Retail Inflows to Binance Surge to $16B: Signs of Profit-Taking in an Uptrend:
* The first chart highlights a significant spike in Binance’s retail inflow, rising from $12 billion to over $16 billion in the 30-day sum.
* This rise signals heightened selling activity among retail traders, particularly as Bitcoin price climbed toward recent highs.
* Interestingly, a similar pattern was observed in early April 2025, when Bitcoin rose from $78,000 to $111,000 by the end of May.
* During that period, retail traders also offloaded large portions of their holdings, seemingly failing to capture the full upside potential.
* The repeated behavior suggests a persistent tendency for retail investors to sell into strength, possibly out of fear or short-term profit motives.
Confirming the Sell-Off: Binance Net Taker Volume Turns Negative:
* The second chart, depicting Binance’s Net Taker Volume, reveals a starkly bearish sentiment.
* Negative net taker volume suggests that market takers (sellers) dominate, either liquidating long positions or betting on further declines.
* This recurring pattern strongly suggests a widespread bearish sentiment among retail traders, even though Bitcoin is trading near its historical highs.
Whale Accumulation Intensifies: Over $600M in Crypto Withdrawn:
* Contrary to retail behavior, whale wallets tracked by the Whales Screener show a starkly different narrative.
* In the last 24 hours, whales have withdrawn over $400 million in Ethereum and nearly $200 million in Bitcoin from centralized exchanges.
* This type of aggressive accumulation typically signifies strong conviction in long-term bullish.
Conclusion:
Historically, retail investors have a tendency to bet against strong trends, often ramping up their selling during price rallies.
The current data paints the same picture—retail is selling into strength, while whales are accumulating aggressively.
Written by Amr Taha
