Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher Monday driven by short-covering, not fresh buying, says analyst.

Bitcoin experienced a notable spike of 5% on Monday, a movement that analysts attribute primarily to short-covering rather than new investment activity or fresh buying interest in the cryptocurrency market. This suggests that traders who had previously bet against Bitcoin by shorting the asset were compelled to buy back into the market in order to cover their positions as prices rose, rather than indicating an influx of new capital from investors looking to purchase Bitcoin. source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/02/bitcoin-s-5-spike-higher-monday-driven-by-short-covering-not-fresh-buying-says-analyst