11 billion dollars of ETH shorts at $4,500 ?!?! – no « imminent short squeeze » as long as there’s easy liquidity to chase

Nous allons pousser le raisonnement au-delà du simple récit « short squeeze imminent » pour montrer le véritable playbook des market makers (MM) : ils ne déclenchent pas le squeeze tant qu’il reste de la liquidité facile à chasser.



❶ L’ordre de grandeur :
◙ 40–50 % de l’OI ETH est concentré autour de 4,3–4,7 k, mais « 11 Md$ à 4 500 $ » est une simplification rhétorique. Cela motive le retail, mais n’est pas une donnée brute.
❷ Les stops longs sous 3 xxx $ sont l’angle mort du marché.
◙ Les MM vont chercher ces liquidités en priorité, car c’est plus efficace que d’attaquer directement les shorts au-dessus de 4 xxx $.
❸ Le schéma Wyckoff appliqué au levier :
Acte I : flush des longs (25/09 déjà amorcé, mais probablement pas terminé).
Acte II : absorption entre 3 800–4 000 $.
Acte III : déclenchement des stops shorts entre 4 xx0–5 xx0 $.
Acte IV : distribution au FOMO au-dessus de 5 xx0 $.

■ L’enseignement stratégique :
¤ Ce n’est pas une simple question de direction (hausse vs baisse). C’est une séquence de manipulation de liquidité :
Ꚛ casser les longs,
Ꚛ absorber,
Ꚛ puis déclencher le SQUEEZE.

Voici le schéma visuel Wyckoff “ETH Squeeze 2025” :

¤ Phase 1 (Accumulation, 3.8–4.0k) : absorption des ventes, préparation.

¤ Phase 2 (Shakeout, 3.9–4.0k stops) : faux break baissier pour liquider les longs faibles.

¤ Phase 3 (Short Squeeze, 4.9–5.2k) : déclenchement des stops shorts → explosion.

¤ Phase 4 (Distribution, >5.2k) : prise de profits, redistribution au retail FOMO.

¤ The claim “$11 bn of shorts at $4,500” is a credible order‑of‑magnitude (total OI ≈ $21 bn, 40‑50 % between $4,300‑$4,700), but no source confirms that exact figure; it’s a rhetorical extrapolation meant to stir emotion.

¤ Market makers aren’t trying to push the price up, but to capture liquidity: they push ETH below $4,xx0, trigger long liquidations, absorb the panicked supply, then drive it back up to $4,xx0+ to provoke a short squeeze and distribute to retail beyond $5,xx0.

¤ The real trap, ignored by 95 % of traders, lies in the long stops around $3,950‑$4,000; a false bearish break is likely.

¤ The most probable scenario (≈ 70 %) sees ETH testing $3,xx0‑$3,xx0, liquidating $2×0‑$3×0 bn of longs, then exploding to $4,×00‑$5,×00.

COUNTER‑ANALYSIS:
What if it’s a TRAP?
Alternative scenario (the message ignores):
¤ The market makers also see this level. What would they do?
❶ Fake‑out below $4,xxx → liquidate LONGs first,
❷ Silent accumulation at $3,xxx‑$4,xxx,
❸ THEN an explosion toward $4,xxx + → real short squeeze
Previous:
¤ Ethereum price fell below $4,xxx on Sept 25 ,2025, triggering $140 M in liquidations before a rebound!

Oleg Turceac

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