

glassnode
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Digital asset data, analytics, and research. https://t.co/VrKU3mBzsv https://t.co/Ofq0n0yjN3






Liquidity is the speed of money, how fast capital moves on-chain. When Bitcoin broke support, activity surged, coins moved faster, and participation spiked, a stress response driven by repositioning, and active demand. Since then, Liquidity has been eroding while price recovers. That is the key divergence. This move is being carried more by seller exhaustion than by strong and consistent demand. Without a reacceleration in activity, this remains a recovery attempt, not a confirmed expansion.


For near-term expiries (1W), Max Pain appears to act as a dynamic support during uptrends and resistance during downtrends. This adds a derivatives-based reference point to price structure analysis that is rarely available in crypto markets. 📉glassno.de/472oSj4


Directional perp premium has turned negative for the first time since 2022, marking a clear shift toward net short positioning in derivatives markets. With $BTC's recent bounce to $74k, this suggests a crowded short trade is potentially building beneath the surface.
















New Metric Launch: Options Max Pain (Time Series) Max Pain is the strike price at which the total value of expiring options (calls + puts) is minimized, theoretically maximizing losses for option holders. Glassnode now tracks this across maturity buckets (1W, 1M, 3M, 6M, aggregated) at 10-min, hourly, and daily resolution. 📉glassno.de/4rvkAIk

