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XRP Price Raises Bull Flag as $5 Call Options Heat Up: Godbole

XRP's price pattern is teasing a major bullish pattern alongside increased activity in the $5 strike call options on Deribit

XRP looks north. (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Markets

Gauging Bitcoin, XRP Resistance Levels After Record Price Rallies

As cryptocurrencies enter price-discovery mode, options market activity can help traders identify potential resistance levels.

Distribution of open interest in BTC options on Deribit. (Deribit Metrics)

Markets

3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Risks Falling Below $90K: Godbole

Bitcoin trades at a discount on Coinbase versus Binance, a sign of weaker U.S. demand. This and other indicators suggest scope for an extended price pullback.

AI coins drop amid increased activity in the NVDA puts. (spalla67/Pixabay)

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Ether Favored in Crypto Rotation as Bitcoin Recoils Off $100K Sell Wall

Traders are rotating profits as bitcoin's rally stalled out, allowing the second largest crypto to shine for at least a little bit.

Ether's (ETH) performance vs. bitcoin (BTC) and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin ETF Options Introduction Marks Milestone, Despite Position Limits

BlackRock’s IBIT was the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETF to launch with options tied to it. The rest of the pack comes later Wednesday.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

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Pro Crypto Traders Are Leveraging IBIT Options to Bet on BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Doubling to $100: Observers

The bullish sentiment in the IBIT options is consistent with the noticeable activity in the $200,000 bitcoin call trading on Deribit.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Makes New All-Time High of $94,000 as ETF Options Go Live

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 19 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Options Coming to Bitcoin ETFs Is a Big Deal

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for November 19, 2024.

Nasdaq is seeking approval from regulators to allow the launch and trading of options tied to the price of bitcoin. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Valley Exchange to Go Live in January With Cheap On-Chain Futures and Options Trading

The decentralized exchange for futures and options trading plans to go live on Arbitrum on Jan. 8.

James Davies, co-founder and CEO of CVEX. (CVEX)

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Ethereum's Ether Has Fallen Out of Investor Favor and How

The market assigns a very low probability of ether challenging its year-to-date high of around $4,000 by the end of December.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)