Bitcoin Records Over $300B Spot Volume In October – Investors Shift Away From Leverage

Bitcoin (BTC) has seen heightened volatility following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points and announce the official end of quantitative tightening (QT) by December ￰0￱ move marks a pivotal shift in US monetary policy as the central bank signals the beginning of a more supportive liquidity cycle after months of restrictive financial ￰1￱ reacted sharply across risk assets, with Bitcoin initially spiking before retracing as markets reassessed the implications of renewed liquidity and shifting economic ￰2￱ Reading: Bitcoin Breaks Above STH Realized Price For The First Time In Weeks – What’s Next? Meanwhile, fresh data from CryptoQuant highlights a powerful underlying trend in the Bitcoin ￰3￱ has witnessed a meaningful surge in spot trading activity, particularly on Binance, where participation has climbed ￰4￱ major centralized exchanges, Bitcoin spot volume surpassed $300 billion this month, with Binance alone accounting for $174 ￰5￱ makes October the second-highest spot volume month of the year, underscoring renewed trader confidence and a shift toward direct Bitcoin exposure rather than leveraged ￰6￱ strengthening in spot market flows signals improving market structure and growing conviction among ￰7￱ liquidity expected to increase heading into year-end, investors are positioning for what could be the next major phase in Bitcoin’s macro-driven ￰8￱ Spot Market Strength Signals Healthier Market Structure According to top analyst Darkfost, the recent surge in Bitcoin spot volume underscores a growing wave of participation from both retail traders and institutional players, who have become increasingly active outside leveraged ￰9￱ shift is most visible on Binance, which continues to dominate spot trading across centralized ￰10￱ deep liquidity, global retail base, and institutional pipelines remain unmatched, reinforcing its position as the primary venue for real Bitcoin ￰11￱ key catalyst behind this pivot toward spot exposure was the historic liquidation event on October 10th—the largest in crypto ￰12￱ magnitude of that wipeout forced many traders to reassess ￰13￱ became a clear reminder that excessive leverage can amplify losses far more quickly than it generates gains, especially in a market as volatile and structurally reflexive as ￰14￱ response, market participants appear to have shifted toward a more conservative ￰15￱ to accumulate BTC directly rather than chase high-leverage ￰16￱ trend is meaningful for Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory.

A market driven primarily by spot flows instead of derivatives tends to be more stable, more sustainable, and less prone to sudden liquidation ￰17￱ spot participation also signals genuine organic demand, rather than speculative interest reliant on borrowed capital. Historically, periods where spot volume leads have aligned with structural accumulation phases and strengthened market ￰18￱ could be laying the foundation for durable bull ￰19￱ this rotation continues, Bitcoin may be entering a phase defined by healthier price discovery and stronger investor ￰20￱ by growing liquidity and improved market ￰21￱ encouraging backdrop as the macro environment shifts in favor of risk ￰22￱ Reading: Ethereum ICO Whale Awakens After 8 Years – 1,500 ETH Sent to Kraken After 8 Years Bitcoin Price Pulls Back Toward Key Support Zone Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $110,800 after facing firm rejection at the $117,500 resistance level earlier this ￰23￱ 4-hour chart shows BTC rolling over from this supply zone and dropping below the 50-period moving ￰24￱ weakening short-term ￰25￱ is now testing a critical support range between $110,000 and $111,000, which previously acted as a key demand zone in ￰26￱ current levels, the 100-period (green) and 200-period (red) moving averages sit around $109,500–$108,500, forming a critical confluence of ￰27￱ Bitcoin can hold this region, it may reset and attempt another push higher once market volatility settles post-Fed.

A decisive break below $108,000 would likely expose BTC to deeper ￰28￱ the door to a move toward $105,000 or even $102,500. Related Reading: Tron Shows Bullish Divergence As Active Addresses Surge To 6.2M – Network Demand Explodes On the upside, bulls must reclaim the $113,500–$114,500 area to regain traction. A sustained move above this zone would put $117,500 back into ￰29￱ a breakout, there is potential to fuel continuation toward the $120,000–$123,000 ￰30￱ image from ChatGPT, chart from ￰31￱