Wall Street liquidity radar: Institutional bets skew bearish as U.S. Bitcoin discount persists

U.S. Bitcoin sentiment remains tilted toward the bearish side. Institutional investors hold more downside bets, while spot Bitcoin continues to trade at a discount. Institutional futures positioning and U.S. spot pricing both point to caution around Bitcoin. Lower trading activity through an institutional venue adds another signal in the same direction. As of October 13, leveraged funds on CME held 5,520 long contracts and 11,364 short contracts, putting shorts at 2.1 times longs. The CFTC data are released weekly on Fridays and may lag current positioning by several days. This means bearish positions outnumbered bullish positions by 2.1 to 1. The imbalance suggests that institutional investors, including hedge funds, were positioned more heavily for a decline than for further gains in Bitcoin. The Coinbase premium, a gauge of U.S.

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