Bitcoin Price Surges to $97,000 Amid Rising Open Interest

Bitcoin's price has increased to $97,000 from $94,000 earlier this week. Analysts are observing trends in perpetual futures markets that could indicate a major market shift.

Key Developments

  • Bitcoin's open interest is rising, indicating increased activity in perpetual futures contracts on centralized exchanges.
  • Analyst ShayanBTC notes that the growth in open interest may lead to a significant breakout, although the direction of this move is uncertain.
  • CryptoQuant's analyst CryptoOnChain estimates Bitcoin's price may fluctuate between $93,000 and $110,000 over the next month based on deep learning models.
  • Current trading price is $97,136, marking a 6.1% decline over the past month and 10.6% below its all-time high of over $109,000.
  • Analyst RektCapital observes that Bitcoin is performing key technical steps to confirm a Bull Flag breakout, with $96,700 needing to hold for trend continuation.

Bitcoin (BTC) price chart on TradingView