CME Leveraged Funds Raise Bets Against Bitcoin to Record High as Futures Premium Spikes

Oct 26, 2021

Leveraged funds on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) raised their bets against bitcoin, rising to a record high in the week ended Oct. 19, possibly to profit from the widening gap between futures and spot markets prices. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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