Data shows pro traders are heavily accumulating the current dip in Bitcoin price while retail investors are occupied with trading altcoins.
Bullish ETH/BTC pair revives the Ethereum ‘flippening’ discussion
Bitcoin price is clinging on to $53,000 while Ethereum’s increasing bullish momentum prompted renewed discussions of an ETH flippening.
Glass half full: Bitcoin options traders neutral after 28% BTC price dip
Bitcoin options data shows pro traders are neutrally positioned despite BTC’s dip to $47,000 and the subsequent 15% recovery.
Here’s why bulls aren’t buying the Bitcoin price dip to $50,000
Data shows pro traders are not buying the current Bitcoin dip as tomorrow’s $1.55 billion options expiry looms.
Bitcoin bears have a $340M lead heading into Friday’s BTC options expiry
$1.55 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on April 23 and the recent BTC crash to $51,000 has given bears a $340 million advantage.
$2.52B in bearish Bitcoin options signal pro traders are hedging their bets
The open interest on bearish put options has risen to $2.52 billion as traders look for protection against a BTC price drop to the $40,000 to $50,000 range.
Do $100K–$300K Bitcoin call options signal a bullish BTC price path?
Derivatives exchanges now offer $100,000 to $300,000 Bitcoin call options but how keen are pro traders to take the bait?
$51K Bitcoin price not a problem as ‘structurally, nothing has changed’
On-chain data points toward a bullish future for Bitcoin despite today’s sell-off to $50,400.
3 reasons why BTC will unlikely trade below $50,000 in the near term
BTC held the $50,000 support while derivatives indicators remained healthy, signaling investors’ optimism.
Bitcoin bulls ‘hold back’ as BTC’s monthly futures expiry approaches
Bitcoin price briefly rallied above $60,000 but analysts say bulls are holding dry powder until after the March BTC futures expiry.
Trading Bitcoin options is less risky than futures but mind the premium!
Trading Bitcoin options can be a great way to access leverage while avoiding the liquidation risk presented by futures contracts but investors must keep an eye on the premiums.
Large Bitcoin Options Positions May Boost Price Volatility This Week
As long as these options remain open in the market, the next couple of days could be volatile for bitcoin.
Trading Hall of Fame: The Bitcoin Options Bet That Made $58.2M Profit on Just $638K
Back in October, one trader made a long-shot bet that bitcoin would hit $36,000 by January. It paid off in a spectacular way.
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Already 25% of 2020 Total
$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021.
How One Bitcoin Options Trader Turned $638K Into $4.4M in 5 Weeks
As bitcoin rallied from $13,400 to over $19,000, a trader who bought the $36,000-strike January expiry call saw a paper profit of more than $4 million.
Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December.
Hxro, FTX Target Retail Crypto Traders With Simplified Options Product
Hxro and FTX have partnered to make options trading more accessible for retail traders.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Bakkt Futures Volume Up on Institutional Trading; Its President Slams Offshore Options
Institutional interest is driving Bakkt’s bitcoin futures volumes up, but its options market has remained quiet.
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Nears All Time High – But Rise in Puts Could Presage Drop
While soaring open interest can be a sign of a continuing trend, the offloading of calls suggests bitcoin could correct further.