Here's an interesting thought on BTC price action right now. If Bitcoin manages to reclaim that 90k level once more, we could be looking at a meaningful shift back into uptrend territory. Why? Because the prevailing sentiment among traders right now is deeply bearish—most are primed for a bull trap scenario, and they're loading up on shorts accordingly.



That setup actually flips the script though. When the crowd is that aggressively positioned for a drop, the market often has other plans. You've got all this short liquidity sitting there, all these traders expecting pain on an upside break. A decisive push above 90k could very well trigger a cascade of liquidations that feeds further momentum.

Obviously this is just one angle on how things could unfold. Market structure, on-chain metrics, macro conditions—they all matter too. But the psychology piece here is worth paying attention to. When positioning gets this lopsided and expectations this uniformly bearish, it tends to set up some pretty interesting asymmetries.
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MoonRocketmanvip
· 01-05 01:28
Is the 90k level the gravity resistance... Is the launch window for the bullish and bearish sentiment reversal approaching? Short-term traders are all piling into short positions, and liquidity is just lying there. Once it breaks through, a liquidation waterfall could happen in minutes.
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PumpDetectorvip
· 01-04 03:56
lol the 90k trade again... seen this movie before, remember when everyone was "certain" about the dump at 69k? they're still waiting. shorts stacking up is honestly the most bullish signal at this point, ngl.
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Deconstructionistvip
· 01-02 16:54
There are so many shorts, it actually makes me a bit bullish... Once 90k breaks, it will be so satisfying.
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TokenRationEatervip
· 01-02 16:53
With so many shorts, breaking 90k would actually hurt the most, it sounds like it's just bloodsucking.
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GasFeeLadyvip
· 01-02 16:52
nah the real tell isn't 90k it's the gwei spike when the liquidations start cascading... that's when you know it's actually happening fr
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On-ChainDivervip
· 01-02 16:33
That's right, when short sellers are crowded, it's often the most dangerous. Once the 90k barrier is broken, the liquidation wave will come, and no one can escape.
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