Bitcoin Call Skew Hints at Further Price Rise as Spot ETF Optimism Energizes BTC
The one-month call-put skew has risen above 10%, indicating a strongest bullish bias in 31 months.
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Nov 9, 2023 at 7:51 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Put Options, Which Offer Downside Protection, Look Unusually Cheap. Will the Situation Last?
Historically, puts have seldom traded at cheaper valuations for a prolonged period.
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Nov 2, 2023 at 6:28 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Could Go Crazy Above $36K, Options Data Suggests
Bitcoin options dealers or market makers are likely to trade in the direction of the market above $36,000, accelerating price gains.
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Nov 1, 2023 at 6:45 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin and Ether Options Activity Soars to Historic Highs of $20B Amid ETF Hype
Options worth $4.5 billion are set to expire on Friday, Deribit told CoinDesk.
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Oct 27, 2023 at 5:37 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Tops $35K, Hitting 16-Month High; Options Positioning Suggests Price Has Further to Run
Traders have gotten very optimistic that a bitcoin ETF will get approved in the U.S.
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Oct 23, 2023 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin ETF Rumor Had a Silver Lining and It's Apparent in the Crypto Options Market
The bitcoin options market has flipped bullish across different timeframes since Monday's erroneous ETF report.
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Oct 19, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin, Ether Options Order Books Signal Calm Amid Mounting Risks
The bid-ask ratio in bitcoin and ether options markets leans below one, signaling a bias for volatility selling, one observer said.
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Oct 10, 2023 at 7:33 a.m. UTC
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Deribit to List XRP, SOL, and MATIC Options; Seeks License in EU
Deribit controls over 85% of the global crypto options market.
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Oct 9, 2023 at 8:29 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Gauge Tops Ether for Record 20 Straight Days
The spread between dominant crypto options exchange Deribit's forward-looking 30-day implied volatility index for ether (ETH DVOL) and bitcoin (BTC DVOL) has been consistently...
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Sep 27, 2023 at 8:13 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Traders Brace for Nearly $5B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry
Options are derivatives that give the purchaser the right to buy or sell the underlying at a pre-determined price at a later date. Quarterly options settlements are closely wa...
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Sep 25, 2023 at 9:52 a.m. UTC
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