Volatility


Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Weakens as US Inflation Hits 13-Year High

Buyers are snapping at bitcoin whenever it dips to $30,000, but the cryptocurrency’s price response to faster inflation readings is puzzling Wall Street analysts.

Bitcoin price

Mercati

Economic Union of 15 West African States Voices Concerns Over Crypto Volatility

Several other risks in the crypto markets were identified by the union's members including shallow liquidity and a lack of legal parameters.

Africa

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms Top Cryptocurrencies in June

The outperformance came despite a negative month for the leading cryptocurrency by market cap.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Recovery Mode Ahead of Options Expiry

Bitcoin is recovering from a volatile shakeout. Options expiry has large open interest around $40K.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart

Mercati

Bitcoin Struggles Below $40K; Upside Limited as Trend Weakens

BTC remains in a tight trading range as the uptrend weakens. Upside appears limited this week.

Bitcoin hourly chart

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails Test of $40K While Ether Loses Steam Near $2.9K

Meanwhile, the cost of gas fees on the Ethereum network is near a three-month low.

CoinDesk XBX Index

Mercati

Bitcoin Consolidates Around Short-Term Support; Faces Resistance Near $42K

BTC is down about 3% over the past seven days as the price recovery from $30,000 stalls.

Bitcoin hourly chart

Mercati

As Bitcoin Gyrates Wildly, Some Traders Start to Bet on Things Calming Down

Seasoned traders sell options when the implied volatility is high and buy when volatility is low.

Bitcoin's implied volatility chart showing heightened expectations for price turbulence in days ahead.

Mercati

Crypto Long & Short: Crypto Markets Are Volatile Because They're Free

For crypto investors who have been in the market a while, volatility is not a bug – it's a feature.

Crypto Long & Short 5/23

Mercati

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Leverage Costs Get Cheap, Ether Volatility Jumps

BTC had climbed from $35,709 to as high as $42,441. Then the slide started.

CoinDesk XBX Index