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Bitcoin Nears All-Time Highs Amid CME Gap Watch and Institutional Debate
BTC eyes $122K+ while traders monitor a $117K CME gap, potential $18B short squeeze, and shifting narratives on market cycles. Ethereum rallies, but Bitcoin dominance debate intensifies.
Joe G & Money Talks
August 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes
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What we will talk about today...
Bitcoin Targets $122K With $117K CME Gap in Sight
$18B Short Squeeze Could Follow 10% BTC Jump
Is the Bitcoin Four-Year Cycle Dead?
Samson Mow Predicts ETH Dump Into Bitcoin
BTC surged to $122,000 before retracing, with traders eyeing a dip to $117K to fill a CME futures gap.
#BTC
The entire point of this Bitcoin recovery is to find out whether ~$117200 will be reclaimed as support or act as resistance
It's been a cycle of downside deviations thus far so a reclaim isn't out of the question
$BTC #Crypto#Bitcoin
— Rekt Capital (@rektcapital)
5:36 PM • Aug 6, 2025
Key Events This Week:
1. OPEC Monthly Report - Tuesday
2. July CPI Inflation data - Tuesday
3. July PPI Inflation data - Thursday
4. July Retail Sales data - Friday
5. MI Consumer Sentiment data - Friday
6. Total of 5 Fed speaker events
It's a big week for inflation data.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter)
1:04 PM • Aug 10, 2025
$122K breakout: Weekend rally liquidated $100M in shorts, fueled by spot buying, not leverage.
$117K CME gap: Analysts expect a quick fill before another all-time high push.
Macro data watch: CPI/PPI releases this week could decide Fed rate cuts and market momentum.
I hate to be that guy...
But we have a large CME gap that opened up over the weekend - between $117 & $119k.
Ideally we close this soon.
— Nic (@nicrypto)
5:31 AM • Aug 11, 2025
“This rally isn’t being propped up by leveraged longs… it’s being driven by spot demand.”
BitBull
$18B Short Squeeze Could Follow 10% BTC Jump
Traders say a move above $120K could trigger a massive short liquidation.
#BTC is on the cusp of a reclaiming ~$117200 back into support
Bitcoin is hours away from a decisive Weekly Close
$BTC #Crypto#Bitcoin
— Rekt Capital (@rektcapital)
8:59 AM • Aug 10, 2025
$BTC's next move: $120,000
The largest liquidity pool in weeks is sitting right above us.
If you’re short here… God help you.
SHORT SQUEEZE LOADING.
— Merlijn The Trader (@MerlijnTrader)
11:00 AM • Aug 10, 2025
Short squeeze setup: Just a 10% BTC rally could wipe out $18B in shorts.
CME gap at $116.5K: Many expect a dip to fill it before the next leg higher.
Market mood: Some see choppy weekend action giving way to a breakout above $120K.
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“Monday could be a bit bearish… After that, we could see a move above $120,000.”
BitBull
Institutions may be breaking BTC’s halving-driven price pattern.
This is why the Bitcoin 4 year cycle is over.
Top 100 Bitcoin treasury companies hold almost 1 MILLION Bitcoin 🤯
BlackRock. Fidelity. Bit wise. Etc.— Jason Ai. Williams (@GoingParabolic)
10:53 PM • Aug 9, 2025
It seems more likely than not that the 4 year cycles are over. Halvings are immaterial to trading float, 95% of the BTC have been mined, supply comes from buying out OGs, demand is the sum of spot retail, ETPs getting added to wealth platforms, and treasury companies.
— Pierre Rochard (@BitcoinPierre)
1:12 AM • Aug 11, 2025
Institutional impact: Top 100 Bitcoin treasuries hold nearly 1M BTC, changing market drivers.
Macro influence: Rates, regulation, and ETFs now rival the halving in market impact.
Skeptics push back: Others say halving math and TradFi cycles reinforce the 4-year rhythm.
“The four-year halving cycle remains useful, but it’s no longer the market’s central script.”
Martin Burgherr, Sygnum Bank
Samson Mow Predicts ETH Dump Into Bitcoin
The Jan3 CEO says ETH holders will rotate back to BTC after price peaks.
Let me explain what’s happening with ETHBTC.
Most ETH holders have a lot of BTC (ICO/insiders) and they are rotating that BTC into ETH to pump it on new narratives (Ethereum Treasury co’s).
Once they’ve gotten it high enough, they’ll dump their ETH, creating new generational
— Samson Mow (@Excellion)
3:28 AM • Aug 10, 2025
Rotation thesis: Early ETH buyers allegedly use it to gain more BTC.
Market history: Past cycles show altcoins often rally after BTC peaks.
ETH momentum: Ether hit $4,300, its highest weekly close since 2021, just 12% from ATH.
“No one wants ETH in the long run.”
Samson Mow
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