Volatility

Investors continue to prefer BTC-settled options over USDC-settled options. (jwvein/Pixabay)
Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium because of concerns of another depeg, one observer said.
Investors continue to prefer BTC-settled options over USDC-settled options. (jwvein/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Stuns Bears and Bulls Alike; Some Say Recent Price Action Driven by Bank Crisis
Some market observers say bitcoin’s recent price movements were largely driven by investors looking for alternative assets to park their funds amid a banking clampdown in the...
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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures
Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March.
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Bitcoin Trading Sideways, Close to $23.5K
Bitcoin Trading Sideways, Close to $23.5K
Options Insights founder Imran Lakha joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's pretty stagnant price action as the largest token by market capitalization trades flat around $23...
Bitcoin Trading Sideways, Close to $23.5K

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Bitcoin Volatility Holds Steady as the VIX and MOVE Spike
The relative stability is reflective of mainstream disinterest in the crypto market, one observer said.
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Unlike Merge, Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring Ether Price Volatility
Institutional liquidity provider OrBit Markets suggests buying an ether volatility swap to profit from an expected increase in price turbulence after the Shanghai upgrade.
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Crypto Markets Analysis: Fear Abates as Bitcoin Enters New Level of Support
Whale investors do not appear to be selling into the bitcoin rally, a sign of increasing confidence.
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Crypto Markets Analysis: A Fresh Look at Bitcoin Price Charts After Biggest Rally in 9 Months
Bitcoin reaches a key support level in its push higher, where the $19,000 threshold previously may have looked like resistance.
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Bitcoin options' "volatility smile" looks to bring some cheer to the crypto's derivate traders. (Pexels/Pixabay)
Bitcoin's 'Volatility Smile' Shows Increased Demand for Bullish Exposure
Bitcoin's volatility smile is a graphical representation of implied volatility or demand for options at different strike levels.
Bitcoin options' "volatility smile" looks to bring some cheer to the crypto's derivate traders. (Pexels/Pixabay)