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Bitcoin, Ether Nurse Losses as Dollar Strengthens Ahead of U.S. Inflation Report
A hotter-than-expected inflation report would weaken the case for Fed interest-rate cuts.
Uptrend in Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Threatened by Fed Rate Cut Cycle, Crypto Asset Manager Says
Per SwissOne Capital, the BTC dominance rate and the U.S. interest are positively correlated.
Whale Alert: $1M BTC Trade Bets on Volatility Expansion Outside $53K-$87K Range
A long straddle involving the November expiry $66,000 call and put options crossed the tape on Deribit early Wednesday.
Record Stablecoin Liquidity, Spike in BTC Transactions Could Fuel Bitcoin Price Surge
Most crypto spot and futures trading are conducted against stablecoin pairs - and an increase signals capital parked on the sidelines to deploy on favorable catalysts.
Bitcoin Trapped Between 50 and 200-Day Averages as Bond Market Volatility Spikes, China Stocks Slide
The MOVE index, which measures expected volatility in U.S. Treasury notes, spiked to the highest since January, hinting at tighter financial conditions ahead.
Solana Is 'Richly Valued' Versus Ether, but Could Still Outperform If Trump Gets Elected: Standard Chartered
The bank's analysts remained bullish on bitcoin and crypto in general no matter who wins the presidency in November.
Bitcoin Price Up 40% YTD, but Gold Wins on Risk-Adjusted Returns
Gold has a significantly higher volatility ratio than bitcoin in 2024, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs.
U.S. Election 2024: Bitcoin and S&P 500 Options Diverge, Hinting at Major Market Moves
"Either the strong positive correlation between BTC and the S&P 500 is about to break and flip negative, or one of these markets is mispriced. The excitement lies in the uncertainty."
The Notion of Aggressively Dovish Fed Fades as U.S. Inflation Report Looms
Bitcoin is struggling to gain upside traction as a hawkish rethink of Fed interest-rate policy raises Treasury yields and strengthens the dollar.
Bitcoin, Asian Equities May Be Losing Capital to China Stocks
Even with a 3-5% cost to convert [stablecoin] USDT into equities, the potential upside of 50-70% in China's stocks makes this a strategic move, one observer said.
