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August 20, 2026
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Bitcoin Just Triggered Its Biggest Short Squeeze in History! Is This It?

Bitcoin just triggered the biggest short squeeze in its history as Treasury bond buybacks, surging yields, and Scott Bessent’s intervention sent shockwaves through global markets. With Bitcoin reclaiming its 200-day moving average and billions in shorts liquidated, is this the start of a new bull market breakout, or a dangerous fake-out? We break down the Treasury liquidity signal, the bond market, financial repression, macro conditions, and why Bitcoin reacted first.

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00:00 Bitcoin Breakout Shock

00:59 Bond Market Trigger

02:21 Short Squeeze Fallout

02:56 Trump Comments Boost

03:53 Intervention Fails Fast

04:29 Bigger Buybacks Ahead

06:16 Signal Over Size

07:00 Stablecoin Debt Pipeline

08:04 Lyn Alden on Financial Repression

09:59 On-Chain Floor and 200DMA

12:18 Zoom Out Valuation Runway

13:52 Jeff Booth Bitcoin Thesis

15:58 Why Bitcoin Moved First

17:02 Wrap Up and Questions

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