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Does Bitcoin price risk losing $28K with BTC futures premium at 2-month lows?
8.5.2023
Professional Bitcoin traders are favoring sideways price action as BTC futures premium drops and the options delta skew nears 0%
Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders' alerts
13.3.2023
On March 12, Bitcoin futures traded 5.5% below regular spot exchanges, causing volatility in derivatives markets
Bitcoin Futures ‘Backwardation’ Could Signal Bearish Mood
19.10.2022
Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slipped into prolonged backwardation during September, the crypto platform Luno said in a research report
Ether's Deepest 'Backwardation' Since 2020 Crash Shows Traders Prepping for Ethereum PoW Split
8.8.2022
Traders buy ETH in the spot market and sell ether futures to withstand volatility, creating backwardation
Ethereum futures backwardation hints at 30% 'airdrop rally' ahead of the Merge
1.8.2022
Backwardation reflects a market condition wherein spot prices trade higher than future prices
Bitcoin futures enter backwardation for the first time in a year
20.6.2022
Risk-averse BTC derivatives traders throw in the towel after futures contracts trade below the spot market price
Crypto derivatives data signals improving investor sentiment and a possible trend reversal
6.2.2022
Money is trickling back into the crypto market and derivatives data suggests that investor confidence is improving as the market forms a bottom
2 key Bitcoin price metrics suggest BTC is primed to reclaim $40,000
1.2.2022
Data suggests $34,000 was the bottom and BTC’s recent performance could be a sign that traders are beginning to open fresh longs
Backwardation in Bitcoin futures contracts shows pro investors lack confidence
6.7.2021
BTC traders are still searching for a bottom, but derivatives metrics show sentiment is negative and even the rally to $40,000 had little impact
Traders search for bearish signals after Bitcoin futures enter backwardation
18.6.2021
Analysts search for bearish signals after the June BTC futures trade below spot exchange pricing
JPMorgan Warns of Incoming Bitcoin Bear Market Citing ‘Unusual Development’ in Futures
14.6.2021
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has warned of a further bitcoin price decline, expecting an incoming bear market. The bank’s analysts look at the trend in bitcoin futures and see “an unusual development and a reflection of how weak bitcoin demand is at the moment from institutional...
$2.2 Billion Notional in BTC Options Set to Expire on Friday, Bitcoin Contango Has Returned
27.5.2021
According to data from Skew Analytics, more than 55,000 bitcoin options contracts worth $2.2 billion will expire on Friday. Statistics further show, as far as options are concerned, Deribit captures the lion’s share of contracts with 48,469 bitcoin options contracts ($1.95 billion notional)...
Ethereum Options Trade Volume Exceeds Bitcoin’s, Deribit Introduces a $50K ETH Strike for 2022
12.5.2021
Last week, ethereum options volume surpassed bitcoin’s for the first time on the digital currency derivatives exchange Deribit. Further, the trading platform recently introduced a $50k ETH strike for March 2022 and explained the $50k call is “gaining immediate buy traction.”...
First Mover: Bitcoin Market Goes Into ‘Backwardation’ Despite Fed’s Trillions
14.4.2020
Bitcoin futures are trading below the spot price, suggesting expectations of a drop. But there are signs of buying potential, too. Where will the market go next?