Why can the long/short ratios for the same contract point in opposite directions, with one leaning long and the other short?
Definition: “Top traders” here refers to the top 20% of users Binance identifies based on margin balance; it does not mean only institutions or whales.
Why this happens: The long/short ratio describes how positions are distributed, not a price prediction. When one side becomes especially crowded, a move in the opposite direction can trigger a cascade of stop-losses.
Coin mentioned in the article: $BTC is trading at 83536.42, up 0.51% over 24 hours.
Don’t put all your savings on a single prediction.
Definition: “Top traders” here refers to the top 20% of users Binance identifies based on margin balance; it does not mean only institutions or whales.
Why this happens: The long/short ratio describes how positions are distributed, not a price prediction. When one side becomes especially crowded, a move in the opposite direction can trigger a cascade of stop-losses.
Coin mentioned in the article: $BTC is trading at 83536.42, up 0.51% over 24 hours.
Don’t put all your savings on a single prediction.