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The crypto market is bouncing back after one of its most turbulent weekends ever, with major digital assets recovering ground lost during the sudden liquidation wave that erased roughly $20 billion from open positions.
Despite the price rebound, the crypto market still saw nearly 190,000 traders liquidate in the past 24 hours, with total losses exceeding $626 million. Notably, the most significant single liquidation involved an ETH-USD position worth $7 million on Binance.
According to CoinGlass data, short sellers absorbed most of the damage, losing roughly $418 million as prices reversed upward, while long traders forfeited another $207 million as volatility persisted.
Still, Timothy Misir, head of research at BRN, explained to CryptoSlate that the market rebound reflects a blend of short-covering and selective accumulation.
According to him:
“Large holders are buying opportunistically while many retail players remain sidelined. That said, the market’s structural health still hinges on steady spot demand, ETFs, treasuries and corporate purchases and time for liquidity to normalize. A V-shaped recovery is possible; a durable rally requires repeated absorption of selling at progressively higher prices.”
Meanwhile, Nick Forster, the founder of the options trading platform Derive.xyz, cautioned that volatility in Bitcoin and Ethereum options has spiked following last week’s shocking market collapse.
According to him, this signals an expectation of a volatile few weeks ahead, because the recent sell-off disrupted normal volatility patterns, and traders have begun hedging aggressively.
As a result, Forster noted that some investors are beginning to bear the thought that Bitcoin could drop below $100,000 while ETH traders are more bearish, with “substantial buying of $2,600 puts for December.”
He said:
