Known to most by the ticker BTCUSD Shorts, the dataset records the number of bearish positions in the Bitcoin market. In simple terms, traders borrow funds from Bitfinex — their broker — to trade bet on bearish outcomes for the instrument BTC/USD. Meanwhile, the value of opened short positions is measured in BTC.
Read moreCan BTC be shorted?
Can Bitcoin be shorted? Yes. You can short Bitcoin’s volatile price by betting against it using derivatives like futures and options .
Read moreWhat is long in Binance?
In Margin trading, “Long” refers to buying at a low price and then selling at a higher price . In this way, you can earn a profit from the price difference.
Read moreWhat is buy long and sell short in Binance futures?
By going long, a trader buys a futures contract with the expectation that it will rise in value in the future. Conversely, a trader sells a futures contract to go short, to bet on prices to decline in the future.
Read moreHow do you trade long and short on Binance?
Buy at a lower price. Sell at a higher price.
Read moreWhat is long to short ratio?
The long-short ratio compares the amount of a security that is available to potentially be sold short with the amount that actually has been shorted . Short sales involve selling borrowed securities that are not directly owned, in hope of buying them back later at a lower price.
Read moreWhat is short and long on Tradingview?
Indicator of the position growth rate in long and short . Schedule of positions long and short is taken from the stock exchange Bitfinex. The total number of long and short positions shows the total activity of traders and indirectly the total volume of transactions. On the chart of the indicator it is a blue line.
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