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CME Leveraged Funds Double Down on Shorts as Bitcoin Maintains $19,000
5.12.2020
Short open interest for leveraged funds grows on CME as likely hedge trades continue to increase
Network Landmarks, Derivatives Records- 2020 Bitcoin Metrics See a Number of All-Time Highs
3.12.2020
While the price of bitcoin has spiked to levels not seen in three years a number of other factors show that the current run-up is similar to the 2017 bull run. Active bitcoin addresses have neared all-time record highs, while the network’s hashpower has remained high as well coasting along...
Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically-Settled Futures Fall Flat
1.12.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launched cash-settled bounded futures on Tuesday
Bitcoin futures hit $20.3K right before BTC price drops $1K in 10 minutes
1.12.2020
Wild volatility ensues as Bitcoin attempts to crack $20,000 and futures challenge their own record highs
4 key indicators reflect extreme optimism from pro Bitcoin traders
1.12.2020
Key derivatives indicators show pro traders remain strongly bullish even as Bitcoin price continues to reject at $19,800
Bitcoin price hits $19K as bulls show no fear of record futures gap
30.11.2020
Despite 15% gains coming during a weekend, Monday simply delivers more of the same upside for Bitcoin prior to the Wall Street opening
‘Black Friday' BTC sale officially over? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
30.11.2020
Bitcoin recovers above $18,500 over the weekend, but the giant BTC futures gap that has now emerged may trigger yet another pullback
Market Update: Bull Trap Warnings After Bitcoin Shoots Above $18k Handle
29.11.2020
Digital asset markets have recaptured some of the losses taken three days ago, as a great majority of the crypto economy has started to rebound after the market rout. Bitcoin has climbed above the $18k handle once again and a myriad of crypto assets are up between 1-6% during the last 24 hours....
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...
High priced $32K Bitcoin options show some pro traders expect more upside
29.11.2020
$32,000 per Bitcoin seemed unreasonable in October, but the 950% spike in the January call option suggests some traders think it’s a possibility
Data shows Bitcoin price drops days after BTC futures open interest hits $1B
28.11.2020
Data shows Bitcoin has a pattern of sharply correcting after the open interest on BTC futures tops $1 billion
CME overtakes OKEx as largest Bitcoin futures market
27.11.2020
Bitcoin derivatives trading is on the rise as institutional investors flood the market
Record $7.4B Bitcoin futures open interest shows pros still expect $20K BTC
26.11.2020
Bitcoin price fell short of reaching $20,000, but record high open interest on BTC futures shows pros are still bullish
Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit launches quarterly Bitcoin futures
26.11.2020
The contracts will offer traders a longer time horizon for speculating on the digital asset
CFTC’s New Rules Cause Coinbase to Stop Offering Crypto Margin Trading
25.11.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is disabling its margin trading product in order to comply with the new rules set by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CFTC’s Rules Affecting Margin Trading Offerings Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, explained in a blog post...
Australian Investment Group With Billions in AUM Starts Investing in Bitcoin Futures
24.11.2020
A Pendal Group executive likened bitcoin to a "cockroach" with financial staying power
MCS Introduces a Market Maker Program With the Best Benefits in the Industry
23.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, November 23, 2020 — MCS (MyCoinStory), a fast-growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchange headquartered in Singapore, announced on November 23 that it has officially launched a market maker program. As a latecomer to the industry, MCS claimed that it has prepared...
Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating
23.11.2020
The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side
Bitcoin Derivatives See Record Highs, Year-End BTC Options Show 29% Chance Price Crosses $20K
20.11.2020
As the crypto economy sets its sights on half of a trillion in USD value, digital currency derivatives markets are swelling significantly. Bitcoin futures have surpassed a six-month high at $52 billion, while the crypto asset’s options markets have jumped massively too. Additionally, bitcoin...
HODL your horses, Bitcoin options data says $18.5K is not a local top
18.11.2020
Investors are afraid of a 2019-style 30% Bitcoin price drop, but options data suggest $18.5K is not the top