$735 million in BTC options expire on May 6 and data suggests that the current macroeconomic conditions will continue to favor bears. Bitcoin (BTC) price has been stuck in a falling wedge pattern for the past two months and during this time it has tested the $37,600 support on multiple instances. Adding to this “bearish”…
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BTC is in a lengthy downtrend but three key price metrics explain why traders are confident that the $38,000 level will hold. Bitcoin (BTC) has been unable to break from the 26-day-long descending channel. Investors are uncomfortable holding volatile assets after the United States Federal Reserve pledged to reduce its $9 trillion balance sheet. While…
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BTC price continues to trade in a wide range, providing an opportunity for options traders to use the Iron Condor strategy. The last time Bitcoin (BTC) traded above $50,000 was Dec. 27, 2021. Since then, four months have passed, but traders seem somewhat optimistic that inflation has hit the necessary threshold to trigger cryptocurrency adoption.…
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Digital currency markets have been tumultuous during the past month as bitcoin shed 15.43% and ethereum dropped 17.49% against the U.S. dollar. Moreover, crypto spot volumes are down 18.95% lower than the month prior, and both futures and options volumes were down in April as well. Lower than average trade volumes typically suggest overall interest…
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Holding BTC price below $39,000 will give bears a $350 million profit in this week’s $1.9 billion options expiry. Up until April 25, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls had been defending the $38,000 level, but bulls were caught off-guard by the recent drop. As Bitcoin plunged from $46,700 to $37,700 between April 5 and 26, most of…
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An assortment of on-chain and derivatives data signal that ETH price is unlikely to rally above $3,500 any time soon. Analyzing Ether’s (ETH) current price chart paints a bearish picture, which is largely justified by the 11% drop over the past month, but other traditional finance assets faced more extreme price corrections in the same…
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High volatility is necessary to attract traders to the crypto derivatives space, and institutions would most like to see new derivatives contracts backed by altcoins such as solana (SOL), polkadot (DOT), cardano (ADA) and stablecoins, a new report from the derivatives-focused analytics firm Acuiti has found…. Read More: ‘Challenges’ to Crypto Traders as Lower…
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Regulatory uncertainty, potential competition from tech giants and a market nearing exhaustion are all factors impacting ETH price. After a 42% rally over a three-week period, Ether (ETH) peaked at $3,580 on April 3 and since then, a 12% correction to $3,140 has taken place. Tech giants launching their own smart contract platforms and regulatory…
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There’s some positive news for the two biggest cryptoassets in the world. The approval of a new bitcoin (BTC) futures-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again sparked hope that a spot-based bitcoin ETF could come next. Meanwhile, investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has taken steps to expand its…
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ETH price has shown a strong recovery since bottoming at $2,500, but derivatives data suggests pro traders are moving with caution. Ether (ETH) price jumped 11% between March 26 and March 29 to reach $3,480, which is the highest level in 82 days. Currently, the price is down 9% year-to-date but does data support the…
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