Demand for Bitcoin has soared, but the spot market is wary

7/10/2026, 11:47 AMЕвгения Слив

Analysts at the authoritative on-chain platform CryptoQuant have recorded an unprecedentedly rapid recovery in market demand for the leading cryptocurrency, which has become a real breath of fresh air for investors. In just one week, the calculated demand strength indicator, which reflects the imbalance between buyers and sellers, managed to shrink from a critical mark of minus five hundred thousand Bitcoins to a much more optimistic minus seventy-five thousand. It is important to understand that we are not talking about the direct volume of coins bought or sold, but rather a complex mathematical model evaluating buyer deficit: the closer the value is to zero, the stronger the pressure from those wishing to acquire the asset. Experts are confident that such a sharp improvement in the metric unequivocally signals a return of interest in digital gold, however, the nature of this recovery has its own specifics.

The main driver of the current revival lies in the cryptocurrency derivatives segment, where the appetites of retail traders are growing by the hour. The demand indicator for futures contracts transformed in a matter of days from a deep minus into a weak positive zone, indicating a massive opening of new positions and the virtual disappearance of the interest deficit among speculators. At the same time, the picture in the fundamental spot market remains much more restrained and even alarming for bulls: the demand indicator is still wandering in negative territory at the level of minus seventy-eight thousand coins. This eloquently suggests that large institutional investors and long-term holders are not yet in a hurry to buy the asset for storage, preferring a wait-and-see tactic against the backdrop of persisting macroeconomic uncertainty.

Historical experience suggests to analysts that truly sustainable and large-scale bullish rallies in the Bitcoin market have always begun exclusively under the condition of simultaneous demand growth in both the futures and spot markets. Since the current recovery relies primarily on leveraged instruments and short-term speculation, CryptoQuant experts urge not to rush to conclusions about the formation of a full-fledged upward trend. Nevertheless, the fundamental resilience of the asset remains indisputable: the Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Michael Selig, recently aptly described Bitcoin as one of the most antifragile assets in the world, capable of maintaining its strength and adapting to any market shocks, price drops, and the most severe regulatory storms.

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