Crypto Bulls and Bears Lose $300 Million Each as Bitcoin Climbs to $113k, Then Dumps

Source: CoinDesk

“Bitcoin’s two-way price action is squeezing both leveraged bullish and bearish plays, underscoring challenging market conditions for traders. In the past 24 hours, BTC’s price has traded back and forth between $107,000 and $113,000, wiping out roughly $600 million in market-wide bullish and bearish futures bets. … Leveraged positions on perpetual futures exchanges are automatically closed when traders’ margin levels fall below maintenance thresholds, often causing cascading price moves as positions are sold into thin liquidity.” [editor’s note: A good case for either buying and holding/spending crypto or not doing so, rather than treating the market as a casino gaming table – TLK] (10/22/25)

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/22/bulls-and-bears-lose-usd300m-each-as-bitcoin-climbs-to-usd103k-then-dumps