- Bitcoin surges beyond $68,000 as Treasury buybacks support broader risk appetite.
- Glassnode reports $500 million in shorts liquidated within several minutes.
- Bitcoin breaks its 200-day average with $70,600 marking nearby resistance.
The Bitcoin price surged above $68,000 on Wednesday as renewed risk appetite triggered a sharp squeeze across leveraged crypto positions. BTC briefly pushed above $69,000, its highest level since June. The move followed increased U.S. Treasury bond buybacks, while forced liquidations added momentum to an already strengthening market.
Bitcoin Price Rally Triggers Heavy Short Liquidations
The sudden Bitcoin price advance caught traders heavily positioned for further downside. Glassnode reported that about $500 million in short positions disappeared within minutes as BTC accelerated above $69,000.
Open interest dropped during the move, showing that forced position closures drove part of the rally. Broader crypto liquidations reached roughly $1.4 billion during the volatile trading period.
Glassnode said positioning appeared predominantly short before the spike. That imbalance helped amplify the Bitcoin price move once resistance levels started breaking.
Treasury liquidity also supported risk assets. The U.S. Treasury announced increased buybacks of government bonds, improving market liquidity conditions and helping lift demand across higher-risk assets.
Ethereum climbed toward $2,100, while XRP moved above $1.05. HYPE also rallied sharply during the broader market recovery.
Bitcoin Price Breaks 200 Day Average With $70.6K Ahead
The Bitcoin price also moved above its 200-day moving average during the rally. More Crypto Online described the breakout as technically important but cautioned that confirmation is still needed.
The analyst places the next resistance area around $70,600. BTC must hold above its 200-day average and sustain buying pressure to challenge that level.
The Bitcoin price briefly crossed $69,000 before pulling back from the session high. That leaves the $68,000-$69,000 region as the immediate area bulls need to defend.
A sustained move through $70,600 would clear the next visible resistance. Failure to hold the 200-day moving average could instead test whether Wednesday’s advance was driven mainly by short covering.
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