🔥 Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On.
The charts say the move is real, but they also say it's gotten ahead of itself.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezSep 18, 2026Sep 18, 20264 min readBitcoin is the biggest crypto asset by market cap. Risk assets caught a break this week that few were positioned for. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, its first hike since 2023, but the accompanying dot plot projected a median policy rate of just 4.1% through the end of 2027, implying only one more move rather than a sustained tightening cycle. Crypto had extra ground to make up. The failure of the Clarity Act to clear a Senate procedural vote earlier in the week had already knocked Bitcoin below $75,000, and the relief rally that followed the Fed decision has been compounding through the week, with traders now eyeing a fresh run at $80,000 just days after the bill's defeat appeared to trigger panic selling.
But its a new day, and todays trading session tells a different story: Across the crypto market, over $445 million in short positions have been liquidated, with Bitcoin alone accounting for more than half of that at $230 million. A short is a position in the derivatives market (contracts that track price, rather than buying and selling the asset itself) that bets on an assets price falling instead of rising (a long position). A trader opens a short position by borrowing the asset, typically through a broker, and selling it at the current market price. If the price rises, the short seller loses money because they will eventually need to buy back the asset at a higher price to return it to the lender. Short selling is considered particularly risky because potential losses are theoretically unlimited.
❓ What's your take is this the start of a bigger move or just noise? Drop it below.
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The charts say the move is real, but they also say it's gotten ahead of itself.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezSep 18, 2026Sep 18, 20264 min readBitcoin is the biggest crypto asset by market cap. Risk assets caught a break this week that few were positioned for. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, its first hike since 2023, but the accompanying dot plot projected a median policy rate of just 4.1% through the end of 2027, implying only one more move rather than a sustained tightening cycle. Crypto had extra ground to make up. The failure of the Clarity Act to clear a Senate procedural vote earlier in the week had already knocked Bitcoin below $75,000, and the relief rally that followed the Fed decision has been compounding through the week, with traders now eyeing a fresh run at $80,000 just days after the bill's defeat appeared to trigger panic selling.
But its a new day, and todays trading session tells a different story: Across the crypto market, over $445 million in short positions have been liquidated, with Bitcoin alone accounting for more than half of that at $230 million. A short is a position in the derivatives market (contracts that track price, rather than buying and selling the asset itself) that bets on an assets price falling instead of rising (a long position). A trader opens a short position by borrowing the asset, typically through a broker, and selling it at the current market price. If the price rises, the short seller loses money because they will eventually need to buy back the asset at a higher price to return it to the lender. Short selling is considered particularly risky because potential losses are theoretically unlimited.
❓ What's your take is this the start of a bigger move or just noise? Drop it below.
$BTC $ETH
#AICryptoIntegration #TonEcosystem #CryptoMarkets