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Options traders target $80K by May, Skew suggests just 6% chance they're right
26.3.2021
Options traders are betting big that BTC will be above $80,000 on April 30, but analytics provider Skew thinks there is a 94% chance their positions will be worthless
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...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Cracks $37.2K as Ether Breaks Through to Record-High $1.6K
3.2.2021
Bitcoin has been trending higher for two days but ether is in the spotlight now
Crypto Derivatives Surge, Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to $9.6 Billion
19.1.2021
Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest in bitcoin futures is steadily nearing all-time highs. While cryptocurrency spot markets have...
Deribit Exchange Raises Maximum Bitcoin Options Strike Price to $400K
14.1.2021
The eye-watering strike option supplants the company's previous $300,000 maximum offering listed on Jan. 9
Trading Hall of Fame: The Bitcoin Options Bet That Made $58.2M Profit on Just $638K
13.1.2021
Back in October, one trader made a long-shot bet that bitcoin would hit $36,000 by January. It paid off in a spectacular way
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Already 25% of 2020 Total
12.1.2021
$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021
Crypto Advocates Think Joe Biden’s $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan Will Bolster Bitcoin
11.1.2021
According to various reports, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is planning to create another $3 trillion for Covid-19 relief and infrastructure. The massive stimulus plan and the backers behind the Biden administration have made crypto proponents believe that bitcoin will prosper greatly. Biden...
Traders Can Now Bet on ‘Bitcoin $300K’ as Options Keep Pace With Rising Price
8.1.2021
It supersedes the $200,000 option on Deribit as the maximum one can wager
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Blows Past $36.1K While Traders Clamor for Ether Options
6.1.2021
Bitcoin hit another all-time high today while ether traders are paying royally to get in on the options action
Bitcoin Options on Deribet Now Go to $200K After Recent Surge
3.1.2021
The folks over at Deribit apparently think the recent explosion in the price of bitcoin (BTC) from $20,000 to around $32,000 in just over a month, including a 10% rise in the last 24 hours, merits offering traders the ability to bet on a rally to $200,000 by late December. Read also: Bitcoin Worth...
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...
Deribit Adding Options to Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $120K and Beyond
26.12.2020
A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made newsby introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price
Bitcoin Options Daily Volume Crosses $1 Billion, $100K Strike Introduced for 2021
18.12.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand, as daily volumes for bitcoin options crossed $1 billion on December 17, 2020. Most of the record turnover has been taking place on the derivatives platform Deribit, and a large $100k strike has been introduced on the exchange...
How One Bitcoin Options Trader Turned $638K Into $4.4M in 5 Weeks
7.12.2020
As bitcoin rallied from $13,400 to over $19,000, a trader who bought the $36,000-strike January expiry call saw a paper profit of more than $4 million
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...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin All-Time High Tops Out at $19,850 as Ether Options Market Goes Mega-Bullish
30.11.2020
A combination of volume, derivatives action and infrastructure improvements led bitcoin’s price to go where it hasn’t gone before. Ether is looking supremely bullish, too
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...
BTC Options Open Interest Surges, Traders Look to an Unfilled Bitcoin Futures Gap at $18K
15.11.2020
Bitcoin prices have been volatile during the last few weeks, but have managed to climb higher in value at the same time. This week bitcoin derivatives markets, specifically futures and options, show that crypto asset traders should expect more swings going forward. Some traders believe that...
Deribit Sees Record Bitcoin Options Volume as Activity in $36K Calls Surge
30.10.2020
Daily volume for bitcoin options have hit lifetime highs on crypto derivatives exchange Deribit