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Waiting game: Why Friday’s $6B in Bitcoin and Ethereum expiries may not move the market
24.6.2021
Traders are looking for BTC and ETH to make a decisive move ahead of Friday's $6 billion in quarterly futures and options expiries, but what does back-tested data show?
Data shows Bitcoin bears dominate Friday's $2.5B BTC options expiry
21.6.2021
Bears have a potential $450 million lead if Bitcoin fails to hold $32,000 until June 25
Stock-to-Flow Creator Says ‘$288K Still in Play,’ Mike McGlone Sees an ‘Ace up Bitcoin’s Sleeve’
12.6.2021
The popular Twitter account and creator of the bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) price model explained that “$288K [is] still in play.” Meanwhile, data from the exchange Deribit shows there’s 425 bitcoin call options with a strike price of $200K set for December 31, 2021. Plan B Says:...
Bullish Bitcoin newsflow gives bulls a boost ahead of Friday's $565M options expiry
10.6.2021
Bullish Bitcoin maneuvers from El Salvador, Victory Capital and MicroStrategy saved the day by giving bulls a much-needed boost and balancing out Friday's BTC options expiry
Market makers in ‘fear mode’ ahead of Friday’s $575M Bitcoin options expiry
2.6.2021
Bear's misplaced belief that Bitcoin price would drop to $32,000 allowed Friday's BTC options expiry to become unexpectedly balanced
$2.2 Billion Notional in BTC Options Set to Expire on Friday, Bitcoin Contango Has Returned
27.5.2021
According to data from Skew Analytics, more than 55,000 bitcoin options contracts worth $2.2 billion will expire on Friday. Statistics further show, as far as options are concerned, Deribit captures the lion’s share of contracts with 48,469 bitcoin options contracts ($1.95 billion notional)...
Monthly $1.9B Ethereum futures and options expiry will determine if ETH hits $3K soon
27.5.2021
Ethereum bulls may have flipped $2,400 back to support, but Friday’s ETH options and futures expiry will determine if traders press the pedal for $3,000
Bitcoin bears dominate Friday’s $2.1B BTC options expiry with a $585M lead
26.5.2021
Bitcoin price is struggling to regain the $42,000 support as bears hold a $585 million advantage ahead of Friday's $2.1 billion BTC options expiry
Ethereum bulls maintain control ahead of Friday’s $730M ETH options expiry
13.5.2021
Traders bullish on Ether have a $109 million advantage heading into the $730 million ETH options expiry on May 14
Ethereum bulls control 100% of this week's $470M ETH options expiry
3.5.2021
Ethereum's spectacular rise to $3,300 has rendered all of the bearish put options worthless ahead of this Friday's $470 million expiry
Over $4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Friday, BTC Derivatives Markets Still Frothy
27.4.2021
Bitcoin options markets are set to see a large expiry on Friday as more than 77,000 BTC worth over $4 billion in derivatives contracts are set to expire. The lion’s share of bitcoin options stems from the derivatives trading platform Deribit, as the exchange has more than $11 billion in open...
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...
The $750 Million Pre-Halloween Bitcoin Options Expiry Has Started to Spook Traders
28.10.2020
Even though cryptocurrency traders have been exuberant over the price rise, a number of analysts are focused on the large bitcoin and ethereum options expiries set to end before Halloween. Data from Skew.com shows $750 million in Bitcoin options is set to expire and prices could get volatile....
Crypto market remains bullish as $1B in Bitcoin derivatives expire
28.8.2020
Major monthly Bitcoin options and futures expiry sees markets becoming bullish on BTC
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Still Stuck in a Rut, Trading Below $10K
26.6.2020
Traditional markets slide as coronavirus cases spike, and crypto follows because its correlation is still unbroken
Over $1B in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Today – Crypto Speculators Expect Massive Shakeup
26.6.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and bitcoin price stability might be coming to an end soon, as a number of skeptics and speculators expect a big move after today’s options derivatives contracts expire. Bitcoin prices have been less volatile during the last three weeks, but over 114,000 bitcoin options...
Bitcoin Options Market Faces Record $1 Billion Expiry on Friday
24.6.2020
The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday