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QCP Capital: BTC miners have shown signs of capitulation, but the options market remains optimistic

QCP Capital posted an analysis. Another day of heavy selling pressure caused BTC to fall below the 60k support level and hit a low of $57,875. BTC miners are showing signs of capitulation. Historically, this is related to the price bottoming out. The last time a similar hash rate drop occurred in 2022, when BTC traded at 17,000. However, despite the cryptocurrency sell-off, the options market remains optimistic as it sees interest in ETH call options expiring in September and December heavily skewed. Breaking the downtrend may require two factors: 1. The clearing clusters of BTC and ETH are heavily skewed to the upside, opening up a potential short squeeze. 2. With Form S-1 approval looming, spot Ethereum ETF approval could lead to a significant rebound in ETH.