On Wednesday, Bitcoin saw strong buying pressure, with prices breaking the $90,000 mark, reaching a new high in nearly a week. A report from QCP Capital indicated that this rise was not driven by the fundamentals of crypto assets, but rather by an improvement in market risk sentiment. Bitcoin rose from an intraday low of $86,400 all the way up, increasing by 5.3% over the past 24 hours, nearing $91,500.
Short sellers are caught off guard. According to Coinglass data, the amount of short positions closed in the past 24 hours reached $241 million, more than three times that of long positions. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 index rose for the fourth consecutive trading day, coinciding with Bitcoin's re-test of the $90,000 mark. Market expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December are heating up, with CME FedWatch showing an 85% probability of a 25 basis point cut, while Myriad users predict it at 83%. Although some officials still oppose a rate cut, the overall macro atmosphere is favorable for risk assets.