Bitcoin Rally Driven By Coinbase Users? Premium Would Say So
September 19 2023 - 11:00AM
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The Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap has been positive during the past
few days, implying the surge above $27,000 may be driven by the
platform’s users. Coinbase Users Have Been Participating In
Aggressive Bitcoin Buying Recently In a new post on X, the
CryptoQuant Netherlands community manager, Maartunn, has pointed
out how there appears to have been buying going on at Coinbase
recently. The relevant indicator here is the “Coinbase Premium
Gap,” which keeps track of the difference between the Bitcoin
prices listed on the cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance.
The former platform is more popular among US-based investors
(including large institutional holders), while the latter receives
more global traffic. As such, the Premium Gap’s value may provide
insight into how the behaviors of these two audiences differ. When
the value of this metric is positive, it means that the price on
Coinbase is greater than that on Binance right now. This would
imply that the American investors have either been applying a
higher buying pressure or a lower selling pressure as compared to
the global users. Related Reading: This Bitcoin Metric Continues To
Retest Bear-Bull Junction, Will A Break Happen? Now, here is a
chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap over
the last few days: Looks like the value of the metric has been
going up in recent days | Source: @JA_Maartun on X As displayed in
the above graph, the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap had been negative
earlier in the month, implying that Coinbase users had been selling
more than Binance users. The metric had turned especially deep in
the leadup to and during the plunge towards the $25,000 level,
suggesting the selloff was driven by the American holders. During
the recovery that had followed, the Premium Gap had turned
positive, but only after a delay, implying that the US-based
investors didn’t initially contribute towards the surge. Since
then, however, the indicator has remained at notable positive
values, meaning that the platform’s user base has been constantly
accumulating the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Next Bitcoin
Peak: Why It Could Still Be 2 Years Away From the graph, it’s
visible that the buying on Coinbase appears to have only ramped up
during the past couple of days, as the Premium Gap has observed a
sharp spike. The timing of this surge could indicate that the
US-based investors are the ones helping the asset’s recent growth
beyond the $27,000 level. This is a good sign, naturally, as strong
buying pressure from the US institutional holders could provide the
appropriate fuel for the cryptocurrency to retest higher levels. It
now remains to be seen whether the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap
would continue to remain at positive values in the coming days, or
if buying would cool down on the platform. BTC Price Bitcoin had
observed a sharp drop from the $27,200 level to $26,600 yesterday
but has since made a swift recovery back to the mark, as the below
chart displays. BTC has gone through a bit of a rollercoaster
during the past couple of days | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView
Featured image from Michael Förtsch on Unsplash.com, charts from
TradingView.com, CryptoQuant.com
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