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Bitcoin funding rates have been continuously decreasing lately. It has reportedly fallen to its lowest level in the past three months, which seems to be signaling something quite interesting in the market.
A decrease in funding rates usually indicates that a large number of short positions are accumulated, and experts analyze that if prices surge sharply in such a situation, a short squeeze could occur. Currently, market sentiment appears to be leaning toward a bearish trend, but there are observations suggesting this could lead to an overshoot.
When a short squeeze happens, short position holders may incur losses and be forcibly liquidated. Given that the funding rate has dropped to this level, if there is a sudden rally, a significant short squeeze could occur, according to market consensus. We should keep an eye on how things develop moving forward.