$12 Million on BitMEX Liquidated as Bitcoin Prints Nasty “Darth Maul” Candle
After trading below $7.800 for days on end, Bitcoin attempted a run at the level just minutes ago. At first, it seemed like the cryptocurrency had a chance, rallying from $7,770 to $7,870 — a gain of approximately 1.2% — within the span of two minutes. Chart from TradingView.com Unfortunately for bulls, as fast as the cryptocurrency rallied, it reversed. After hitting $7,870, the highest price BTC has traded at since the March 12th crash, “Black Thursday,” it tanked to $7,720. Analysts know this sort of price action as a “Darth Maul” candle, whereas prices rapidly rally out of a consolidation pattern to only be smacked down by bears, often resulting in a red candle that looks much like the lightsaber of Star Wars’ Darth Maul. While the move in the Bitcoin price was relatively small in that it only encompassed around $150, the effects on the derivatives market were strong. Per data from Skew.com, approximately $12 million worth of Bitcoin positions open on BitMEX — both long and short p...