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Key Bitcoin price metric shows pro traders increased their BTC longs
19.3.2021
Data shows pro traders increased leveraged long positions even as the Bitcoin price traded in a tight range this week
Bullish uptrend intact as Bitcoin futures open interest hits $22.5B
15.3.2021
Bitcoin may be en route to retest underlying support levels but the record $22.5 billion open interest on BTC futures shows bulls expect the uptrend to continue
Pro traders avoid Bitcoin longs while cautiously watching DXY strengthen
8.3.2021
Large corporations are buying Bitcoin at an accelerating pace, but pro traders are reluctant to open BTC longs while the dollar index strengthens
Pro traders went long as Bitcoin fell to $45K, liquidating $5.9B in futures
23.2.2021
Data shows pro traders opened new leveraged long positions even as Bitcoin price dropped to $45,000 and $5.9 billion in futures contracts were liquidated
3 Bitcoin price metrics show bulls were not fazed by today’s $1.6B liquidation
22.2.2021
Today’s $1.6 billion Bitcoin liquidation event might have flushed out some over-leveraged retail investors, but the overall market is still positioned in favor of bulls
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Smashes $15 Billion, CME Registers Over $33 Million in ETH Contracts
9.2.2021
Following the revelation that Tesla now owns $1.5 billion in bitcoin, crypto spot markets across the board skyrocketed. Data shows that crypto derivatives markets also saw significant demand as bitcoin futures open interest tapped $15 billion on Monday. Moreover, this week was the start of ethereum...
Bitcoin Derivatives Action Swells: A Few June Futures Trade for $30K, Deribit Adds $140K Options Strike
27.12.2020
Bitcoin derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand in recent months at the same time bitcoin spot markets climbed to all-time price highs and surged 149% during the last three months. Just recently the leading bitcoin options exchange Deribit announced the launch of both $120k...
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...
It’s a bull trap! 3 key metrics forecast Bitcoin price rejection at $11K
17.9.2020
3 key indicators signalled that Bitcoin’s rally to the $11K level was a dud
Sub-$10K Bitcoin price caused $653M open interest drop, largest since March
4.9.2020
Pro traders bullish sentiment softened after Bitcoin futures open interest fell in tandem with traditional markets which also recorded notable losses
Pro Traders Unfazed by Bitcoin Price Stalling at $12,400, Data Shows
20.8.2020
Derivatives data and other key metrics show pro traders remain strongly bullish on Bitcoin despite the recent rejection at $12.4K
Crypto Derivatives Set New Records, ETH Futures Set All-Time Highs, CME Open Interest Spikes
5.8.2020
Digital currency derivatives have been on fire during the last two weeks as ethereum futures volumes touched an all-time high on Sunday. The popular derivatives trading platform Deribit saw 1.9 million ETH contracts traded and CME Group is now the third-largest exchange in terms of bitcoin futures...
$1.2B Bitcoin Futures and Options Contracts Just Expired — What’s Next?
31.7.2020
$1.2 billion in Bitcoin futures and options expired today, what does this mean for BTC price?
CFTC Approves New Cryptocurrency Derivatives Platform — Bitnomial to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Futures
21.4.2020
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a new bitcoin derivatives trading platform. Bitnomial Exchange will list margined and physically delivered bitcoin futures and options. Besides Bitnomial, the CFTC has only approved a handful of other platforms to offer bitcoin...
After Breaking New Records Bakkt Announces Crypto Consumer App
28.10.2019
Following the all-time record of 1,179 contracts on October 25, Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s chief product officer, revealed the firm is launching another strategy after announcing its December options launch. Bakkt is releasing a consumer application so retail investors can “unlock the value...
Bakkt Announces Bitcoin Options After Record-Breaking Futures Volumes
24.10.2019
On October 23, Bakkt’s physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts touched an all-time high with 640 BTC ($4.8 million) swapped on the exchange. Coincidentally, the futures action started after BTC prices plummeted to $7,365 across global exchanges. After the record-setting day, Bakkt...
CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia
18.10.2019
Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter data showed a record number of open interest. Moreover, despite the lackluster start, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform...