Fire Hustle said Bitcoin’s near-30% surge over four days was driven by more than renewed optimism. According to the analyst, roughly $4 billion in leveraged positions were hit as short sellers were forced to buy into a rapidly rising market. The video argued that Bitcoin’s move from below $65,000 to nearly $80,000 improved several underlying indicators, but also left the market vulnerable to a sharp reversal.

The move was notable because Bitcoin had spent about three months trading in a narrow range. During that period, spot volume fell to its lowest level since Glassnode began tracking it in 2019, according to the analyst. The video said that quiet trading created the conditions for an unusually violent breakout once market positioning shifted, underscoring how tightly compressed markets can react when liquidity and leverage change at the same time.

Short liquidations turned the breakout into a squeeze

Before the rally, Fire Hustle identified three recovery conditions: a reclaim of $68,700, rising trading volume, and renewed inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin cleared that level, moved above its 200-day moving average, and saw volume rise as ETF demand returned.

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The immediate catalyst, however, was described as leverage. Traders had increasingly opened short positions after Bitcoin repeatedly failed to hold above $65,000. When the price moved higher instead, those positions were liquidated, triggering market buy orders that added further upward pressure.

“The loop” was described in the YouTube video as “forced buying attracting real buying.” Fire Hustle also cited more than $500 million of Bitcoin ETF inflows on Wednesday and over $600 million on Thursday, while Ethereum funds took in more than $200 million in the latter session. That matters because persistent ETF demand has become one of the clearer signals of whether spot-led interest is broadening beyond short-term positioning.

On-chain signals improve, but $80,000 remains a test

The video pointed to CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index, which reportedly rose above 60 for the first time since October. Six of its 10 components, including demand growth and stablecoin liquidity, had turned positive. Large Bitcoin holders with more than 10,000 BTC also added more than 30,000 coins in a single day, according to data cited from BGeometrics.

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Even so, she cautioned that Bitcoin’s daily RSI had moved above 80, a level commonly viewed as overbought. Bitcoin was rejected near $80,000, and the next major supply area was identified between $83,000 and $84,000.

She also linked part of the rally to a broader liquidity shift, citing a US Treasury plan to increase longer-dated bond buybacks and softer inflation and jobs data. Those developments suggested that falling yields may have supported risk assets, although the video presented them as contributing factors rather than a definitive cause.

For crypto market participants, the key signals are whether Bitcoin can establish $65,600 as support on a weekly close and whether ETF inflows remain elevated beyond a few sessions.

A sustained institutional bid could support a broader recovery, while fading flows would strengthen the case that the rally was mainly a liquidation-driven bounce. With long positions now building below the market, sharp moves in either direction may depend less on headlines than on whether those flows and technical levels continue to hold.