Top Altcoins Leading with Highest Long/Short Ratios
Altcoins 27 April 2025 | 18:14 Cryptocurrency analytics firm Alphractal has released a new report highlighting trends in the altcoin derivatives market.According to the data, Raydium (RAY) currently holds the highest Long/Short ratio among all tracked altcoins. Other altcoins with notably high long positioning include Gitcoin (GTC), Contentos (COS), Polkadot (DOT), Alpha Finance Lab (ALPHA), Melania (MELANIA), Audius (AUDIO), and Rezolut (REZ). Alphractal analysts pointed out that extremely high long/short ratios often pressure altcoin prices negatively, but under certain conditions, they can trigger market bottoms. In such cases, a short squeeze dynamic may develop if prices start to rise, forcing traders to close their longs and open shorts. RAY stands out with the highest Long/Short Ratio among all Altcoins. Additionally, GTC, COS, DOT, ALPHA, MELANIA, AUDIO, and REZ follow RAY with the highest levels of Longs relative to Shorts. Extremely high Long/Short Ratios usually prevent Altcoins from performing well, but… pic.twitter.com/sh75pV1LuK — Alphractal (@Alphractal) April 26, 2025 Open Interest Key to Next Move However, Alphractal cautioned that for a true short squeeze to materialize, a significant increase in Open Interest volume would be necessary. At the moment, no major uptick in Open Interest has been observed across altcoins, suggesting that prices may continue to move sideways in the coming days. An image shared by the company detailed the current Long/Short ratios across the altcoin market. Bitcoin Shows Fresh Bullish Signal Separately, Alphractal CEO Joao Wedson noted an important development on the Bitcoin side. He reported that the Bitcoin/Stablecoin Reserve Ratio on Binance is once again flashing a bullish signal in the $76,000–$77,000 range—a zone that has historically preceded major Bitcoin rallies. Author Kosta Gushterov Reporter at Coindoo Kosta has been a part of the team since 2021 and has solidified his position with a thirst for knowledge, incredible dedication to his work and a "detective-like" mindset. He not only covers a wide range of trending topics, he also creates reviews, PR articles and educational content. His work has also been referenced by other news outlets.