2023-2-17 21:37 |
$675 million in BTC options are set to expire on Feb. 17, but bears could aim to take control by pushing Bitcoin’s price below $22,000. origin »
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IBIT options recorded a groundbreaking first day of trading. BTC eyes the $100K target after the latest record high. On the 19th of November, options trading for spot Bitcoin [BTC] ETFs offiThe post BlackRock’s IBIT options debut: Will the hype keep BTC above $94K? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-11-20 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin investment firm Metaplanet said it sold 233 BTC put options and earned a premium of 23. 97 BTC, according to an Oct. 3 statement. The firm stated it sold 223 contracts for $62,000 BTC put options, set to expire on Dec.
2024-10-3 13:10 | |
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The Bitcoin halving hype has long passed, and this month’s massive options expiry provides insight into the future of the current BTC bull market.
2024-6-27 00:30 | |
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About $570 million in weekly BTC options expire on Friday, and the recent macro and crypto news events have further tilted the advantage to bearish traders.
2023-8-18 21:45 | |
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FOMC meeting-induced volatility is impacting BTC price, but bulls are still aiming for a win in this week’s $640 million options expiry.
2022-11-3 20:48 | |
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BTC’s $335 million options expiry has become a death trap for bulls, and increased legal action by the SEC and IRS against crypto companies is adding to the sell pressure.
2022-8-19 20:30 | |
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The Fed’s plan to taper a massive monthly economic stimulus pulled stocks down, but BTC ignored critical comments and looks strong heading into Friday’s options expiry.
2021-8-20 21:12 | |
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Bitcoin options traders have been aggressively buying call options at exorbitantly high prices, with some even predicting BTC reaches $36K.
2020-9-15 18:17 | |
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Опционные контракты на биткоин общим объемом 65 000 BTC или $740 млн по текущему курсу подлежат экспирации в пятницу. Большая часть этих опционов (76% объема) принадлежит бирже Deribit. Big options expiry this Friday 28 Aug 2020! 65k BTC options will expire this Friday with a notional value of > USD 740 million which represents approx. […]
2020-8-28 12:52 | |
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Bybit, the Singapore-based derivatives exchange famed for its BTC options, has revealed new fiat gateways for the Asian market. The exchange is enjoying its best month to date thanks to the lure of its World Series of Trading (WSOT) competition that’s captivated the cryptosphere.
2020-8-26 17:56 | |
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As we enter into the last week of August, it’s time for bitcoin derivatives to expire. This week, 62,000 BTC worth about $730 million of Bitcoin options will be expiring on Friday. June’s $1 billion bitcoin derivatives expiry was a non-event for the price of the digital asset. Now, it’s to be seen how the […]
2020-8-24 18:16 | |
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A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, BTC price cools slightly, Ethereum 2.0 testnet crashes, the Polkadot 'redenomination', and QTUM's staking options improve.
2020-8-24 07:00 | |
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Open interest on Bitcoin options reached $2 billion but should traders be worried that the majority of August options appear worthless?
2020-8-22 22:23 | |
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After yesterday’s pullback from the year’s peak, high options volume gives hope for a continued bitcoin bull run. The memory of crypto traders can be short. Yesterday’s pullback to, gasp, $11,700, turned Twitter sour.
2020-8-20 18:48 | |
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Bitcoin is currently caught within another bout of sideways trading as its price hovers within the upper-$11,000 region. The post Bitcoin options market shows it is “open air” for BTC after $14,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-8-11 10:21 | |
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Options interest and volumes reach their all-time highs, with derivatives markets exploding as market sentiments remain bullish on BTC and ETH.
2020-8-9 19:42 | |
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$1.2 billion in Bitcoin futures and options expired today, what does this mean for BTC price?
2020-8-1 20:30 | |
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One of the major exchanges dealing with BTC options, Deribit, reports open interest for BTC options totaling eighty percent of the current market volume?$1.79 bln
2020-7-31 15:09 | |
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There has been a surge of put option buyers and call option sellers in the BTC options market, indicating that Bitcoin bears are alive and kicking. With over $700 million...
