Bitcoin’s $4B Short Squeeze Meets a Critical $80,000 Ceiling

That kind of move matters because Bitcoin had spent about three months trading in a narrow range, with spot volume falling to its lowest level since Glassnode began tracking it in 2019, according to the analyst. Quiet trading, the video says, had created the conditions for an unusually violent breakout once positioning shifted.

Fire Hustle had identified three recovery conditions before the rally: a reclaim of $68,700, rising trading volume and renewed inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin cleared that level, crossed its 200-day moving average and saw volume rise as ETF demand returned.

But the immediate catalyst was reportedly leverage. Traders had increasingly opened short positions after Bitcoin repeatedly failed to sustain levels above $65,000. When the price rose instead, those positions were liquidated, triggering market buy orders that added further upward pressure.

“Forced buying attracting real buying” was the loop described in the YouTube video. Fire Hustle also cited more than $500 million of Bitcoin ETF inflows on Wednesday and over $600 million on Thursday, with Ethereum funds taking in more than $200 million in the latter session.

The video points to CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index, which reportedly moved above 60 for the first time since October. Six of its 10 components, including demand growth and stablecoin liquidity, had turned positive. Large Bitcoin holders with more than 10,000 BTC also added more than 30,000 coins in a day, according to data cited from BGeometrics.

Still, she cautioned that Bitcoin’s daily RSI had moved above 80, a level commonly viewed as overbought. Bitcoin was rejected near $80,000, while the next major supply area was identified between $83,000 and $84,000.

She also linked part of the rally to a broader liquidity shift, citing a US Treasury plan to increase longer-dated bond buybacks and softer inflation and jobs data.

Those claims suggest falling yields may have helped risk assets, though the video presents them as contributing factors rather than a definitive cause.

For crypto aficionados, the key signals are whether Bitcoin can establish $65,600 as support on a weekly close and whether ETF inflows remain elevated beyond a few sessions.

A sustained institutional bid could support a broader recovery; fading flows would strengthen the case that the rally was largely a liquidation-driven bounce.

With long positions now building below the market, downside moves could be as abrupt as the squeeze that sent Bitcoin higher.

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