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Bitcoin Technical Indicator Signals Big Moves With Some Traders Getting Ready to 'Sell Volatility'

Options look pricier, one expert said, adding now is the time to sell volatility.

Los traders de bitcoin pronto tendrán lo que más les gusta: volatilidad de mercado.

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Bitcoin Options Traders, Burned by Last Month’s CPI Report, Now Seek Downside Protection

Investors seem worried the impending U.S. inflation report may inject renewed downside volatility in bitcoin and are preparing for the same.

Bitcoin investors take bets offering downside protection (Pixabay)

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Interest Surges in Bitcoin Speculation, But It Might Be Bearish

Open interest in bitcoin perpetual swaps – a type of leveraged trading contract in cryptocurrency markets – has spiked to an all-time high.

Open interest in bitcoin perpetual swaps spiked to an all-time high of 450,000 BTC on Tuesday. (Arcane Research)

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Crypto Options Trading Startup Synquote Raises $2.8M From Initialized, Polygon

The company will look to expand its platform for trading derivatives contracts in tokens that don’t usually have such markets.

Traders have never seen anything like the cryptocurrency options trading happening these days in decentralized finance. (Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842/Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether, Bitcoin Could See Turbulence as Open Interest Leverage Ratio Soars to Record High

"The rising ratio indicates open interest is outpacing market size and increases the risk of volatility," one researcher said.

Gráfico de relación de apalancamiento de interés abierto de futuros perpetuos para ether y bitcoin. (Decontrol Park Capital, Glassnode)

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Large Ether Traders Position for Volatility Spike as Merge Draws Near

Block traders are buying ether strangles, which involves buying both bullish and bearish option contracts.

Traders de ether están comprando contratos de opciones tanto alcistas como bajistas antes de la fusión. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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Cboe Digital Names Jump Crypto, Robinhood and DRW Among Expected Equity Partners

The new digital entity will operate the existing spot, derivative and clearing platforms of ErisX, which Cboe recently acquired.

The CBOE (Getty Images)

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3 Reasons Bitcoin Is Staying Resilient to Powell's Hawkish Remarks

The inversion of the yield curve signals the Fed may compromise in the future, so it's a good sign in part, one trader said.

Bitcoin tops $43K even as Powell opens the doors for a 50 basis point rate hike. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Ticks Higher, S&P 500 Sees Death Cross

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2022.

Volatility ahead (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

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Large Ether Options Flow Guards Against Price Slide Below $2.2K

Sophisticated traders bought put options to protect against a continued ether price drop, one observer said.

Chart showing a big rise in the number of open positions in ETH $2,200 put expiring on March 18 (Laevitas)