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The Rise of Crypto Options and Structured Products
Retail dominance of crypto trading and the lack of institutional infrastructure and participation has led to imbalance in the structure of the options market. Here’s how we ca...
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By Abdulla Kanoo
Apr 10, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Bitcoin Halving Is Not a Volatility Event, Analyst Says as Implied Volatility Rises
Options implied volatility is overpricing the event, Amberdata's Greg Magadini said.
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By Omkar Godbole
Apr 8, 2024 at 9:55 a.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2024
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Bitfinex Derivatives Users Can Now Place Bets on Bitcoin and Ether Implied Volatility
Bitfinex Derivatives announced the launch of perpetual futures tied to Volmex's proprietary bitcoin and ether implied volatility indices.
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By Omkar Godbole
Apr 3, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2024
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Bitcoin Shows More Volatility Than Ether Ahead of Halving
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Bitcoin Shows More Volatility Than Ether Ahead of Halving
Data tracked by Kaiko shows that the spread between bitcoin and ether’s annualized 30-day historical volatility has increased to the highest in at least a year. What are the c...
Bitcoin Shows More Volatility Than Ether Ahead of Halving
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 1, 2024 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2024
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The spread between BTC and ETH's 30-day historical volatility indices widened to nearly 10 percentage points late last week. (Kaiko)
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Bitcoin Becomes More Volatile Than Ether as Halving Approaches
Bitcoin's annualized 30-day historical or realized volatility rose to nearly 60% late last week, surpassing ether's 30-day realized volatility by nearly 10 percentage points.
The spread between BTC and ETH's 30-day historical volatility indices widened to nearly 10 percentage points late last week. (Kaiko)
By Omkar Godbole
Apr 1, 2024 at 6:22 a.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2024
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How the Launch of Spot ETFs Could Dampen Bitcoin’s Volatility
The approval of a wave of bitcoin exchange-traded funds will lead to a more mature market structure, say Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant, of FalconX.
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By David LawantVivek Chauhan
Jan 31, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2024
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Why 2023 Is Like 2020 and Bitcoin Is Set to Head Towards $50k
Crypto derivatives show bullish positioning but are not over-extended by historical norms. That’s good news for the whole crypto market.
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By Greg Magadini
Dec 13, 2023 at 5:34 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
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Was Ether's Bitcoin-Beating Surge a One-Off, or Has The Tide Really Turned?
Key options market gauge suggests ether could continue to see more action than bitcoin in the coming weeks.
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By Omkar Godbole
Nov 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2023
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Bitcoin’s Volatility Diminishes in 2023: Ecoinometrics
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Bitcoin’s Volatility Diminishes in 2023: Ecoinometrics
Ecoinometrics data shows bitcoin's volatility in 2023 is at its lowest level in over a decade. However, macro and leverage traders are continuing to sit on the fence. CoinDesk...
Bitcoin’s Volatility Diminishes in 2023: Ecoinometrics
By CoinDesk Staff
Nov 8, 2023 at 4:27 p.m. UTC
Nov 8, 2023
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Bitcoin 'Bollinger Bandwidth' Signals Wild Price Swings Ahead
The widely-tracked technical analysis gauge recently tanked to levels that have historically presaged a return of volatility to the crypto market.
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By Omkar Godbole
Oct 18, 2023 at 12:26 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2023
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