{"id":602739,"date":"2026-05-21T23:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/bitcoin-longs-soar-despite-weak-us-macroeconomic-data-is-82k-btc-next\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:53:02","slug":"bitcoin-longs-soar-despite-weak-us-macroeconomic-data-is-82k-btc-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/bitcoin-longs-soar-despite-weak-us-macroeconomic-data-is-82k-btc-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin longs soar despite weak US macroeconomic data: Is $82K BTC next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9oaS1hLWZvbGxvdy11cC1vbi10ZXNsYS1wdXJjaGFzaW5nLTE1LWluLWJ0Yy13aGF0LWRvZXMtdGhpcy1tZWFuLWZvci10aGUtbWFya2V0LWFuZC1hZG9wdGlvbi0xLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin longs soar despite weak US macroeconomic data: Is $82K BTC next?\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Data shows Bitcoin traders cutting short positions and going long despite concerning US macroeconomic data emerging. Is a rally toward $82,000 next?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) flirted with $78,000 on Thursday but failed to sustain its bullish momentum after a disappointing outlook from US retailer Walmart and growing signs of a more restrictive US monetary policy. Despite weakening macroeconomic conditions, professional Bitcoin traders increased their bullish exposure. Is a rally to $82,000 the next step?<\/p>\n<p>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/pasted-image-882.png\" width=\"1507\" \/>\n      <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-longs-soar-despite-weak-us-macroeconomic-data-is-82k-btc-next\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data shows Bitcoin traders cutting short positions and going long despite concerning US macroeconomic data emerging. Is a rally toward $82,000 next? Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) flirted with $78,000 on Thursday but failed to sustain its bullish momentum after a disappointing outlook from US retailer Walmart and growing signs of a more restrictive US monetary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-602739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}