Bitcoin · 2026-08-03
That day's view: BTC closed 8/3 at $63,520 (-0.08%), with an intraday range of $1,780 (H $64,080 / L $62,300). Volume held at 15,543 BTC, roughly flat versus 8/2 with a slight contraction at a flat price. Funding flipped positive to +0.00548% (8/2 was -0.00128%), while open interest declined from 109,127 to 108,556 BTC (-0.52%). Composite main force reads (c): a mild OI decline plus flat price and a flip of funding back into positive territory — a light short-covering-driven rebound with limited follow-through. The Fear & Greed Index stayed at 28 (Fear), keeping sentiment cautious. Watch for the 8/4-8/5 U.S. non-farm payrolls and ISM Manufacturing prints, alongside the 8/7 monthly unlock of 21,000 BTC and its marginal pressure on supply.
Key Data
- BTC close: UTC 2026-08-03 00:00 at $63,570.01; UTC 2026-08-03 24:00 at $63,547.52; window change -0.08%
- Intraday range: high $64,080.00 / low $62,300.00; range $1,780.00 (2.80%)
- 24h total network volume: 15,543 BTC (~$984M)
- Perpetual funding rate: 4-period mean +0.00548% (08-03 00:00 +0.01000% / 08-03 08:00 +0.00636% / 08-03 16:00 +0.00247% / 08-04 00:00 +0.00308%)
- Taker buy/sell ratio: 24h mean 0.9436, latest 0.9146
- Retail long/short account ratio: 24h mean 1.8355, latest 1.4981
- Top-trader long/short ratio: 24h mean 1.5937, latest 1.5043
- Open interest (OI): 24h net -0.52%, currently 108,556 BTC
- Perpetual basis: stable between -0.05% and +0.05%
- Fear & Greed Index: 2026-08-03 reading 28 (Fear)
24H Price Review
- Phase · Early session (UTC 00-06): open $63,570.01 → $62,827.17, -1.17%, 6h volume 2,447 BTC.
- Phase · Early afternoon (UTC 06-12): open $62,827.17 → $62,560.01, -0.43%, 6h volume 3,630 BTC.
- Phase · Afternoon (UTC 12-18): open $62,560.01 → $63,906.00, +2.15%, 6h volume 6,743 BTC.
- Phase · Close (UTC 18-24): open $63,905.99 → $63,520.00, -0.60%, 6h volume 2,723 BTC.
Bull vs. Bear
- Phase 1 (UTC 00-06) single-phase capitulation -1.17% + concentrated volume 2,447 BTC | hit the window low of $62,300.00, a typical "event-driven concentrated sell-off" pattern
- OI 24h net -0.52% near-neutral | OI net -571 BTC; capital neither meaningfully exiting nor actively building positions
- Taker sell-side dominance 24h mean 0.9436 < 1.0 | taker persistently sell-side dominated; although late-session 0.9146 brought buyers back, price did not show an effective rebound
- Phase 3 (UTC 12-18) single-phase rebound +2.15% + volume 6,743 BTC | hit the window high of $64,080.00, a typical "post-event technical rebound" pattern
- Top-trader long/short ratio 24h mean 1.59, mild institutional long bias | top-trader L/S 24h mean 1.59 / late 1.50; institutions maintained a mildly long stance across the window
- Close at $63,520.00 held the $62,300.00-$64,080.00 range | 24h price stayed inside the window range without breaking the lower bound = short-term support remains effective