Bitcoin nears breakout from the $85,000-$90,000 range as options expiry looms

A year-end options expiry for bitcoin is suppressing volatility just as macro and risk-asset positioning turns supportive for a higher price.

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Bitcoin faces uncertainty ahead of $3 billion options expiry

All eyes are on the upcoming monthly options expiry set for September 29, featuring a staggering $3 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options. The key question is whether the Bitcoin price will hold $26K ahead of options expiry.

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Options implied volatility drops but market still expects turbulence

The implied volatility (IV) for Bitcoin options decreased significantly in July. The IV for Bitcoin options on Aug. 3 is as follows: Expiry Period Percentage 1-Month Expiry 32. 73% 3-Month Expiry 37.

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Bitcoin corrects on Fed rate hike, but bulls are prepared for Friday’s $1.2B options expiry

BTC price dropped as the Fed rolled out a 0.25% rate hike, but improving housing market data and Bitcoin options data suggests that bulls are ready for this week’s expiry.

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Bitcoin bulls aim to capture $45K leading into Friday’s $890M BTC options expiry

BTC price is retesting underlying support on March 3, but derivatives data hints that bulls may launch an assault on $45,000 as March 4’s options expiry approaches.

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Data shows Ethereum bulls expect a new ATH after Friday’s $1.25B ETH options expiry

ETH price is on the cusp of a new all-time high and derivatives data shows bulls may attempt to capture it ahead of Oct. 29’s $1.25 billion Ethereum options expiry.

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Bullish Bitcoin newsflow gives bulls a boost ahead of Friday's $565M options expiry

Bullish Bitcoin maneuvers from El Salvador, Victory Capital and MicroStrategy saved the day by giving bulls a much-needed boost and balancing out Friday's BTC options expiry.

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Market makers in ‘fear mode’ ahead of Friday’s $575M Bitcoin options expiry

Bears' misplaced belief that Bitcoin's price would drop to $32,000 allowed Friday's BTC options expiry to become unexpectedly balanced.

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How important is 30th April for Bitcoin and Ethereum?

The weekly performance of Bitcoin before its Options expiry on the 30th of April has been significant. BTC was up by more than 10% at press time heading into Friday's $4. 2 billion options expiry.

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Ethereum bulls may reemerge after March $1.15B ETH options expiry

Up to $1.15 billion worth of Ether options are set to expire on March 26, and data suggests bullish traders may make a show of force after the expiry.

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Bulls favored ahead of record $6.1B Bitcoin options expiry on March 26

Up to $6.1 billion worth of Bitcoin options are set to expire on March 26 but derivatives data suggests that the expiry favors bullish traders.

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This month’s Ethereum options expiry suggests ETH’s upside is limited

Ethereum price has been in an uptrend since the start of the year but key options indicators suggest overcoming the $2,000 level will be a challenge.

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The $2.5B question: After Options expiry, where will Bitcoin head?

After an eventful race to the top with an ATH of $58,330, Bitcoin's price dropped by over 17 percent to hit $47,872 on the price charts. However, the correction in price was long overdue and anticipatThe post The $2.

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Data shows bulls are in charge of this month’s $3.2B Bitcoin options expiry

Bitcoin's rally above $56,000 shifted Friday's options expiry entirely in favor of bulls

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Bitcoin bulls target $40K as Friday’s $1B BTC options expiry approaches

Friday’s $1 billion Bitcoin options expiry is tilted toward bulls who have set their sights on the $40,000 level.

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Bitcoin Takes Charge; Elon Musk Changes Market Trajectory with A Single Message

The Bitcoin market is roaring higher right after the largest options expiry in BTC's history, despite the market giving signs of red, all thanks to Tesla CEO, after all, “In retrospect, it was inevitable.

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Bitcoin price dips below $30K but here’s why pro traders are still bullish

Data show pro traders are still bullish even as Bitcoin price dips below $30,000 and Friday’s $4 billion BTC options expiry approaches.

