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$600M in Bitcoin options expire on Friday, giving bears reason to pin BTC under $16K
17.11.2022
Bears are better positioned for Friday’s $600 million BTC options expiry, but bulls can flip the tables if Bitcoin price trades above $18,000
Bitcoin options data shows sub-$17K BTC price gives bears a $200M payday on Friday
10.11.2022
BTC bears are set to profit from this week's $710 million options expiry, which could be used to add further sell pressure to Bitcoin price
Bitcoin Options Giant Deribit Loses $28 Million in Hot Wallet Hack
2.11.2022
The world’s largest bitcoin options exchange, Deribit, was hacked for close to $28 million, according to an update from the company’s official Twitter account on Nov. 2. Deribit says that the firm’s hot wallet was drained just before midnight the day prior. Crypto Derivatives...
Experts Recommend Ether and Bitcoin Options 'Straddles' to Capture Post-Fed Price Swings
2.11.2022
Straddles, an options strategy that involves buying both bullish calls and bearish puts, looks cheap, one observer said
Bitcoin Options Market Signals Bottom as Skews Climb to Zero
31.10.2022
The market sentiment has returned to neutral after a long time, a volatility trader said, noting the recovery in both long-term and short-term options skews
Here’s why holding $20.8K will be critical in this week’s $1B Bitcoin options expiry
23.8.2022
BTC bulls were liquidated in last week’s drop to $20,800, meaning even more downside could occur if this level fails ahead of this week’s $1 billion options expiry
CME Group to Offer Market Participants Ethereum Options 3 Days Before the Merge
19.8.2022
Three days before Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), the world’s largest derivatives marketplace in terms of volume, CME Group, announced plans to list ethereum options. While CME’s ether options product prepares for regulatory review,...
$475M in Bitcoin options expire this week — Are bulls or bears poised to win?
10.8.2022
BTC futures data shows bulls are not sure that Bitcoin price will hold above $24,000, but range-bound action could help them profit from Friday’s $475 million options expiry
Bulls or bears? Both have a fair chance in Friday’s Bitcoin options expiry
21.7.2022
BTC bulls aim to secure a $235 million profit from Friday’s BTC options expiry, but a downside move below $22,000 could nix this plan
Here’s how pro traders could use Bitcoin options to buy the $20K BTC dip
24.6.2022
Predicting a market bottom is pretty much impossible, but clever traders use options strategies like the Iron Condor setup to target a particular trading price range
Friday’s $2.25B Bitcoin options expiry might prove that $17.6K wasn’t BTC’s bottom
22.6.2022
Bulls bet on BTC prices above $60,000 for the June monthly options expiry, and now pro investors are going to pay a hefty price for being wrong
Bitcoin Options Data Suggests Bearish Sentiment Among Investors
20.5.2022
Put/call ratios for Bitcoin options reached yearly highs on Thursday, data shows
Afraid to buy the dip? Bitcoin options provide a safer way to ‘go long’ from $38K
2.5.2022
BTC price continues to trade in a wide range, providing an opportunity for options traders to use the Iron Condor strategy
Derivatives, Spot Markets, Dex Swaps — 30 Day Crypto Trade Volumes Slipped Across the Board Last Month
2.5.2022
Digital currency markets have been tumultuous during the past month as bitcoin shed 15.43% and ethereum dropped 17.49% against the U.S. dollar. Moreover, crypto spot volumes are down 18.95% lower than the month prior, and both futures and options volumes were down in April as well. Lower than...
MicroStrategy to Offer Workers Bitcoin Options in 401(k) Accounts via Fidelity
26.4.2022
CEO Michael Saylor’s tweet comes the same day Fidelity said it will begin offering bitcoin investments in its 401(k) accounts later this year
Bitcoin bears tighten their grip on BTC now that $40K is the new resistance level
25.4.2022
Mounting concerns about the state of the global economy and traders' risk-off sentiment continue to weigh on Bitcoin price
Here’s how pro traders use Bitcoin options to profit even during a sideways market
3.4.2022
BTC price might be consolidating or even reaching a short-term top, but that doesn’t stop pro traders from using options to generate profits
Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options
31.3.2022
CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a...
Goldman Sachs Executed Cash-Settled Bitcoin Options Trade - Reports
21.3.2022
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is “close to announcing” that it is the first major bank in the US to trade an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transaction, per multiple reports.
The bank traded a non-deliverable bitcoin (BTC) option – a derivative tied to the BTC price that pays out...
Goldman Sachs completes first OTC crypto options trade with Galaxy
21.3.2022
Galaxy Digital previously facilitated the launch of Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin futures trading product for CME Group in June 2021