Ethereum price appears en-route to a new all-time high, but data shows retail and pro investors are slightly skeptical about the current rally. Today Ether (ETH) price briefly touched $4,760, exciting investors and reminding the world that the altcoin is a mere 2.2% below the $4,870 all-time high reached 20 days ago. While the spot…
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The SEC does not appear to have the appetite for more exotic Bitcoin futures products. Reports are emerging that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected one, or possibly two, recent Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications signaling that the regulator is not quite ready for more exotic futures products just yet. Just a day or…
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ETF issuers are getting creative with two new filings for inverse and leveraged funds. Exchange-traded fund issuer Direxion has filed for a product that would enable speculators to buy contracts that short the price of Bitcoin. In a filing made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26, the company unveiled the Direxion…
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FIL might be more than 70% away from its all-time high, but derivatives data shows traders are steadily building leveraged positions. Some traders have said that Filecoin (FIL) has lost its momentum because its current price at $64 is more than 70% below its all-time high at $238. However, this decentralized data-sharing platform is showing…
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Gold-verified users of Blockchain.com exchange in over 150 countries will now be able to trade Bitcoin with up to 5x leverage. Bitcoin (BTC) wallet and exchange platform Blockchain.com has announced the introduction of margin trading services. In a blog post issued on Tuesday, Blockchain.com stated that Bitcoin margin trading had been a regular request from users…
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On Tuesday, SEC Chair Gary Gensler re-confirmed his plan to crack down on cryptocurrencies, and traders’ regulatory concerns are confirmed by this key Bitcoin futures and options indicator. After 46 consecutive days of trading above $42,000, Bitcoin (BTC) price started to show weakness on Sept. 21. Over the last three days, the 13% accumulated loss…
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Traders were hit hard as $3.5 billion in liquidations took place as Bitcoin price crashed below $43,000. Traders were caught flat-footed on Sep. 7 after a sharp collapse in the price of Bitcoin saw the digital asset fall below $43,000 and this led to widespread liquidations in derivative markets as more than $3.54 billion was liquidated. …
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Regulated crypto bank Avanti CEO Caitlin Long says tarring the entire crypto industry with the same brush is unfair. Avanti Bank and Trust CEO Caitlin Long has posted a rebuttal to a recent New York Times article claiming that crypto and decentralized finance is “disrupting the banking industry” so fast regulators can’t keep up. Disrupting…
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Most traders think futures contracts are only used to place ultra risky high leverage bets, but the instruments actually have a variety of uses. Whenever there’s data out on futures contracts liquidation, many novice investors and analysts instinctively conclude that it’s degenerate gamblers using high leverage or other risky instruments. There’s no doubt that some…
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Derivatives exchanges offer up to 100x leverage, but traders must consider how Bitcoin’s intraday volatility increases their liquidation risk. The crypto sector is in a bull market, and frequent evidence comes from anonymous traders who post their five-, six- and seven-figure investment returns as screenshots on Crypto Twitter. This condition creates a FOMO-like situation where…
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