The largest cryptocurrencies' open interest (OI), such as XRP
In the past month, XRP Solana ~SOL} and Dogecoin `DOGE} have both dropped by 51%.
The decline in open interest indicates that market participants are growing disenchanted, according to a post made on April 30 on X by cryptocurrency dealer TheCryptoMann.
OI calculates the combined value of all active and pending cryptocurrency futures contracts on all exchanges. It is a crucial indicator that analysts and traders use to gauge the mood of the market and project future price changes.
Of the nine most valuable cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Dogecoin saw the worst decrease in Open Interest (OI), plunging 64% to $668.2 million since April 1.
With its open interest now at $1.51 billion, Solana has lost 47% of its value since April 1.
In the meantime, XRP's OI has dropped by 44% during the same period, to $497.67 million.
Because traders lose confidence in the direction of the market and are less inclined to place wagers on either side of the price action, market volatility frequently causes a decline in OI.
Crypto trader TheoTrader noted in a post on April 26 on X that "open interest close to all-time lows since FTX nuke," comparing the present OI levels to those observed around the collapse of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX in November 2022.
The fallout from the April 20 Bitcoin halving, which caused revenue for Bitcoin miners to hit all-time lows, is another significant factor contributing to the current state of market volatility.
Although the extent of the expected market downturn is unknown, fewer traders are expected to open fresh positions.
Along with price losses in the broader market, the top two cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have also seen a decline in Open Interest.
Bitcoin's open interest has dropped by 21% to $25.58 billion, and as of the time of publication, its price has dropped by 14.87% to $60,149.
Ether (ETH) has had a similar decline in open interest of 22% to $10.02 billion. Its price has also dropped by 16.67% and is currently trading marginally above the crucial support level at $3,005.
More money has shifted into Bitcoin during the last 30 days compared to altcoins. Consequently, the dominance of Bitcoin, or BTC's percentage of the entire crypto market capitalization, has risen by 2.13% to 54.77%.
May 2024, Cryptoniteuae