Bitcoin’s rebound towards $70,000 — buying and selling at $68,000 as Hong Kong hit noon — seems to have been pushed extra by positioning than conviction, based on market maker Enflux, which stated the transfer largely mirrored short-covering after merchants leaned bearish amid geopolitical headlines.
“The market just isn’t pricing disaster, however it’s not pricing decision both,” Enflux wrote in a be aware to CoinDesk. “Shorts leaned into the Iran headlines over the weekend, BTC flushed towards 63k, and when escalation didn’t instantly spiral right into a broader regional warfare affecting the Gulf and Dubai commerce corridors, the squeeze started.”
Crypto tends to react quicker than conventional property throughout geopolitical shocks, Enflux added.
“When bombs drop, or sanctions tighten, capital seems for exit routes. In instances of uncertainty, BTC turns into a stress valve,” the agency wrote.
Institutional demand has remained a key supply of assist. Over the previous 5 buying and selling days, BTC ETFs have attracted roughly $1.45 billion in web inflows.
Boomers to the rescue once more as bitcoin ETFs report $1.5b of inflows previously 5 days after one other huge day yesterday. Greatest haul shortly, nearly the entire unique ten spot ETFs seeing motion too = breadth and depth. This after a 50%(!) drawdown and most underwater.… pic.twitter.com/eF0VJqiPZ0
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) March 3, 2026
Onchain and derivatives indicators recommend the market is stabilizing however not but regaining robust conviction.
In a latest report, Glassnode wrote that momentum indicators are starting to get well from latest weak point, with bitcoin’s relative power index rising to about 41 from 36 the earlier week, although nonetheless beneath the impartial 50 degree that might sign stronger bullish management.
Spot market circumstances have additionally improved. Buying and selling quantity has climbed to roughly $9.6 billion from $6.6 billion the earlier week, whereas shopping for and promoting flows in spot markets have grow to be extra balanced, suggesting the sooner wave of aggressive promoting has begun to ease.
Derivatives markets stay cautious. Glassnode stated the price of holding leveraged lengthy positions has dropped sharply, whereas futures buying and selling nonetheless reveals sellers dominating consumers, signaling continued warning amongst leveraged merchants.
Prediction markets mirror the identical cooling of conviction: the chance of bitcoin falling to $65,000 in March has dropped 11 share factors to 73%, the percentages of $60,000 have fallen 10 factors to 41%, and a separate Polymarket contract displaying bitcoin hitting $60,000 earlier than $80,000 has additionally weakened, sliding 12 factors to 61%.
Collectively, the info suggests bitcoin has discovered assist for now, however merchants stay hesitant to cost in both a decisive rally or a deeper selloff.