{"id":71359,"date":"2025-05-03T14:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71359\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:28:08","slug":"bitcoin-set-for-3b-short-squeeze-how-it-will-fuel-btcs-100k-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/71359\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin set for $3B short squeeze! How it will fuel BTC&#8217;s $100K rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin\u2019s IBIT spot ETF continues to attract strong institutional inflows, enhancing upward pressure.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The market is primed for a potential short squeeze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a> is on the brink of something big. With over $3 billion in short positions stacked below $100k, a massive short squeeze is primed for takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>And this time, BlackRock\u2019s IBIT spot ETF could be the spark that sends BTC soaring into six-figure territory.<\/p>\n<p>BlackRock is absolutely dominating the scene with 52% of the spot Bitcoin ETF market, holding a hefty 604,049 BTC in its treasury. Meanwhile, rivals Fidelity and Grayscale are trailing with just 17%.<\/p>\n<p>Together, spot ETFs account for 5.82% of Bitcoin\u2019s circulating supply, with a combined 1.154 million BTC. Given BlackRock\u2019s commanding position, it is a key player in Bitcoin\u2019s next big market move.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487947\" class=\"wp-image-487947 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Bitcoin Blackrock\" width=\"676\" height=\"622\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-487947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/p>\n<p>Since the 21st of April, IBIT alone has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/farside.co.uk\/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">nearly $4 billion in inflows<\/a>, right as Bitcoin smashed through the $85k resistance wall. Hence, tightening supply and turning up the pressure on short sellers.<\/p>\n<p>And institutional adoption? It\u2019s not just talk. Brown University just allocated $4.9 million to IBIT, a 2% chunk of its $216 million endowment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a signal that even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/6F_Trading\/status\/1918328951442731109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ivy League capital<\/a> is leaning into the Bitcoin narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, net flows into rival spot ETFs remain flat, reinforcing the idea that BlackRock is driving the lion\u2019s share of institutional momentum.<\/p>\n<p>With IBIT absorbing the bulk of inflows, BTC\u2019s push toward the $100k mark could be fueled not by \u201chype\u201d \u2014 but by cold, hard capital.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin ascent stalls as FOMO meets Fear<\/p>\n<p>According to AMBCrypto, fear is baked into the equation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A clean break above $100k would take Bitcoin back to early Q1 highs \u2013 prime territory for profit-taking.<\/p>\n<p> Short-term holders who\u2019ve morphed into long-term holders may see this as their exit ramp, and bears won\u2019t hesitate to pounce.<\/p>\n<p>Even now, as BTC grinds against the stubborn $96k resistance, market sentiment remains fragile. Over 63% of Binance\u2019s BTC\/USDT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LongShortRatio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">perpetual traders are skewed short<\/a>, highlighting the hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>But that could flip fast. With institutional cash flooding into Bitcoin via IBIT, a liquidity sweep could turn that fear into FOMO in no time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At $97.5K, there\u2019s already $12.46 million in leveraged positions active on the 12-hour lookback chart. A quick move could trigger liquidations and send BTC toward higher targets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Binance-BTC_USDT-Liquidation-Heatmap12-hour-2025-05-03_14_31_46.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487977\" class=\"wp-image-487977 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"BTC heatmap\" width=\"4080\" height=\"2409\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Binance-BTC_USDT-Liquidation-Heatmap12-hour-2025-05-03_14_31_46.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-487977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CoinGlass<\/p>\n<p>In this landscape, IBIT isn\u2019t just another fund \u2013 it\u2019s the rocket fuel Bitcoin needs to power through resistance and reclaim the $100k level.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/cardano-whales-scoop-up-410-mln-ada-is-a-may-breakout-brewing\/\" rel=\"prev noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Cardano whales scoop up 410 mln ADA \u2013 Is a May breakout brewing?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s IBIT spot ETF continues to attract strong institutional inflows, enhancing upward pressure.\u00a0 The market is primed for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[52,51,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-71359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-ambcrypto","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114444376795107590","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}