Recent increases in short positions have led many leading altcoins into a downtrend. If sentiment shifts, a significant short squeeze could occur in these altcoins in the coming hours or days. Currently, Filecoin (FIL) and Uniswap (UNI) are experiencing a considerable amount of short selling.
Short Squeeze Alert for Filecoin (FIL)
In the last 18 hours, Filecoin’s FIL has seen $53.44 million in long positions and $61.49 million in short positions (53.5%). Over the past 24 hours, there has been a similar long/short ratio with $88.87 million in long positions compared to $102.32 million in short positions (53.52%).
Interestingly, FIL is trading at $4.38, down 1.09% in the last 24 hours. This indicates a slight bearish sentiment on the altcoin, greed among short position holders, and potential upward liquidity for a possible short squeeze.
Uniswap (UNI) May Surge Due to Short Liquidity
On the other hand, Uniswap has opened $92.93 million in long positions against $102.39 million in short positions (52.42%) in the last 24 hours. The long/short ratio in the last 12 hours shows that 54% of the current open positions are bearish.
Like FIL, UNI has also lost 2.73% of its value in the last 24 hours and is trading at $5.93. However, the altcoin’s volume over the past 24 hours is double the size of the short positions opened in the same time frame.
Given this situation, the current liquidity may be less enticing for triggering a short squeeze, and a further drop in Uniswap’s price may be required. Nevertheless, despite the high ratio of long positions to the proportionately low volume, market makers could still go hunting for shorts.
For those unaware, a short squeeze refers to the pressure faced by investors who have opened short positions in an investment instrument when they encounter losses due to a sharp price increase, forcing them to close their positions. As the price of an altcoin rises, investors who have bet on its decline begin to lose money. No matter how much the price increases, they technically need to buy back the altcoin to close the position. Short sellers have to pay higher prices to close their positions as the price rises, which creates more upward pressure on the price.
