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How are Binance whales reacting to market uncertainty ?
Analyzing the behavior of Binance whales during this period of macroeconomic uncertainty can provide valuable insight into broader market sentiment To do so, I chose to focus on two main indicators. - The Exchange Whale Ratio on Binance : Since whales are very active on Binance, analyzing their behavior is a good way to bring additional context to the general sentiment in the crypto market. This ratio is built to compare the top 10 inflows to the total inflows on Binance. This way, we can evaluate whale involvement in $BTC and their impact. The first thing to notice is that the 365DMA is constantly increasing, indicating that the longer the bullish trend continues, the greater the whale involvement, meaning their inflows represent a larger part of the total inflows. Then, when looking at the 30DMA, we can see that in the short term, whale involvement is decreasing, the ratio has now returned to levels seen in September/October 2024. This could mean that the selling pressure from Binance whales is either decreasing or stabilizing. - Binance Whale to Exchange Flow : Here we directly analyze the 30-day value of whale inflows. We can clearly see that it is significantly decreasing. The inflow value has dropped by over $3 billion, a similar magnitude to what occurred during the previous correction in 2024. In conclusion, during this complicated period, it appears that Binance whales are not panicking. On the contrary, both the Exchange Whale Ratio and whale inflows on Binance are decreasing. This suggests that whales currently prefer to hold rather than sell massively and capitulate.