{"id":108861,"date":"2021-01-19T21:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T21:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108861"},"modified":"2021-01-19T21:07:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T21:07:47","slug":"latest-cme-report-reveals-growing-appetite-for-bitcoin-amongst-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/crypto\/latest-cme-report-reveals-growing-appetite-for-bitcoin-amongst-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest CME Report Reveals Growing Appetite for Bitcoin Amongst Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin has seen mixed price action as of late, with the selling pressure in the upper-$30,000 region slowing its ascent as bulls and bears largely reach an impasse.<\/p>\n
Where the crypto market trends in the mid-term may depend largely, if not entirely, on whether or not Bitcoin can continue stabilizing or break above $40,000.<\/p>\n
Any strong rejection here could cause the crypto to see some notable losses that potentially lead altcoins to follow suit and selloff as well.<\/p>\n
One positive trend that seems to bode well for Bitcoin’s outlook is growing long-exposure from institutions using the CME.<\/p>\n
This trend suggests that institutions are still pouring money into the market.<\/p>\n
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up just under 2% at its current price of $36,700. This marks a notable decline from daily highs of nearly $38,000 set just a couple of hours ago.<\/p>\n
The entire market retraced with BTC, but ETH and other altcoins are all trading up significantly from where they were just a few days ago.<\/p>\n
One positive trend for Bitcoin is the growing presence of institutions in the market, which is a large part of why it has been rallying so heavily throughout the past few months.<\/p>\n
Although they may be bidding less aggressively on BTC as it hovers around its all-time highs, data from the CME’s latest Commitment of Trader’s report indicates that long interest for BTC amongst institutions is steadily climbing.<\/p>\n
\n“12 – January CME $BTC Commitments of Traders (COT) report – Open Interest: 12,039 up 6.5%”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Image Courtesy of Unfolded. Source: TradingView.<\/p>\n
The coming few days should shine some light on whether or not the constant rejection seen by Bitcoin in the upper-$30,000 region will have any impacts on its mid-term trend.<\/p>\n