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Bitcoin Hits New Low Since February, Options Market Stays Optimistic
4.7.2024
According to the latest data, $305.43 million was liquidated across crypto derivatives exchanges when bitcoin dipped below $57,000. One analyst predicts that with the Mt Gox and German government sell-offs, “supply will likely outstrip demand.” Conversely, QCP Capital notes that...
The Rise of Crypto Options and Structured Products
10.4.2024
Retail dominance of crypto trading and the lack of institutional infrastructure and participation has led to imbalance in the structure of the options market. Here’s how we can address these challenges, says Abdulla Kanoo, Co-Founder of ARP Digital
Grayscale CEO Demands Public Options Market For Bitcoin Spot ETFs
5.2.2024
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein is calling for approval of public options on Bitcoin spot ETFs after his company’s Bitcoin fund successfully converted into one last month. “It’s never been more important for the crypto and ETF communities alike to advocate for the development of a robust listed...
Bullish Bitcoin Bets Rise as Implied Volatility Slides
19.1.2024
Some traders bought bitcoin calls at strikes $45,000 and $46,000 during Thursday's U.S. trading hours, according to over-the-counter institutional cryptocurrency trading network Paradigm
Bitcoin Traders Pare Bullish Bias as Spot ETF Deadline Nears
5.1.2024
Crypto Veteran Expects Bitcoin to Maintain Bullish Momentum, Targets $40,000 by Year-End
16.11.2023
Bitcoin Logo / Source: Adobe Markus Thielen, research head at Matrixport and founder of DeFi Research, expects Bitcoin’s bullish momentum to persist and drive prices toward $40,000 by the end of the year. Thielen’s optimistic outlook is based on several factors, including options...
Bitcoin's Options Market Has Overtaken Its Futures Market in a Sign of Growing Sophistication
15.11.2023
The notional open interest in the global BTC options market stood at $17.5 billion at press time, while open interest in the futures market was $15.84 billion
Bitcoin ETF Rumor Had a Silver Lining and It's Apparent in the Crypto Options Market
19.10.2023
The bitcoin options market has flipped bullish across different timeframes since Monday's erroneous ETF report
Crypto Options Traders Are Still Shorting Bitcoin Volatility
7.8.2023
"Given the absence of big news in August, selling volatility and taking a vacation for solid theta gains is the only thing I can do right now," one trader said. Crypto traders typically short volatility by selling or writing call/put options
Ether Options Market Shows Bias for Price Weakness Over Next 6 Months
1.8.2023
Ether's price appears overvalued compared to Ethereum's dwindling revenues, one analyst said
Crypto Exchange BIT Unveils Options Market for Cardano's ADA Token
21.6.2023
BIT's unified margin system allows ADA holders to trade options at a discount
Ether Options Market Makers Are 'Long Gamma' at $1.8K
9.6.2023
Traders said market makers are holding options with a $1,800 strike price and are likely to influence prices as they try to keep their portfolios direction-neutral
Bitcoin Options Market Signals Weakness over Six Months Amid Debt Ceiling Drama
25.5.2023
The renewed bias for bitcoin puts is consistent with the increased demand for downside protection seen in the options market tied to S&P 500
Bitcoin Options Market Turns Negative on Short-term BTC Price Outlook, But Longer-term Bullish Bets Remain
20.4.2023
Investors have turned their most bearish on Bitcoin’s short-term price outlook in more than one month, according to options market data presented by crypto data analytics website The Block.
However, at the same time, investors seemingly remain confident in BTC’s longer-term outlook.
The 25% delta...
Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
15.3.2023
The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium due to a continued concern of a further depeg, one observer said
Bitcoin Options Market Turns Most Bearish on Short-term BTC Outlook This Year as Prices Slump Towards $20K
9.3.2023
In wake of Bitcoin’s latest slide below the $21,000 level on Thursday as traders mull headwinds including a growing liquidity crisis amongst major crypto-friendly banks and ongoing macro headwinds as the US Federal Reserve signals risks, Bitcoin options have turned their most pessimistic on...
Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations
9.3.2023
Bitcoin's options skew favors bearish put options by the most in two months
Bitcoin Price Dips On Hot US Inflation Data, But BTC Bulls Can Take Solace in These Bullish Options Market Signals
24.2.2023
Bitcoin was last trading lower by over 3.0% on Friday in the low $23,000s, with BTC/USD falling back under its 21DMA for the first time in nearly two weeks in wake of a hotter-than-expected US Core PCE inflation report that raises the risk the US Federal Reserve lifts interest rates to higher...
Bitcoin Options Market Turns Most Bearish Since 2022 With Investors Facing New Wall of Worries
10.2.2023
Bitcoin options markets are signaling that investor sentiment has hit a new low for the year, as investors face a mounting wall of worries including the prospect of a regulatory crackdown in the US and a possibly more hawkish US Federal Reserve monetary policy outlook. That’s according to data...
Bitcoin, Ether Options Market See Mixed Flow Ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls
6.1.2023
Some traders have been buying downside protection in bitcoin and ether, while others building strategies that profit from a big move in either direction, experts told CoinDesk