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January 29th, A Magic Day?

This Friday, January 29th, is a pretty big day for bitcoin as numerous derivatives are set to expire. First there’s the “monster expiry” of 100,000 bitcoin options contracts worth more...

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Monster Expiry: $100k Bitcoin Options Expiring This Friday

With a notional value of more than $3 billion, this will be the biggest expiry Deribit has seen to date, which in the light of the growing options market, will impact the spot market as well. The post Monster Expiry: 0k Bitcoin Options Expiring This Friday first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Key metrics show this week’s $4B Bitcoin options expiry favors bulls

A record $4 billion worth of Bitcoin options expire on January 29 and multiple indicators suggest bulls have the upper hand.

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100,000 Bitcoin Options Contracts Set to Expire

“29JAN, the monster expiry, will be the biggest expiry Deribit has seen to date!” So said the bitcoin and ethereum derivatives trading platform, further adding: “A whopping ~100,000 bitcoin contracts...

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After Taking Profits, the Infamous $36k Bitcoin Options Call Buyers Reposition to Higher Levels

Deribit meanwhile added Bitcoin options contracts with a $400k strike price with Dec. 21 expiry. Amidst this Dan Morehead of Pantera Capital is calling for $115,000 by August 2021. The post After Taking Profits, the Infamous k Bitcoin Options Call Buyers Reposition to Higher Levels first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Bitcoin at $300,000 Options Contract Added on Deribit for EOY

Forget 100k, $150k, or even $200k; the market now wants to bet on $300,000 per BTC by the end of this year. On Friday, cryptocurrency derivatives platform Deribit announced the addition of the latest Bitcoin options contracts at a $300k strike price with an expiry of December 2021.

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Crypto-exchange Deribit adds Bitcoin options with $300K strike

Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit just added Bitcoin options with a $300K strike price and December 2021 expiry. [embed]https://twitter.com/CryptoNekoZ/status/1347570953002364931[/embed] This The post Crypto-exchange Deribit adds Bitcoin options with $300K strike appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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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.

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Here’s why bulls aren’t bothered by Friday’s $525M Bitcoin options expiry

Even as $525 million in Bitcoin options expire on Friday, bulls are expected to strongly defend the $15.5K level.

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Bitcoin at $13K: Gauging impact of expiry of 62k BTC options

The Bitcoin market after moving to its yearly-high of $13,864 had fallen under $13k on 28 October and has since bounced back. As Bitcoin traded at $13.2k, at press time, the outcome from the approachiThe post Bitcoin at $13K: Gauging impact of expiry of 62k BTC options appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The $750 Million Pre-Halloween Bitcoin Options Expiry Has Started to Spook Traders

Even though cryptocurrency traders have been exuberant over the price rise, a number of analysts are focused on the large bitcoin and ethereum options expiries set to end before Halloween. Data from Skew.

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Here's how Bitcoin spot, derivatives will do, following the expiry

Bitcoin Options are holding steady, despite Friday’s expiries that amounted to over $1B. As predicted a week ago, the expiry event was a smokescreen. In fact, the outcome was the opposite of the antThe post Here's how Bitcoin spot, derivatives will do, following the expiry appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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How well did Ethereum do in the face of expiring contracts?

Ethereum's spot has remained unfazed by the expiry of nearly 460,000 ETH Options contracts on Friday. The contracts that made up for almost $450 million in Open Interest, on expiration, dropped to $34The post How well did Ethereum do in the face of expiring contracts? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Record High in Expiry Week

Bitcoin's options market is more popular than ever with record open interest of more than $2.10 billion.

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Biggest Expiry of Ethereum Options Looks to Amp Up ETH Volatility

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460k Ethereum options expire: how will it affect the price?

