Retail and institutional investors love derivatives instruments. Here‘s how they could impact crypto markets in 2022. We‘ve all heard stories of billion-dollar future contracts liquidations being the cause of 25% intraday price crashes in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) but the truth is, the industry has been plagued by 100x leverage instruments since BitMEX launched…
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A rapid increase in the amount of leverage coming from the bitcoin (BTC) futures market could mean that either a short or long squeeze will be seen “in the more immediate term,” according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode…. Read More: Bitcoin Leverage Squeeze Likely in ‘Coming Weeks’ – Analysts Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy…
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The premium on CME Bitcoin futures dropped to zero, but data shows pro traders are still bullish. Looking at the Bitcoin chart from a weekly or daily perspective presents a bearish outlook and it’s clear that (BTC) price has been consistently making lower lows since hitting an all-time high at $69,000. Bitcoin/USD on FTX. Source:…
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Large options trades that appear to be betting on a year-end rally for ethereum (ETH), and higher prices for bitcoin (BTC) in January, are getting the attention of some crypto traders. The bullish bets on BTC and ETH were seen on Deribit, the crypto derivatives exchange that accounts for the majority of volume and…
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ETH price could hit new lows near $3,600, but derivatives data suggests pro traders still feel bullish. Since hitting an all-time high at $4,870 on Nov. 10, Ether (ETH) price has been posting lower lows over the past 50 days. If this downtrend continues, the lower trendline support suggests that the altcoin will bottom at…
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The crypto derivatives market plays an important role in price discovery, but institutional investors are needed to add depth. The cryptocurrency market has been under a period of duress, with a majority of the tokens in the cryptoverse witnessing a price slump that has set in since the first week of December. The flagship cryptocurrency…
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BTC bulls are looking at a $300 million loss after last week’s 11.5% correction set them up as the losers of Dec. 10’s $1.1 billion options expiry. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are still licking their wounds from the bloody Dec. 4 correction, which saw the price collapse from $57,000 all the way to $42,000. This 26.5%…
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The crypto market continued lower on Monday after a weekend sell-off that was described as a “significant deleveraging event.” Despite the event now being behind us, however, some traders continued to worry about the potential for an extended market correction. At 11:14 UTC, the total crypto market capitalization had fallen to USD 2.292trn, down…
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For many people, exchanges are pretty much the core of the crypto market and industry. They facilitate the all-important trades in the world’s virtual currencies, and by doing so, they reveal which are likely to become the biggest in the future…. Read More: Crypto Exchanges in 2022: More Services, More Compliance, and Competition Read…
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Not sure which way BTC price might go? Here’s how pro traders use the “iron condor” options strategy to place carefully hedged bets. For traders who are undecided on Bitcoin’s (BTC) move, the “long condor with call options,” or the “iron condor” options strategy, yields optimal results with very low risk. This strategy offers protection…
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