Analysis: Bitcoin's dip buying is absorbing some selling pressure, but it is still insufficient to reverse the downward trend
### FLASH: May 31 Bitcoin Market Update
Selling pressure on Bitcoin spot ETFs continues to mount. Following a $12.6 billion net outflow last week, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw another $14.2 billion in net outflows this week, briefly pulling BTC down to $72,500.
However, on-chain and market data show some funds are starting to buy the dip around $70,000. Spot market buying has absorbed a portion of the selling pressure and provided price support, though buying volume remains insufficient to reverse the current downtrend.
Derivatives market data adds that traders added roughly $300 million in long leveraged positions in the $73,000 to $74,000 range, signaling some investors are betting on a price rebound. Additionally, the order book depth ratio has turned positive, meaning the market views BTC as attractive below $75,000.
To push Bitcoin back into an uptrend, the market still needs new catalysts, including progress in the U.S.-Iran peace agreement, a reversal of spot ETF net outflow
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