{"id":72942,"date":"2026-05-23T02:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-falls-below-76k-as-209m-in-long-liquidations-hammer-traders\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T02:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:10:12","slug":"bitcoin-falls-below-76k-as-209m-in-long-liquidations-hammer-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-falls-below-76k-as-209m-in-long-liquidations-hammer-traders\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Falls Below $76K as $209M in Long Liquidations Hammer Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin fell 2.8% Friday as Coinglass logged $577.9M in crypto liquidations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Sosovalue data showed $36.29M leaving spot bitcoin ETFs during Friday trading.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Donald Trump warnings and Fed fears kept BTC below the $76K resistance zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Loses Ground<\/h2>\n<p>The $80,000 range once again appears increasingly distant, with <span>bitcoin<\/span> now trading below the $76,000 zone after surrendering support at $77,000. <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s daily structure continues to reflect a market searching for conviction following the extended retracement from its October 2025 all-time high above the $126,000 range. <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s <span>market cap<\/span> currently sits at $1.5 trillion, while Friday <span>trading volume<\/span> remained relatively light at $31.49 billion, adding to the market\u2019s instability.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The <span>volume<\/span> that has emerged throughout the session appears heavily tilted toward sell-side pressure. Headwinds continue to build from escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and warnings directed at Iran by U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/oil-perps-hit-106-on-hyperliquid-bitcoin-falls-below-77k-as-trump-warns-iran-clock-is-ticking\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>. At the same time, broader macroeconomic conditions and shifting Federal Reserve expectations remain in focus, particularly as the central bank enters a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/kevin-warsh-takes-fed-chair-oath-as-fomc-gives-unanimous-backing\/\">new leadership<\/a> phase that many market participants believe could lean hawkish. Adding further strain, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded a series of outflows throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s trading session logged roughly $36.29 million exit spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span>, according to sosovalue.com <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-btc-spot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a>. Persistent negative funding rates, repeated failed breakouts above the $76,000 range, and ongoing deleveraging across futures markets further intensified the decline. Over the past 24 hours, <span>bitcoin<\/span> long positions accounted for $209 million in liquidations, while short positions absorbed just $4.7 million in losses. Across the broader <span>crypto<\/span> economy, total liquidations reached $577.9 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/liquidations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stats<\/a> from coinglass.com.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_816429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816429\" style=\"width:1650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-816429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <span>Crypto<\/span> <span>liquidation<\/span> data via coinglass.com on May 22, 2026, at 9:15 p.m. ET.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/unveiling-moving-averages-essential-tools-for-bitcoin-trading\/\">Moving averages<\/a> remain the clearest source of <span>bearish<\/span> pressure across the technical picture, with 13 indicators signaling downside conditions compared with just one supportive reading. The momentum oscillator delivered one of the few constructive signals among the oscillator set at -4,072, while the <span>moving average convergence divergence<\/span> ( <span>MACD<\/span>) registered -262, reinforcing that <span>bearish<\/span> momentum continues to dominate the broader intraday trend.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of weakening technical structure, persistent ETF outflows, elevated liquidations, and mounting macroeconomic uncertainty paints an increasingly defensive picture for <span>bitcoin<\/span> in the near term. Unless bulls reclaim key resistance levels and reverse the current pattern of failed breakouts, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bearish<\/a> sentiment appears firmly in control as traders continue reducing exposure amid intensifying market pressure.<\/p>\n<p>As it often does, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> is once again acting as a barometer for global <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-liquidity\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidity<\/a> conditions and geopolitical stress well before traditional finance (TradFi) markets fully react when trading resumes Monday morning. The contrast stands out even more given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s Friday evening decline unfolded while Wall Street closed the session at fresh record highs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-falls-below-76k-as-209m-in-long-liquidations-hammer-traders\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell 2.8% Friday as Coinglass logged $577.9M in crypto liquidations. Sosovalue data showed $36.29M leaving spot bitcoin ETFs during Friday trading. Donald Trump warnings and Fed fears kept BTC below the $76K resistance zone. Bitcoin Loses Ground The $80,000 range once again appears increasingly distant, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":72943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}