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Bitcoin Rallies Post-Fed Rate Announcement, Shorts Worth $151.69M Liquidated
21.3.2024
The valuation of bitcoin (BTC) tapped the $68,000 mark merely 17 hours following its dip to $60,760 per unit. Following the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) session, the entire crypto market has seen a 5.9% upturn, with bitcoin rising 6.8% versus the U.S. dollar. Crypto Market...
Bitcoin's Options Market Has Overtaken Its Futures Market in a Sign of Growing Sophistication
15.11.2023
The notional open interest in the global BTC options market stood at $17.5 billion at press time, while open interest in the futures market was $15.84 billion
Bitcoin Call Skew Hints at Further Price Rise as Spot ETF Optimism Energizes BTC
9.11.2023
The one-month call-put skew has risen above 10%, indicating a strongest bullish bias in 31 months
Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Uptick Fails to Inspire Bullish Positioning in ETH Options
23.8.2023
Crypto Observers Decode Large Block Trade in Ether Options
18.5.2023
Debate rages on whether the large ether options flow witnessed on Tuesday represents a bet on return of volatility or a rollover of a "covered call" strategy
Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show
26.4.2023
Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether
CME to Add Daily Expiries on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Options Contracts
17.4.2023
Derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations soon to be available on bitcoin and either futures options contracts, the company said in a press release on Monday
Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles
7.3.2023
Crypto services provider Matrixport suggests collecting premium by selling bitcoin call options and using the same to fund the purchase of ether calls
Report: CME Group to Face off With FTX After Filing for Futures Commission Merchant Status
2.10.2022
According to a recent report, the world’s largest derivatives exchange CME Group is looking to register as a direct futures commission merchant (FCM). CME Group’s decision follows the digital currency exchange FTX, as the crypto company applied to become a derivative clearing...
Can Unlimited Fiat and Governments Suppress Bitcoin’s Price? 2 Analysts Discuss the Theory and Odds
19.9.2022
The price of bitcoin has dropped 72.9% in USD value since the crypto asset’s all-time high ten months ago and recently, bitcoin’s been trading for just under $19K per unit. This week two prominent crypto market influencers have been discussing how governments could suppress bitcoin...
Low Volumes Across Crypto Spot Markets and Derivatives Indicate Bearish Conditions
23.1.2022
Digital currency markets have slipped significantly in value during the last two weeks and the lower prices have not sparked higher trade volumes. Data shows cryptocurrency spot market volume has slipped from $1.4 trillion in November 2021, to this month’s $593 billion in volume. Bitcoin...
Report: Decentralized Exchange Volume Surpasses $1 Trillion in 2021, Uniswap Leads the Pack
24.12.2021
Decentralized exchange (dex) volumes have become very prominent this year and some dex applications have been dealing with volumes that are sizable to large centralized crypto exchanges. During the last seven days, Ethereum-based dex platforms processed $21 billion with Uniswap capturing 71% of...
Data shows Ethereum bulls expect a new ATH after Friday’s $1.25B ETH options expiry
28.10.2021
ETH price is on the cusp of a new all-time high and derivatives data shows bulls may attempt to capture it ahead of Friday’s $1.25 billion Ethereum options expiry
BTC Futures Open Interest Soars Leading up to Bitcoin ETF’s Official Launch
19.10.2021
Prior to the launch of the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), open interest in bitcoin futures products has been surging since the start of the month, according to data from the Coinbase Institutional arm Skew Analytics. Binance and FTX command the lion’s share of bitcoin futures’...
Uncertainty prevails as December 2021 Bitcoin futures show an inverted pattern
14.7.2021
The inverted pattern in the Bitcoin futures curve is a signal that investors’ confidence in BTC price continues to slump
Ethereum bulls chase $2,200 ahead of Friday’s $230M ETH options expiry
2.7.2021
A $2,200 Ethereum price would give bulls a $28 million advantage in this week’s ETH options expiry, but traders are more focused on the impact of the London hard fork in mid-July
Bitfinex shorts crumble, bears capitulate after Bitcoin holds above $30K
28.6.2021
$726 million in Bitfinex shorts were quickly closed after Bitcoin price bounced at $30,500, leading traders to speculate whether bears have given up
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
Sub-$60K monthly close will make Bitcoin's $3.9B options expiry a non-event
28.4.2021
Bitcoin options traders hoped for a $60,000 monthly close, but the balance between calls and puts signal the expiry will be a non-event
Bulls push Ethereum price higher ahead of Friday’s $930M options expiry
28.4.2021
Bulls have a $115 million lead on Friday's $930 million Ethereum options expiry, a signal that ETH could be en route to new all-time highs