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Bitcoin Options Traders Position for Gains (to $80K?) in Historically Bullish April

Theoretically, the $80,000 call represents a bet that bitcoin would settle above that level on April 30.

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Bitcoin Traders Brace for Record $6B in Options to Expire Friday

The record bitcoin options expiry could be bearish overhang on the market.

Chart showing open bitcoin options contracts, listed by their strike prices, reveals the "max pain" point at $44,000.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ranges Around $55K While Altcoin Theta Saw Price Spike

“The market is not as confident anymore,” say Arcane Research. “More traders are positioned short.”

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Bitcoin Transfer Worth $806M Might Reveal Big Institutional Purchase

"My speculative guess is that institutions are buying bitcoin's price dip," one analyst said.

CryptoQuant chart shows the big transfer off of Coinbase Pro.

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Bitcoin's Risk-Reward Ratio Suggests Bull Run Has Plenty of Scope to Continue

Bitcoin's "reserve risk" metric indicates the cryptocurrency is nowhere close to a major price top.

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Bitcoin Steadies Near $54K After Biggest Drop in a Month

The drop below $55,000 comes at a time when cryptocurrency fund inflows have been on the decline.

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Bitcoin Price Chart Shows Bull Fatigue as Analyst Sees 'Rising Wedge'

Bitcoin looks to have charted a rising wedge pattern, a sign of uptrend fatigue.

Patrick Heusser sees a "rising wedge" in bitcoin's 4-hour price chart.

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Bitcoin Price Gets Fed Boost but Bond Yields Could Play Spoilsport: Analysts

The Federal Reserve has strengthened bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge, opening doors for a continued price rally.

Bitcoin price chart for the last 24 hours.

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Bitcoin's RSI Warns of Fading Bull Momentum Even as Price Nears Record High

RSI's bearish divergence indicates uptrend fatigue and suggests scope for a bull market correction.

Bitcoin price chart over the past month.

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Bitcoin’s Put-Call Ratio Hits 9-Month High, but That’s Not Necessarily Bearish

The spike may be being fueled by increased put selling, which is usually done when the market is expected to consolidate, or rally.

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