A lot happened over the past week, as Bitcoin experienced one of its most volatile periods in terms of price and futures trading. While there weren’t any major dips or rallies, the constant change of sentiment may have tested the trader’s resolve and a particular incident reminded the crowd about Bitcoin’s reactive nature. 22nd-29th January:...Read More
After a stellar two weeks that saw the cryptocurrency hit an ATH of $41,941 on the charts, Bitcoin’s price corrected to fall to the $34,000-level. With Bitcoin valued at $34,606 at the time of writing, it is worth noting that this market cycle during this bull season has largely been a case of two steps...Read More
The last seven days have been tumultuous for the market’s leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, with BTC climbing to touch a new all-time high of $41,941, before falling to a low of $30,305 just two days later. While the price has since consolidated, with the crypto priced at $35,000, at press time, who were the major profit-takers...Read More
The crypto-derivatives market was largely successful in 2020. While Bitcoin Futures have been in the limelight a lot due to the CME’s growth, Bitcoin Options stole the show with its consistent run throughout the course of 2020. However, its magnification goes beyond the regular interest of traders, with other factors playing a vital role in...Read More
With a value of $23,324 at press time, Bitcoin seemed to be spending a record period of time above $19,000 (previously it was less than 24 hours). The crypto-asset’s price growth should have turned the wheels on major derivatives exchanges, but surprisingly, that hasn’t been the case. CME’s cash-settled Futures contracts have been under the...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has dropped by over 6% in the past seven days. The crypto-asset, at the time of writing, was trading at $18,368, falling fallen to as low as $17,800 before recovering. However, BTC’s press time price was still well below the $19,000-level from earlier in the week. So, where is Bitcoin headed? Is the...Read More
The memory of November 2020 will remain in the minds of Bitcoin investors and the collective crypto-industry for a long time. A rally ignited in mid-October finally realized its full potential in the penultimate month of the year, with many of the market’s premier crypto-assets climbing to new highs. While most digital asset sectors pictured...Read More
Bitcoin is now trading at $17275, down from $19300, 3 days ago. The price has dropped by 10.49% and Bitcoin longs worth $43.8 Million were liquidated in the past 24 hours on BitMEX vs $6.5 Million shorts. 3 days ago, on November 24, 2020, the situation was a contrast. There were more shorts getting liquidated...Read More
Bitcoin is currently trading around $14,500. The asset saw this particular price range back on January 8th, 2018, a whopping 1029 days back. Safe to say, these were unfamiliar trading provinces in the past three years. With Bitcoin building its rally step-step across the past month, the recent entry above $14k is currently creating a...Read More
The journey of Bitcoin in 2020 has been pretty nail-biting. With the global events hitting the crypto market, many investors saw Bitcoin’s recovery and decided to include it as a part of their investment portfolio. BTC has been reporting a 86% returns to investors year-to-date, while this surge in volatility also returned many traders back...Read More
Bitcoin equaled its 2019 highs by retesting $13,880 over the past 24-hours. While most of the market is currently rejoicing Bitcoin‘s current price of $13,000-$14,000, there might be a little bit of unrest between CME Futures and Options traders. A bullish trend can never be bad for the derivatives market but at the moment, CME...Read More
With a press time price of just over $11,300, Bitcoin was attempting to head towards its next high on the charts. In fact, at the time, BTC’s price was nearly 8% higher, when compared to the same a week ago, with 88% HODLers sitting on unrealized profits. With the price climbing, HODLers are spending their...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has gained by 7.33% in the last 7 days. With this kind of momentum building up, Open Interest on derivatives exchanges is up too. However, that’s not the only interesting bit. In fact, while aggregate Open Interest on derivatives exchanges is up by 18%, on Huobi, it is up by 250% over the...Read More
If you haven’t turned a profit in a while, well, you are not alone. In fact, a recent study by Brazil’s University of São Paulo found that of the share market day traders who persisted for more than 300 days, 97% of them lost money. Further, the study found that the top day trader among...Read More
Bitcoin Options are holding steady, despite Friday’s expiries that amounted to over $1B. As predicted a week ago, the expiry event was a smokescreen. In fact, the outcome was the opposite of the anticipated crash on the CME, with Open Interest and Volumes remaining consistent. According to data from Skew, $7B worth of contracts expired...Read More
