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The $20,000 support is weak, but traders are not bearish
These two derivatives metrics — options skew and long-to-short — suggest that the 4.5% Bitcoin price correction since the $21,000 test on Oct. 29 was backed by a moderate level of distrust from leverage buyers.
A more optimistic sentiment would have caused the 60-day delta skew to enter the negative range and possibly have pushed the long-to-short ratio to higher levels. It is important to note that even pro traders can misinterpret the market, but the present reading from the derivatives market favors a weak $20,000 support.
From an optimistic perspective, there is no indication that pro traders expect a negative move. Basically, nothing changes even if the price revisits the $19,000 range because 50 days have passed since Bitcoin last traded above $22,000.
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