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Markets
Ether
Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout
By locking in the right to sell ETH at a specified price, options traders are preparing for short-term weakness after the cryptocurrency hit a two-year high.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 12, 2024 at 9:25 a.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option
Bitcoin traders are having a relook at the $200,000 call option after a gap of nearly three years.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 8, 2024 at 8:02 a.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2024
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Some traders are positioning for a bitcoin price correction. (Pexels/Pixabay)
Markets
Bitcoin
Crypto Traders Hedge Bitcoin Rally After 40% Rise in 4 Weeks, Options Data Show
Some traders have started buying puts to protect against a potential correction, according to Greeks.Live.
Some traders are positioning for a bitcoin price correction. (Pexels/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 28, 2024 at 9:51 a.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2024
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Markets
Analysis
Bitcoin Indicator Suggests Potential for Leverage Washout
A ratio related to bitcoin futures and the volatility of options has more than doubled this year, signaling outsized levels of leverage and speculation.
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 26, 2024 at 8:32 a.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2024
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A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)
Markets
Ether
Ether's $3K Breakout Partly Fueled by Dealer Hedging, Analyst Says
Options dealers likely bought ETH in spot/futures market to hedge their short positions in call options, adding to bullish momentum, BloFin's Griffin Ardern said.
A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 22, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 22, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Options Trader Takes $20M Bet to Hedge Against Prices Dropping to $47K
The strategy provides a hedge against a potential bitcoin price pullback to $47,000 and costs over $20 million, according to crypto block trading service provider Greeks.Live....
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 20, 2024 at 12:56 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2024
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A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)
Finance
Bitcoin
Crypto Traders See 20% Chance of Bitcoin Topping $70K by April End: DeFi Options Marketplace Lyra
Bitcoin has rallied 35% in three weeks, with mining reward halving due in April.
A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 16, 2024 at 7:25 a.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2024
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Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Traders Scoop Up Options Bets at $65K and Higher
The bullish flow is reminiscent of the 2020-2021 bull market when traders consistently snapped up bitcoin calls at levels well above the going market rate.
Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 13, 2024 at 6:33 a.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Holds Above $40K Ahead of U.S. GDP, $5.8B Crypto Options Expiry
Traders have scaled back bets of aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve ahead of the U.S. GDP report.
GDP (ram0nm/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Jan 25, 2024 at 10:17 a.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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Examining a price chart (Kanchanara/Unsplash)
Markets
Ether
Ether Options Out of Sync With Bullish Sentiment on Street
The way ether options are priced suggests investor preference for bets that prices will fall, contradicting the bullish outlook presented by some analysts.
Examining a price chart (Kanchanara/Unsplash)
By Omkar Godbole
Jan 25, 2024 at 7:01 a.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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