Bitcoin markets have welcomed volatility in the market. The week began with a sharp fall in BTC value from $10,980 to $10,286. This devaluation of Bitcoin followed a solid recovery effort observed in the market that took place during the previous week. As Bitcoin finally broke out of consolidation on 14 September its value was...Read More
Bitcoin Options trading volume on the CME has consistently been higher than $7M over the past 3 months. In fact, the figure in question has even gone past $30M on quite a few occasions over the last 30 days. Source: Skew Such consistent trading volume is an indication of steady institutional interest and investment in...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has dropped by 11% from $11,736 to $10,390 – all in a matter of just 10 days. In fact, some argue that the price may plummet even further with rising liquidity on the horizon. However, there are bigger concerns to take care of, such as the question of how this liquidity will be...Read More
The first 10 days of September have been eventful, setting the tone for the rest of the month. Huobi Futures, the crypto-derivatives market of the Huobi Group, rolled out BTC Options trading on 1st September, and within 10 days of the launch, BTC Options Open Interest had soared by 110%. Source: Skew At the same...Read More
Bitcoin’s 2020 rally is stalled, for now. However, throw some liquidity and bullish trading sentiment in the mix and you have a winner. In fact, an in-depth look at Bitcoin Futures’ charts suggests that the cryptocurrency’s price may bounce back soon. A reason why this may be the case is that Open Interest and daily...Read More
BTC futures were first launched in December 2017, and their initial performance was contrary to the hype that surrounded it. Market expectations ranged from a sudden climb in BTC spot price to increase liquidity on spot exchanges. However, the two most popular Bitcoin futures exchanges – CME and CBOE faced two different fates. Before CME’s...Read More
Institutional investors and their interest in Bitcoin Futures are driving growth on derivatives exchanges like the CME and Bakkt. In fact, just recently, Bakkt Bitcoin Futures volume hit a new high of $167M, while the CME clocked in a volume upwards of $930M on the same day, the 25th of August. Source: Skew Source: Skew...Read More
Over the course of 2020, institutional investors have been keen on investing in Bitcoin Futures on regulated markets. A popular choice among institutions has been the derivatives giant Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The popularity of the same can be highlighted by the fact that Bitcoin Options volume on CME rose by 1000% in May 2020...Read More
Growing institutional interest has been a driver for Bitcoin’s price since July 2020. However, in what is being termed as the bull run of the season, other drivers of growth such as increasing liquidity, demand by new buyers, and Bitcoin’s volatility on spot exchanges, are also rearing their heads. For Bakkt, institutional interest has contributed...Read More
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has climbed up the listings to rank in the top 10 derivatives exchanges. The volume and open interest from institutional heavyweights on exchanges like CME solidify Bitcoin’s mainstream acceptance. It fuels anticipation and liquidity on spot and derivatives exchanges for retail traders. The magnitude of the influence is debatable, however,...Read More
The ongoing Bitcoin price rally is lucrative to traders on spot and derivatives exchanges, however, there are several factors that may influence the trajectory of the coin. This article takes a deep dive into the red flags to look out for. Looking at Bitcoin’s 24-hour change, the change is less than 0.50 percent, and weekly...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been tumbling lower ever since it touched the yearly peak of $12,473 on 17 August. This sudden boost in the price of the largest digital asset garnered the attention of traders who were busy dealing in altcoins while BTC was in a consolidation phase. The Bitcoin futures open interest was sitting at...Read More
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting to play catch up with the more mature futures market,”...Read More
Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types of regulated bitcoin derivatives products: monthly and daily physically delivered bitcoin futures, cash settled bitcoin futures, and options on monthly bitcoin futures. Also read:...Read More
After a massive demand for its Bitcoin Futures Contract this year, the CME Group is planning to introduce Bitcoin options contracts as per the internal source. Back in December 2017 when Bitcoin was trading at its all-time high of $20,000, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was the first to launch Bitcoin Futures contracts in the...Read More