This week saw increased volatility in the crypto market, not only due to the expiry of Bitcoin contracts but also because of the expiry of Ethereum contracts. Nearly 460,000 ETH options are set to expThe post 460k Ethereum options expire: how will it affect the price? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Open Interest in Bitcoin Options Hits New High Ahead of $1,000,000,000 Expiry

Bitcoin Options open interest reaches a new all-time high on the cusp of a huge quarterly expiry

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Bitcoin options still bullish despite this week’s $900 BTC price drop

Retail traders were rattled by Bitcoin’s $900 drop but BTC options data remains bullish ahead of Friday’s expiry.

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Brace for impact - Expect something different from the next Bitcoin Options expiry

Bitcoin Options trading volume on the CME has consistently been higher than $7M over the past 3 months. In fact, the figure in question has even gone past $30M on quite a few occasions over the last 3The post Brace for impact - Expect something different from the next Bitcoin Options expiry appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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$80M worth of expired Ethereum Options contracts - Here's what happened

The expiry of contracts worth $80M on 28 August 2020 was accompanied by a 3.29% change in Ethereum's price on spot exchanges. Usually, major expiry events such as this affect the price of Ethereum sinThe post $80M worth of expired Ethereum Options contracts - Here's what happened appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Crypto market remains bullish as $1B in Bitcoin derivatives expire

Major monthly Bitcoin options and futures expiry sees markets becoming bullish on BTC.

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Ethereum Options traders await latest expiry with caution

Ethereum has been the leader of the market's altcoins for a long time now, with the cryptocurrency marking out its own route for the season with its own rallies. However, while it did follow a similarThe post Ethereum Options traders await latest expiry with caution appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Powell's speech slashed Bitcoin's price; Will Options expiry do the same?

Bitcoin's price was once again consolidating yesterday as many of the market's traders awaited the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech. The market anticipated the Fed to raise the inflation rThe post Powell's speech slashed Bitcoin's price; Will Options expiry do the same? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Here's what to expect as 66k Bitcoin Options await expiry

With another month coming to an end, it is important to note that month-ends are generally associated with the expiration of Bitcoin derivatives products. With the Futures and the Options market notinThe post Here's what to expect as 66k Bitcoin Options await expiry appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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After Recent Pullback, The Next Stop For Ethereum Price Is New All-Time Highs — Weiss Ratings

The ethereum price, which was on its longest winning streak in 2020, recently plummeted as the broad cryptocurrency market corrected. With a massive $112 million ETH options contract expiry expected this coming Friday, some investors are bracing for a bigger pullback.

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На рынке опционов ожидается экспирация 65 тысяч BTC, что приведет к неминуемой волатильности

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. […]

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62k Bitcoin Options Expiring This Week with Institutional Investors Short-term Bearish

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 […]

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Ethereum OI rises as DeFi TVL hits $3 billion

The Ethereum derivatives market, like its spot market, was lying low. The last time the Options market witnessed increased activity was on 26 June, wherein a bulk of contract expiry was supposed to taThe post Ethereum OI rises as DeFi TVL hits $3 billion appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The CME is Losing Its Bitcoin Options Market Dominance

The options market is becoming a prominent part of Bitcoin’s ecosystem, with the total open interest seen across all platforms rocketing higher in recent times. Late last month, the benchmark digital asset saw its largest options expiry ever, with nearly $1 billion worth of monthly and quarterly contracts expiring on a single day. At the […]

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Bitcoin faces 'shift' as Options market confronts downturn

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.

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53% of Bitcoin Options Just Expired, Marking a Historic Milestone

Bitcoin and Ethereum just saw their largest respective options expiry ever, marking a major milestone for the cryptocurrency market This expiry took place earlier today and it did not coincide with any intense volatility, despite what some analyst had forecasted It now appears that the volatility associated with this event did occur earlier this week It is possible that the options expiry, and investors’ anticipations about it, helped fuel the recent Bitcoin decline to lows […]

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How Bitcoin Would React to Massive $1B Options Expiry Today

Bitcoin options contracts with a notational value worth $1 billion will expire on Friday across several derivatives exchanges. Observers anticipate the record expiration to wake Bitcoin’s volatility out of its three-months long slumber.

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