2020-7-28 15:41 | |
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Matrixport, a crypto-financial services firm, is launching its crypto derivatives platform offering perpetual swaps and options. The new platform, named Bit. com, aims to start the trading of perpetual Bitcoin swaps from August 3 with BTC options expected to be added two weeks later.
2020-7-28 15:28 | |
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The leading crypto spot and derivatives exchange platform OKEx has now started to accept the OK Blockchain Foundation’s global utility token OKB as collateral for C2C Loans. Apart from OKB, the platform also accepts collateral deposits in the form of Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), while keeping its options open to expand it further. With […]
2020-7-27 14:09 | |
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx now features daily, two-day, and monthly options trading for BTC/USD, ETH/USD, and EOS/USD.
2020-7-25 19:43 | |
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Crypto analysts have recently suggested that Bitcoin options traders are flipping short-term bearish but data shows this is not the case.
2020-7-19 03:44 | |
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Following the successful launch of Perpetual Swaps in Q2 of this year, Huobi Futures will be aiming to launch Bitcoin Options Trading in Q3. Bitcoin Options are a form of financial derivative that gives the trader the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell Bitcoin at a specific price at a certain date […] CryptoNinjas: Huobi Futures to launch bitcoin (BTC) options trading in Q3
2020-7-15 22:17 | |
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Bitcoin has stabilized following yesterday’s slight volatility, which allowed it to climb as high as $9,450 before hitting some notable resistance Bitcoin has now broken out of the tight trading range that it was previously caught within Analysts do believe that it is laying the groundwork to make a notable upside movement in the days ahead According to one well-respected options trader, this movement could send it as high as $11,500 due to the strength […]
2020-7-9 21:00 | |
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Traders are placing large bets on $50,000 Bitcoin options for June and December 2021, but what are the chances of BTC price reaching this level by then?
2020-7-8 23:26 | |
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Bitcoin Options contracts worth over $1.7 billion expired on 26 June. Deribit BTC Options held close to $1.3 billion of the total contracts, but with Bitcoin's volatility preceding the expiry date, usThe post Bitcoin faces 'shift' as Options market confronts downturn appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-28 21:30 | |
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With options worth a billion-dollar expiring today, it seems like a bad day for BTC as the price has dropped by 2% in the last hour. Binance Coin seems to be following BTC's suit as the price has dropThe post Binance Coin short-term price analysis: June 26 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-26 15:30 | |
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The BTC options market has heated up in the past year – with expiration dates becoming one of the most anticipated events throughout the year. Today, on June 26, Bitcoin options worth $1 billion will expire, with analysts divided on the consequent market impact.
2020-6-27 15:07 | |
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Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
2020-6-26 22:00 | |
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Tomorrow, $1 billion worth of monthly and quarterly Bitcoin options will be expiring This will be the largest options expiry that BTC has ever seen Some analysts believe that the event will spark some massive volatility That being said, the sharp downwards movement seen yesterday evening may have actually been the movement that was widely expected by traders One analyst believes that this signals that the benchmark cryptocurrency is poised to see even further sideways […]
2020-6-25 21:00 | |
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Data provider Skew has spread the word that this Friday, almost 115,000 BTC are to expire with around $1 bln of notional value
2020-6-22 16:27 | |
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Ever since the Bitcoin halving, traders have been even more hopeful for BTC's price to rise. Many analysts noted that the impact of the halving will not be visible on the BTC market right away as mineThe post Bitcoin Options over $1bn expiration does not comfort traders appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-20 17:30 | |
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After Bitcoin reached $10,000 on May 7th, for a brief moment, the BTC community felt the like sky was the limit for the largest digital asset. After surging past key resistance in April, Bitcoin seemeThe post Bitcoin not dependent on Options market for bullish rally appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-19 22:30 | |
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, has seen the volume of its Bitcoin futures options grow from 91 BTC ($860,000) to 2,400 BTC ($23 million). That amount represents a 25-fold... The post Bitcoin’s Institutional Interest Ramps Up, CME BTC Options Volume Go 25x appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-17 04:04 | |
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Bitcoin is on track to post a strong second quarter this year, with the cryptocurrency currently trading up 48% from where it ended Q1. The second quarter of the year is a historically positive time for BTC, as it has only posted losses during this time range once over the past six years. The third […]
2020-6-17 00:00 | |
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Institutional grade Bitcoin derivatives platform, CME, is experiencing a superficial growth in options interest from its clients. The total open interest is on a skyrocketing path, witnessing a 2500% increase, from the May 1 at $13 million to over $360 million as of Monday, June 15, 2020.
