, analysis says.


In a thread on X (formerly Twitter) on May 2, Checkmate, the lead on-chain analyst at blockchain data firm Glassnode, revealed a key change in the Bitcoin bull market.Analysis: Derivatives not "dominant" in BTC price sell-off


Bitcoin may have shocked some with its move to $56,500 on May 1, but in broader terms, this bull market pullback appears cathartic for market health.


As Checkmate shows, a gradual “de-leveraging” across Bitcoin futures has been ongoing since Bitcoin’s latest all-time highs in mid-March. This, he argues, is putting an end to “bull market excess.”


“For those of you around in the 2021 Bitcoin bull market, you will remember the massive derivatives led deleveraging events which killed it,” part of one post stated.“Are we seeing a derivatives led flush out today? I don’t think so.”


An accompanying chart compared the comedown from Bitcoin’s trip to $58,000 during Q1 2021.BTC/USD chart with funding rates data. Source: Checkmate/X


Checkmate referenced continued flat funding rates across derivatives as a clear distinguishing factor between the market now and three years ago.


“Funding rates have cooled off gradually, not violently, which is very healthy to see. It suggests we didn"t see a massive futures margin call yesterday,” he wrote.


With that, attention turned to other sources for the latest BTC price cascade downward — one which at the time of writing had failed to recover much beyond the lows.


“Futures markets also saw two statistically significant deleveraging events prior to this sell-off,” the thread noted alongside a chart of the 7-day change in Bitcoin futures open interest levels.“We did hit two overheated points on the rally into the $73k ATH, but it cooled off quickly. Again, doesn"t feel like derivatives were the dominant factor in this Bitcoin sell-off.”Bitcoin futures open interest 7-day change chart. Source: Checkmate/XBitcoin slides below ETF cost basis


On the topic of selling, the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed net outflows of more than half a billion dollars on May 1.


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In what could be a knee-jerk reaction to BTC price performance by investors, even BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) shed nearly $40 million — its worst day on record.


A similar story was visible for all the ETF products, with negative flows across the board, per data from sources including United Kingdom-based investment firm Farside.


The largest outflow came from Fidelity Investments’ Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) at $191 million.U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF flows (screenshot). Source: Farside


“Bitcoin price path to create more fear across the market and then bottom for upward continuation,” popular trader Mikybull Crypto argued in part of an X response.“IBIT experienced $36.9M its first-ever outflows since ETF approval due to the price currently being below the cost basis. Remember in every BTC bull cycle, good news always signals the top while bad news signals the bottom.”BTC/USD chart. Source: Mikybull Crypto/X


The post revealed a significant reset in crypto market sentiment, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index returning to “neutral” territory at 43/100 — its lowest since September last year.Crypto Fear & Greed Index (screenshot). Source: Alternative.me


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