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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
Bitcoin Options Metric Suggests More Traders Are Taking Bullish Bets
14.3.2022
With a falling ratio of bearish put options to bullish call options in the bitcoin (BTC) options market, the key metric is currently signaling that an increasing number of advanced traders are taking bullish bets on bitcoin.
As of Sunday, the put-to-call ratio in terms of BTC open interest...
CME Group plans to launch micro-sized Bitcoin and Ether options
1.3.2022
The futures options, expected to start trading on March 28, will come more than two years after the CME Group launched a BTC options trading product in January 2020
Analysts say Bitcoin’s open interest wipeout ‘will give way to further upside’
10.12.2021
Bitcoin’s drop to $42,000 obliterated its open interest and liquidated a large swath of leveraged traders, but analysts say OI resets typically provide great buying opportunities
$1.1B in Bitcoin options expire on Friday, but data points to a sub-$55K BTC price
8.12.2021
BTC bulls are looking at a $300 million loss after last week’s 11.5% correction set them up as the losers of Friday’s $1.1 billion options expiry
Victory is for the taking in Friday’s $950M Bitcoin options expiry
2.12.2021
With BTC price under $57,000, bears appear to have a slight advantage in this week’s $950 million BTC options expiry
This simple Bitcoin options strategy lets traders profit while also hedging their bets
2.12.2021
Not sure which way BTC price might go? Here’s how pro traders use the Iron Condor options strategy to place carefully hedged bets
Bitcoin bulls risk losing $365 million upon Friday’s BTC options expiry
25.11.2021
Nearly $3 billion in BTC options expire on Nov. 26, and bears are better positioned below $58,000
3 reasons why Bitcoin’s drop to $56.5K may have been the local bottom
20.11.2021
The absence of cascading liquidations, 25% delta skew and the margin lending ratio all suggest that Bitcoin price bottomed at $56,500
Bitcoin has stalled, but here’s why pro traders still expect $80K by January
16.11.2021
Bitcoin price is hitting resistance while trading 7.75% below its all-time high, but derivatives data shows pro traders are still aiming for $80,000 by January
Friday’s jaw-breaking $3.2B Bitcoin options expiry could kick-start a new rally
28.10.2021
Bitcoin bulls could be in for a $715 million profit if BTC price is above $60,000 ahead of Friday’s $3.2 billion options expiry
Is excessive bullish optimism behind Bitcoin’s drop below $60K?
25.10.2021
Bitcoin’s futures premium hit its highest level in 5 months, but was this the primary reason for BTC’s fall below $60,000?
Bitcoin bears risk getting trapped if BTC price remains above $50K — Here's why
7.10.2021
Hash rate, supply shock, and U.S. credit risk are likely the causes for the BTC rally
Bitcoin price is back at $50K, but exactly how 'bullish' are the bulls?
5.10.2021
BTC's futures markets premium and options risk gauge show that there are not any signs of excessive leverage or FOMO from traders — yet
Bears intend to pin Bitcoin price below $42K until Friday's $700M expiry passes
30.9.2021
$700 million in BTC options expire on Friday, and derivatives data signals that bears are positioned to profit from a sub-$45,000 Bitcoin price
Bears apply the pressure as Bitcoin price revisits the $41K ‘falling knife’ zone
28.9.2021
Bitcoin traders say $43,600 needs to be regained to restore the bullish uptrend, but BTC futures and options data are showing signs of distress
All bark and some bite. China’s Bitcoin ban puts traders in the ‘fear’ zone
25.9.2021
Bitcoin derivatives markets flipped neutral-to-bearish after China’s ‘crypto ban’ announcement triggered a BTC price dip to $40,600