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CME crypto futures see record activity during bear market
28.7.2022
The trading of Bitcoin and Ether futures on CME remained elevated in the second quarter, with daily open interest hitting all-time highs
Ethereum options data show pro traders ready to go long into ETH’s Merge
27.7.2022
ETH price hit resistance at the $1,600 level, but this is not stopping options traders from opening fresh leveraged longs
Bitcoin & Ethereum Funding Rates Signal Continued Bullishness Despite Recent Selloff
26.7.2022
Funding rates in the market for bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) perpetual futures contracts reveal that most crypto derivatives traders continue to lean bullish, despite falling spot prices over the past 24 hours.
Judging from data by Coinglass, funding rates on the BTC/USDT perpetual contract...
Fed policy and crumbling market sentiment could send the total crypto market cap back under $1T
25.7.2022
Data shows investors jumping back into fiat and a lack of bullish leverage in the crypto market suggests another correction is in the making
Pro Bitcoin traders are uncomfortable with bullish positions
22.7.2022
BTC derivatives used by whales and market makers do not support a continuous price recovery above $24,000
Bulls or bears? Both have a fair chance in Friday’s Bitcoin options expiry
21.7.2022
BTC bulls aim to secure a $235 million profit from Friday’s BTC options expiry, but a downside move below $22,000 could nix this plan
Massive Liquidations Push Ethereum Higher as the Nearing Merge Boosts Sentiment
18.7.2022
Liquidations of leveraged short positions in Ethereum’s native token ETH surged over the weekend along with a strong move above the key USD 1,300 price level as sentiment in the ETH market improved markedly....
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DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue and fee sharing could thrive
15.7.2022
It’s too early to know if DeFi is “dead,” but platforms that share revenue with liquidity providers and token holders could be the ones that survive the bear market
Bitcoin ETFs and Open Interest From BTC Futures, Options Follow Crypto Economy’s Spot Market Decline
15.7.2022
Roughly 247 days ago, the total bitcoin futures open interest across 12 different cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms was $26.73 billion and over the last eight months, bitcoin futures open interest has dropped 60% down to $10.69 billion. Further, the bitcoin exchange-traded funds BITO...
Bitcoin derivatives data suggests bears will pin BTC below $21K leading in Friday’s options expiry
14.7.2022
Bitcoin’s failure to break above $22,000 on July 8 opened room for bears to score a $100 million profit in this week’s options expiry
3 key metrics suggest Bitcoin and the wider crypto market have further to fall
12.7.2022
Traders are not as fearful as they were in June, but several metrics show the market is still standing on paper-thin support levels
2 key Ethereum derivatives metrics suggest that $880 was ETH’s bottom
8.7.2022
Data shows Ethereum options traders are less bearish that before, and margin-based markets recently saw some investors go ultra-long on 491,000 ETH
Bitcoin traders expect a ‘generational bottom,’ but BTC derivatives data disagrees
7.7.2022
BTC bulls think the bottom is in, but a neutral-to-bearish price formation and the absence of a futures premium contradict their optimism
Argo Blockchain Hires Derivatives Trader to Navigate Market Rout, Sells BTC to Reduce Loan
7.7.2022
The crypto miner recorded gains in production in June, but higher electricity costs and falling bitcoin prices narrowed its margins
With the bear market in full throttle, crypto derivatives retain their popularity
5.7.2022
"Derivatives provide opportunities to protect their portfolios during times of heightened market volatility," says Emerson Li, brand lead at BingX
Hxro Begins Testing Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform on Solana
1.7.2022
Susquehanna-backed Hxro is using dummy tokens as collateral to stress test its derivatives marketplace on Solana mainnet
Crypto Derivatives Exchange Bybit to Settle Options Contracts in USDC
29.6.2022
The derivatives leader announced in a press release that it will be settling its options trading market in the second-largest stablecoin by market cap
CoinFLEX's USD 47M Recovery Token Plan Questioned by Crypto Observers
28.6.2022
Crypto derivatives exchange and yield platform CoinFLEX aims to turn the debt of a "high integrity" individual into a token called Recovery Value USD (rvUSD) in order to fund other customers' withdrawals. Not everyone is impressed with these plans.
The exchange will issue rvUSD 47m at a price...
Bitcoin’s short-term price prospects slightly improved, but most traders are far from optimistic
27.6.2022
Bitcoin’s derivatives metrics reflect slight improvements since the $17,600 low, but whales and market makers continue to price higher risk of another breakdown
Here’s how pro traders could use Bitcoin options to buy the $20K BTC dip
24.6.2022
Predicting a market bottom is pretty much impossible, but clever traders use options strategies like the Iron Condor setup to target a particular trading price range