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title: "Bitcoin Faces Selling Pressure Amid Market Trends"
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description: "Bitcoin is facing selling pressure, aligning with U.S. small-cap stocks, indicating its status as a 'risk asset.' The negative funding rate for perpetual contracts shows low demand for leveraged long positions. However, potential medium-term benefits may arise from large outflows in the fixed income market as investors withdraw from bonds, possibly redirecting liquidity to risk assets like Bitcoin."
datetime: "2026-05-18T00:33:57.000Z"
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# Bitcoin Faces Selling Pressure Amid Market Trends

Bitcoin has recently experienced significant selling pressure, aligning closely with the U.S. small-cap stock index, indicating it is still perceived as a 'risk asset' rather than a safe haven. According to Odaily, the perpetual contract funding rate for Bitcoin has turned negative, suggesting a lack of demand for leveraged long positions, with traders remaining cautious about short-term gains. However, in the medium term, the large-scale outflow of funds from the fixed income market could benefit Bitcoin. As the 10-year Treasury yields in the U.S. and Europe reach multi-year highs, investors are gradually withdrawing from the bond market, potentially redirecting some liquidity towards risk assets, including Bitcoin.

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