Yeah, it doesn't really make sense to short during bull run as you will definitely get REKT.
I remember there was a thread somewhere advising to short BTC, LMAO, either he/she didn't know how the crypto market works, or just wanted traders to lose their money. As fas as the $6 billion worth about to expire or has expired already, this is just another blip if we see the price goes down, in the next 3 days after the expiration, the price could slowly increase again to maybe $60k or new all time high.
In bull run, especially if you are talking about the bull run of bitcoin, the is extraordinary asset, short is stupid.
If taking into account the fact that shorters have no idea that what is the short position and how long they would keep their short positions open. They will be rekted, liquidated soon.
In bull market, any big dips of bitcoin are chances to accumulate and wait for bounces or higher highs. Don't short.
It's still good to short when bitcoin correction happens just like now. We should just know the strong supports of it so we can know where to set our target profit and set our stop loss if it does not plays out. Those who were liquidated did not set their stop loss that is why exchanges wiped out their balances. Exchanges are making a lot of money from those traders. Even if it is bull season, market should have a correction for a healthy rally. New buyers will be tempted to sell their holdings because of this.
In bull market, resistances are temporary and will be broken after few attempts. Higher highs are waiting always.
The Idiots Guide to Margin Trading on Bitmex. That article can help to recognize how foolish shorters are in the bull market.