Bitcoin Traders Brace for Breakout Beyond $100K–$110K Zone

• Bitcoin is stuck between $100K–$110K, with traders split between long and short positions, showing market indecision.
• Rising short positions hint at growing doubt, while long-term holders remain steady and whales may be quietly accumulating.

For nearly a month now, Bitcoin has been reluctant to move far from the $100,000 to $110,000 range. Many traders may have hoped for a clearer direction, but instead the range has become a tug-of-war between belief and doubt.

Boris Vest, an on-chain analyst at CryptoQuant, calls this range a “key pressure zone” where longs and shorts are currently converging. This means the market is holding its breath waiting to see which way it will go next.

Interestingly, every time shorts increase on Binance, the market sometimes goes against expectations with a short squeeze—making traders who predicted a downturn get hit. The same thing happens when longs increase: the market actually does a long squeeze.

But right now, the ratio between longs and shorts is almost balanced. The funding rate is also tending to be neutral. This situation suggests one thing: no party is truly dominant. It could be said that everyone is waiting to see who will move first.

Rising Short Bets Reflect Shaky Confidence in Bitcoin’s Rally

However, there is an interesting trend that Vest observes: while long positions are not growing significantly, short positions are actually increasing quite consistently. This suggests that many traders are starting to doubt the strength of the current rally. They may think, “Ah, this is enough. Time to go down again.”

But if history repeats itself, this overly bearish sentiment often paves the way for a move in the opposite direction. It is possible that those who are too quick to take short positions will end up in a market trap.

Moreover, our previous report also reinforces this context. On June 16, Bitcoin inflow from whales and retail investors to Binance plunged to its lowest level since the current cycle began.

However, derivatives volumes actually soared. This means that those who are still in the market are not panic selling, but are choosing to rotate their strategy through derivative instruments. And, although liquidation pressures sometimes appear, the majority of BTC holders remain calm. Long-term confidence has not wavered.

Furthermore, a few days ago, CNF also noted that the massive Bitcoin outflow from exchanges, coupled with the influx of stablecoins, suggests that whales are starting to regain their confidence. There is a kind of signal that risk appetite in the crypto market is slowly recovering. And while the market is too focused on the possibility of a decline, there could be big players who are quietly accumulating behind the scenes.

At the time of writing this article, BTC is swapping hands at about $106,066, up 1.01% in the last 24 hours. Its movement has tended to be sideways for the last 30 days. But that’s where the challenge lies. For active traders, this can feel boring. But for those who know how to read the market rhythm, a situation like this can be an opportunity that doesn’t come twice.

Will the price break above and break $110,000, or will it fall below $100,000? No one knows for sure. This zone is a kind of waiting room, and those who are most prepared will usually be the ones who profit the most when the door finally opens.

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