BNB Rally Sparks Reality Check: Traders Bet on a Pullback

BNB, that stubborn sentinel of a market grown weary, defies the broad collapse and climbs nearly 20% in a week, as if the ledger itself cleared its throat to applaud a stubborn joke 😏💹.

Yet the money-scarred vox of on-chain and technical indicators hints that the ascent may be losing its luster; traders, with the weary smile of those who have counted their coins and found them lighter, begin to lock in profits from recent gains.

BNB Faces Profit-Taking Wave

From the BNB/USD daily chart, the mood shifts like a curtain falling on a courtroom drama. The price has pressed higher in recent sessions, but the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) has slid into the shadows, forming a bearish divergence. At press time, this candle-worn momentum gauge sits at -0.02.

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The CMF indicator tracks money flowing into and out of an asset. When it sags amid a price climb, a bearish divergence wears its mask and reveals the truth that many prefer not to hear.

This suggests that despite BNB’s upward drift, buying pressure is thinning, and if this mood persists, the coin could surrender some of its recent gains.

Moreover, BNB’s long/short ratio has stubbornly stayed below one since October 6, signaling a growing negative bias among futures traders. At the moment, the figure stands at 0.9354.

The long/short ratio measures how many bettors position longs (hope of price rise) versus shorts (bet on the fall). A value above one would hum a bullish tune; below one, it whispers of caution and potential trouble ahead.

When it climbs above one, more traders expect upward momentum, signaling a bullish tilt in the derivatives arena. Conversely, a sub-one reading, like now, shows most participants banking on more downside. A steady rise in short bets hints at a market correction and adds to selling pressure.

BNB Hangs by a Thread at $1,263

At the moment, the altcoin hovers near the $1,263 support-an edge where fear and hope contend, like two stern librarians deciding a verdict. If bearish sentiment prevails, the floor may crack and BNB could retreat toward $1,100, wiping out a portion of last week’s ascent. 😬

Yet a resurgence of buying interest could keep the token above that stubborn support. In such a turn, BNB might chase back toward its all-time high of $1,349, if fortune and discipline conspire together.

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2025-10-10 16:09