Bitcoin’s Big Moves Are Being Magnified by a Protracted Lack of Liquidity
- FalconX’s data shows market depth remains at year’s low
- Spot market volume remains down while rising in derivatives
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A protracted dearth of liquidity in cryptocurrency markets is playing a key role in the more than 10% swings in the price of Bitcoin seen in recent weeks.
Market depth remains at its lowest point this year even with the recent resurgence in trading activity being spurred on in part by expectations for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, FalconX’s research team found. They measure market depth by looking at the average volume of Bitcoin trading activities within 1% of its current price, on a 24-hour basis.