Flash pump for Bitcoin possible if $75,000 is reached next week
Last Updated on 15 March 2026 by CryptoTips.eu
After two weeks of fairly positive price news for Bitcoin (primarily due to the geopolitical situation in Iran), the next step is already on the horizon. If the largest cryptocurrency can finally break through the $75,000 level in the coming days, things will likely move very quickly.
The reverse of a flash crash, or a so-called ‘flash pump’, would then be made possible because billions in shorts would be terminated and shorts of hedge funds need to be covered.
Squeeze
Do you remember the short squeeze? That refers to the volatile price movement of an asset where the price rises very rapidly simply because short sellers are forced to buy the asset to cover their losses.
The most famous short squeezes of the past decade were Tesla and Gamestop (be sure to check out the sleeper hit Dumb Money, which explains this very well).
Many major Wall Street investors have bet on a further decline in Bitcoin over the past few months and have traded with leverage to do so.
If Bitcoin manages to reach the $75,000 level, they will be forced to buy Bitcoin themselves in order to cover their own short positions. This is called a short squeeze.
In such a case, things can move very quickly. So do not be surprised if next week, after the $75,000 level, we break through the $80,000 level as well. Of course it largely depends on what happens in Iran.
