$102M shorts liquidated as Bitcoin price surpassed $72K

Bitcoin price is now eyeing the $73,000 level, right under its all-time high, where new short positions are beginning to stack up.

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Over $102 million worth of leveraged short positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as Bitcoin (BTC) was trading above $70,400. Is the breakout from BTC’s weekly price range confirmed?

Following April 8’s weekly high of $72,668, Bitcoin price retraced to trade above the $70,413 mark, falling 0.55% in the 24 hours leading up to 9:45 am UTC, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Following BTC’s rise to its weekly high, over $102 million worth of leveraged short positions were liquidated in the cryptocurrency market during the past 24 hours, with a total of $186.8 million worth of total liquidations, according to Coinglass data.

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