{"id":52169,"date":"2024-12-13T01:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-futures-insane-btc-price-record-daily-close"},"modified":"2024-12-13T04:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T04:03:42","slug":"bitcoin-15-futures-basis-insane-as-btc-price-sees-record-daily-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilynews.com\/blog\/?p=52169","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin 15% futures basis &#039;insane&#039; as BTC price sees record daily close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) saw its highest daily close in history on Dec. 11 as six-figure BTC price action came back with a bang.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-12\/0193ba0f-77ec-7160-9537-0aae3e70f03d\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><em>BTC\/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph\/TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>BTC price forecast sees new all-time high in \u201ccoming days\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed BTC\/USD sealing its latest daily candle at around $101,200.<\/p>\n<p>On Bitstamp, this matched the close from Dec. 8 to become the highest ever recorded, with bulls pulling away from local lows of $94,000 seen earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crucial level is still defined on $BTC,\u201d trader, analyst and entrepreneur Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe, summarized in his latest analysis on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf the markets stay above that area, it&#8217;s likely that we&#8217;ll see new ATH&#8217;s in the coming days.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-12\/0193ba0a-b035-7f7d-81af-87bcdbf589d2\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><em>BTC\/USDT 4-hour chart with RSI data. Source: Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Commenting, market observers noted continued market stability accompanying the latest trip to $100,000 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin quietly just had its highest daily close ever,\u201d Charles Edwards, founder of quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole Investments, wrote in an X post on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMeanwhile funding rates are below normal, leverage still wiped and ETFs are seeing day after day of relentless inflows.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Edwards referred to the cleansing of leveraged positions that resulted from snap market volatility this week and last.<\/p>\n<p>Shorts felt the heat on the rebound, with combined 24-hour crypto liquidations at $270 million at the time of writing, per data from monitoring resource CoinGlass.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-12\/0193ba0b-75e6-7c3f-9be2-3a91c1f9c16d\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><em>Crypto liquidations (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bitcoin futures speculation noticeably absent<\/h2>\n<p>Zaheer Ebtikar, co-founder of crypto fund Split Capital, flagged additional data supporting the lack of excessive market risk.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Bitcoin \u2018Choppiness\u2019 index hints $110K BTC price will be tough to crack<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite Bitcoin circling all-time highs, he noted, its futures basis remained unusually low.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t explain to you how absolutely insane this image is,\u201d he told X followers alongside an illustrative chart.<\/p>\n<p>The futures basis refers to the difference in price between spot and futures market pricing, measured as a percentage of spot. In Bitcoin bull markets where all-time highs occur, the basis can reach 30% or more, reflecting increased speculation over BTC price growth to come.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-12\/0193ba0b-f3f8-7a70-9681-9f38ec798a34\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><em>Bitcoin futures basis comparison. Source: Zaheer Ebtikar\/X<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Check <span style=\"background: #FDFBAC; padding: 1px 4px;\">other news for today<\/span> and Please stand by..<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p>If one of the paying programs on our Monitor appeals to you, please support <em>EmilyNews<\/em> by registering for it on our website. 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