Editor's PiCK
"Are the Whales Returning…Risk Appetite Revived, Increase in Long Positions for Bitcoin and Others"
Summary
- Large investors (whales) are once again entering long positions as they show a preference for risk assets.
- While retail investors remain cautious, buying momentum among whales is reportedly increasing in major assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL).
- AlFractal analyzed that this renewed risk appetite could signal the early phase of a price rebound.
It has been observed that large investors (whales) are regaining their risk appetite for risky assets.
On the 7th (local time), AlFractal stated through X (X, formerly Twitter), "The whale ratio indicator compared to individual investors is rising again," and added, "Large investors are re-entering long positions, while retail investors remain cautious."
This indicator calculates the ratio of individual investors' positions to whales' long/short positions; when it rises, it suggests that whales are taking on more risk. According to AlFractal data, whale buying momentum is increasing in major assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL).
AlFractal analyzed, "Risk appetite has returned," and added, "This trend tends to appear at the early stage of a price rebound, and this might be the moment right now."
Minseung Kang
minriver@bloomingbit.ioBlockchain journalist | Writer of Trade Now & Altcoin Now, must-read content for investors.
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