Here’s Why Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) Price Skyrocketed 35%, More Rally Ahead

Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) price skyrocketed 35% supported by a massive increase in trading volume. The rally came in response to Binance delisting the USDⓈ-M 1000LUNCBUSD Perpetual Contract, as well as updating leverages and margins for the perpetual contract. Users move to close their open positions and shorts before June 8.

In addition, whales and investors are buying LUNC as the Joint L1 Task Force developer group officially released the v2.1.0 upgrade proposal to bring the Terra Classic blockchain to parity with Terra 2.0 and other Cosmos chains.

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Terra Classic Price Soars Amid Massive Shorts Liquidation

The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance to delist and update the leverage and margins for the USDⓈ-M 1000LUNCBUSD Perpetual Contract on June 8 at 09:00 UTC. Users are closing their open positions before the exchange automatically settles the 1000LUNCBUSD perpetual contract, risking potential liquidations.

Traders are closing their shorts on 1000LUNC and LUNC in response to Binance’s announcement and the v2.1.0 parity upgrade.

According to Coinglass, $1.03 million in 1000LUNC shorts were liquidated on June 4, with only $405k in longs liquidated. Shorts liquidation is again more than longs liquidation today, June 5, with $180k shorts liquidated until now.

In addition, $722k in LUNC shorts were liquidated on June 4 as compared to $300k in longs liquidated. Currently, the traders are going long on LUNC in anticipation of an upcoming rally. The positive sentiment on LUNC is pushing prices upwards.

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LUNC Price to Rally Further

LUNC price rebounded from support after Binance burned 1.04 billion LUNC tokens on June 1. The price has now breakout above the 3-month descending channel and a triangle breakout, restoring bullish price movement for Terra Classic before the parity upgrade.

However, the LUNC price currently witnessing some pullback due to profit booking. More 1000LUNC and LUNC shorts liquidation in the coming days will bring more upside for LUNC price.

LUNC price jumped 35% in the last 48 hours, with the price currently trading at $0.00011. The 24-hour low and high are $0.0000890 and $0.000114, respectively. Furthermore, the trading volume has increased massively as whales and investors buy LUNC in anticipation of the CosmWasm parity upgrade on June 14.

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