2020-6-17 23:22 | |
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Analytics agency Skew has shared fresh data on BTC options trading volume on the leading exchange, CME, which is about to beat its record from May
2020-6-16 16:47 | |
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The exponentially growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has led to an unprecedented rise in the number of crypto exchange platforms. Today, there’s no dearth of options when it comes to finding exchanges where users can trade and store popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), and Ether (ETH), among others.
2020-6-17 12:08 | |
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The future of Bitcoin is anything but certain. For a number of investors, however, the future is now. More than 100,000 BTC options contracts are set to expire at the end of June. The staggering number compared with previous months is the result of an explosion in open interest in Bitcoin options.
2020-6-16 09:10 | |
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Recent surges in open interest on Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts suggests institutional players are continuing to build positions in the top two cryptocurrencies.
2020-6-16 22:10 | |
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Data shared by Skew says that later in June over 100,000 Bitcoin options are going to expire. This is 25 percent higher than previously shared data for the same day
2020-6-15 14:33 | |
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A recent report shared by OKEx exchange says that BTC options traders are showing a bullish take regarding Bitcoin open interest in the mid-long term
2020-6-12 15:39 | |
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Bitcoin options have turned out an unlikely choice of trading instrument in 2019-20. The post Traders on the biggest Bitcoin options exchange are pricing in a 7% chance for BTC to hit ATHs before 2021 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-6-11 00:30 | |
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Bitcoin’s week-long bout of consolidation appears to be leading options traders to grow increasingly bullish on the cryptocurrency Data shows that options traders are nearly all anticipating BTC to see further upside in the weeks and months ahead There are multiple factors, however, that suggest it is poised to see downside in the near-term These factors include rising funding, a high quantity of underwater long positions, and its multiple failed attempts to break above $10,000 […]
2020-6-10 02:00 | |
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According to the analytics provider Skew, the volume of traded Bitcoin put options has surged much more than calls have. Also, 84,000 BTC options will expire on June 26
2020-6-8 14:27 | |
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According to Skew data, open interest on Ethereum options on the Deribit exchange has hit a new high, while Bitcoin options OI remains higher than $1 bln
2020-6-4 12:57 | |
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Bitcoin market had reported slow progress in May and as the month comes to an end, the options market may have influenced the direction of the tide. The BTC spot price has finally sprung above the $9kThe post Bitcoin Options notes an influx of interest and volume appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-5-30 19:30 | |
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While BTC options open interest broke past the $1 billion threshold, the growth in ETH options has gone unnoticed. Ether options have been making new highs every week and are... The post Ether Options Open Interest Hits All-Time High appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-29 16:03 | |
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The bullish sentiment in the IBIT options is consistent with the noticeable activity in the $200,000 bitcoin call trading on Deribit.
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Bitcoin (BTC) may experience increased volatility in the coming days, driven by speculation surrounding another Chinese fiscal stimulus announcement and the expiration of BTC options worth $1. 1 billion.
The long straddle involving the November expiry $66,000 call and put options crossed the tape on Deribit early Wednesday.
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