{"id":92740,"date":"2025-12-29T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92740"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:00:17","slug":"qcp-analysts-predict-bitcoin-gamma-squeeze-above-94000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/qcp-analysts-predict-bitcoin-gamma-squeeze-above-94000\/","title":{"rendered":"QCP Analysts Predict Bitcoin Gamma Squeeze Above $94,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leading cryptocurrency rose by approximately 2.6% during the Asian session, mirroring trading dynamics following <span data-descr=\"noted on the night of December 24 to 25\" class=\"old_tooltip\">Christmas<\/span>. Analysts at QCP Capital attributed the volatility spikes to low liquidity in the &#8220;holiday market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"QCPbroadcast\/1530\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Experts noted that the rise was not triggered by a cascade of short liquidations \u2014 the volume of closed positions was less than $40 million.<\/p>\n<p>The primary driver was purchases in a <span data-descr=\"a market condition with few buyers and sellers, leading to low activity, small trading volume, and high volatility\" class=\"old_tooltip\">&#8220;thin market&#8221;<\/span>. Additional demand may have been created by <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/michael-saylor-the-microstrategy-founders-biography-and-views\">Michael Saylor<\/a>: the founder of Strategy hinted at new Bitcoin acquisitions, which spurred buyers into action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back to Orange. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3lnpOObER\">pic.twitter.com\/J3lnpOObER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2005272369791955273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Analysts also recorded a spike in funding rates for perpetual contracts on Deribit above 30%. After the options expiry on October 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-market-maker\">market makers<\/a> shifted positions towards &#8220;short gamma&#8221;: as prices rise, they are forced to buy the asset for hedging, creating a feedback loop.<\/p>\n<p>This mechanism was evident when <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-climbs-back-above-90000-amid-precious%e2%80%91metals-rally-and-a-weaker-dollar\">breaking through $90,000<\/a>. Further consolidation above $94,000 could trigger a full-fledged <span data-descr=\"a sharp rise in asset price caused by the actions of market makers\" class=\"old_tooltip\">gamma squeeze<\/span> and accelerate the rally.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risks and Forecasts<\/h2>\n<p>The support level of $86,000 held firm, despite outflows from <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\">ETFs<\/a> and selling pressure during the American session. Demand for protective put options decreased: major players did not roll over December puts with a strike of $85,000.<\/p>\n<p>QCP warned that it is too early to draw conclusions about a long-term trend. Following a record expiry, open interest fell by 50%. A significant portion of capital remains out of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Trading is likely to continue without a clear trend until the end of the year. Volatility is expected to return once traders begin to rebuild positions in January, analysts concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Wintermute experts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-highlight-capital-concentration-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum\">highlighted<\/a> the concentration of capital in Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leading cryptocurrency rose by approximately 2.6% during the Asian session, mirroring trading dynamics following Christmas. Analysts at QCP attributed the volatility spikes to low liquidity in the &#8220;holiday market.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin rose by 2.6% in the Asian session, reflecting post-Christmas trading dynamics.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[871,18,1145,1326,436],"class_list":["post-92740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-asia","tag-bitcoin","tag-market-analysis","tag-qcp-capital","tag-trading"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"169","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin rose by 2.6% in the Asian session, reflecting post-Christmas trading dynamics.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92742,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92740\/revisions\/92742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}