Futures


Markets

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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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021

While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.

Bitcoin's futures open interest

Markets

Traders Prefer Bitcoin to Ether Despite Developing Spot ETH ETF Narrative

The ether-bitcoin forward term structure is downward sloping structure, which means that traders expect ETH to perform weaker than BTC as time goes by, one trader said.

A SOL block trade bets on big rally (Tumisu/Pixabay)

Markets

Bottom Fishing in Bitcoin? Here Are the Key Signs To Watch for

Savvy traders are looking for signs of capitulation in the spot and perpetual futures market, and renewed demand for calls when calling market bottom and trend reversal higher.

Investors bottom fishing  (Robson Hatsukami Morgan, Unsplash)

Markets

'The Dow' for Crypto Markets? New CoinDesk 20 Index Underpins Futures Contracts at Bullish

Perpetual futures based on the index at crypto exchange Bullish, which owns CoinDesk, could help the CoinDesk 20 become a widely followed benchmark akin to the 128-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Bullish, run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, offers futures contracts based on the CoinDesk 20 (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Will Trigger 'Selling Pressure' on CME Futures Market: K33

Bitcoin futures' open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surged to an all-time high Tuesday as institutions piled into the asset, speculating on a spot bitcoin ETF approval.

CME bitcoin futures open interest in USD value (CoinGlass)

Markets

'Smart Money' Is Record Long on BTC Ahead of Expected Bitcoin ETF

Bullish bets by institutional investors and knowledgeable market participants have reached an all-time high on the CME, data tracked by MacroMicro show.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Share in Crypto Futures Trading Slides as Altcoin Profits Allure Traders

Bitcoin's dominance by futures open interest has declined to 38% from nearly 50% two months ago.

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Policy

U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application

The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Key Metrics Show Crypto Traders Turning to Ether From Bitcoin

Futures and options market metrics suggest traditional finance players and sophisticated market participants may soon rotate money into ether from bitcoin.

Trader. (Tumisu/Pixabay)