2026-01-18 20:38:24

Heads up: CME futures markets stay closed for the 3-day weekend, resuming one day later than usual. This creates an extra window for Bitcoin volatility to build up—extended gaps between sessions often lead to notable price swings when trading resumes. Worth keeping on your radar if you're tracking BTC positions.

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BagHolderTillRetire

· 01-21 20:26

Chinese comment: Gap up, will it break through this time or continue to drop? Let's just wait and see.

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MetaMuskRat

· 01-19 11:51

Oh no, I have to wait even longer to close the position... This kind of gap is most likely to cause a dump, and when the market opens, my profits will be wiped out immediately.

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LayerHopper

· 01-19 00:40

Here we go again, the old trick of closing markets during long weekends. Every time, it creates a bunch of gaps. This time, it might be aiming to give BTC some big volatility.

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PessimisticLayer

· 01-18 21:08

Oh no, another gap risk. This time the window period is quite long...

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MEVSupportGroup

· 01-18 21:06

The gap this weekend is huge. Just waiting to see the roller coaster market on Monday.

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RooftopVIP

· 01-18 21:02

Holiday market favorites: the bigger the gap, the more intense the volatility... Waiting for Monday's opening to see the real action.

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WalletDoomsDay

· 01-18 20:58

I'm just afraid of this gap. Last time, BTC had a big plunge like this. Who can predict it?

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NftDeepBreather

· 01-18 20:54

Gap will really surge this time, right? Looks like I have to stay up late again to watch the market.

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NullWhisperer

· 01-18 20:52

gap risk is actually getting spicy here... technically speaking, that extra session delay is just asking for some wild wicks when things reopen. been through this enough times to know the market loves punishing leveraged positions on these exact scenarios. staying caffeinated and watching the levels 👀

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