Recent strength in Ethereum boosted investors’ morale and gave bulls the upper hand in March 25’s $2.4 billion options expiry. Ether (ETH) bulls have a few good reasons to celebrate the 20% gain between March 14 and March 24. The price increase surprised many and led to the first daily close above $3,000 in 34…
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Holding $42,000 will help determine whether BTC bulls bag a $175 million profit in March 25’s $3.34 billion options expiry. Over the past two months, Bitcoin (BTC) has respected an ascending triangle formation, bouncing multiple times from its support and resistance lines. While this might sound like a positive, the price is still down 11%…
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Short sellers got liquidated to the tune of $150 million, but two metrics show pro traders did not flip bullish after the recent Bitcoin rally. Bitcoin (BTC) showed strength on March 22, posting a 5% gain and testing the $43,000 resistance. The move liquidated over $150 million worth of leverage short positions, those betting on…
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Ether’s price has been sideways for 27 days, but pro traders are not confident about the $2,500 support, according to derivatives. Ether (ETH) investors are having a rough time in 2022, with ETH accumulating 25% losses year-to-date as of March 17. Still, the cryptocurrency has bounced multiple times near $2,500 over the past couple of…
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BTC price struggles to sustain $40,000, but March 18’s options expiry might give bulls the $160 million profit needed to keep the positive momentum. Over the past two months, Bitcoin (BTC) has respected a slightly ascending trend, bouncing multiple times from its support. Even though that might sound positive, Bitcoin’s performance year-to-date remains a lackluster…
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Traders who believe ETH will recover but unlikely surpass $3,800 ahead of May can benefit from the skewed iron condor strategy. Being bullish on Ether (ETH) over the past four months did not pay off as its price dropped 44% from $4,600. The decentralized finance (DeFi) applications growth that fueled the rally faded away, partially…
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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 stood at 0.51, signaling that…
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The Biden administration’s dovish approach to crypto sector regulation and a bounce in equities markets could give bulls a boost in Friday’s $790 million options expiry. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls jumped in to defend the $40,000 level after a devastating retest of the $38,000 support on March 7. The confidence and momentum that was building up…
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The crypto market is starting to turn around, raising opportunities for risk averse traders to use the Long Condor options strategy to long ETH. Ether price (ETH) spent the last two months stuck in a rut and even the most bullish trader will admit that the possibility of trading above $4,400 in the next couple…
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Bulls had a 90% higher open interest coming into Dec. 31 options expiry but bears managed to balance the scales at $47,175. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been ranging between $46,000 and $52,000 for 26 days. Despite the large nominal $6.1 billion year-end options expiry, the bullish and bearish instruments were evenly balanced between $44,000 and…
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