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Bitcoin Faces Short Squeeze Risk Above $87K as Funding Rates Hint Local Bottom
Derivatives metrics show rising bearish positioning followed by a sharp reduction in open interest, while price recovery hints at early squeeze dynamics.
Updated Nov 25, 2025, 10:02 a.m. Published Nov 25, 2025, 9:58 a.m.
What to know:
- Open interest surged to about 752,000 BTC during the November 21 low in bitcoin before unwinding to roughly 683,000 BTC, signalling a significant flush of leveraged positions.
- Perpetual funding flipped negative for the first time in a month, a pattern that has historically aligned with local market bottoms when sustained.
- Bitcoin has climbed from its Nov. 21 low of roughly $80,000 to above $88,000, strengthening the case for emerging short squeeze conditions.
Bitcoin is trading close to a crucial level that endangers large bearish bets, creating conditions ripe for a "short squeeze" higher while other indicators hint at local bottom.
These large bearish bets, likely initiated on Binance during the recent market rout, face liquidation risks at around $87,000., according to data source Coinglass. What it means is that a potential rally above $87,000 could prompt the exchange to force close these bearish positions, inadvertently injecting bullish pressures in the market. That, in turn, could drive the market higher in a classic "short squeeze."
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The chart below shows that most of the high-density liquidation leverage in Binance's BTC/USDT pair is concentrated above $87,000.
In short, watch for volatility to pick up if the breakout above $87,000 materializes, which seems possible given that key indicators such as the perpetual funding rates have flipped negative, a development observed at previous market bottoms.
Negative funding rates and clearer market structure
The global average funding rate, which reflects the cost of holding long and short positions, stood at -0.006%, a sign that shorts are paying longs to keep their bearish bets open. In other words, negative rates indicate a bias for short positions, the first such instance since Oct. 17, according to data source Glassnode.
Historically, the negative flip in funding rates has actually marked seller exhaustion, aligning with local bottoms when sustained, the firm said.
At the same time, open interest points to a cleaner market structure with less leverage at risk.
Coinglass data shows that open interest, which climbed to about 752,000 BTC on Nov. 21 during bitcoin’s local low of roughly $80,000, has since unwound sharply to about 683,000 BTC. That places the tally well below the approximately 741,000 BTC seen on Oct. 10, just before the major crypto liquidation cascade.
Taken together, these things point to potential for continued price recovery, assuming macroeconomic conditions don't worsen.
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