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  JPMorgan's analysts consider Bitcoin's declining open interest to be a sign that the current price trend may be weakening. 
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 <p>The <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency <a rel="dofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a>'s recent downtrend appears to be coming to an end, as JPMorgan's latest research suggests that most long-position liquidations have been completed.</p>
 <p>According to a Bloomberg report, analysts for the American bank estimate that the liquidations are “largely behind us.” The prediction is based on the open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) indicating that the selling trend might soon decelerate. Open interest, which refers to active futures contracts, serves as an indicator of <a rel="dofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a> sentiment and the strength of price trends. </p>
 <p>Bitcoin's open interest decline is seen as a sign that the current price trend could be weakening, according to analysts. “As a result, we see <a rel="dofollow" title="limited" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/limited.html">limited</a> <a rel="dofollow" title="downside" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/downside.html">downside</a> for <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> <a rel="dofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a>s over the near term.”</p>
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 <p>Crypto prices have been on the downtrend in recent weeks due to declining optimism around regulatory developments in the United States, notes the report. On Aug. 26, Bitcoin is trading close to $26,000, down 11.27% over the past 30 days, according to Cointelegraph Markets.</p>
 <p>Positive developments in the previous months boosted Bitcoin's price. Among them were a series of applications for the first U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to Bitcoin's spot price. The list of players waiting for regulatory approval includes BlackRock, Fidelity, ARK Investments and 21Shares, as well as several other asset managers.</p>
 <p>Ripple Labs' partial victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was another positive development. However, this optimism is gradually fading, notes the <a rel="dofollow" title="Category Analysis" href="https://thebittimes.com/analysis.html">Analysis</a>, as traders await Bitcoin ETF decisions and the SEC's appeal against Ripple brings renewed uncertainty.</p>
 <p> The scenario contributes to a “new round of legal uncertainty” for crypto markets, making them sensitive to future developments, according to JPMorgan's team. External market conditions also played a role in the crypto market's decline, including the rising U.S. real yields, and concerns about China's economic growth.</p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="dofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/jpmorgan-forecasts-limited-downside-for-crypto-markets-report-tbt60540.html">https://thebittimes.com/jpmorgan-forecasts-limited-downside-for-crypto-markets-report-tbt60540.html</a></p>

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