BTC Futures Open Interest Continues to Rise Following Bitcoin ETF Listings Last Month

Bitcoin futures open interest continues to remain high after the launch of the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. While Binance commands $5.81 billion and leads the pack, CME Group holds the second-largest position in terms of bitcoin futures open interest (OI) with $4.1 billion or 16.84% of the aggregate OI. Top Ten […]

Go to Source

Powered by WPeMatico

BTC Futures Open Interest Soars Leading up to Bitcoin ETF’s Official Launch

BTC Futures Open Interest Soars Leading up to Bitcoin ETF's Official LaunchPrior to the launch of the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), open interest in bitcoin futures products has been surging since the start of the month, according to data from the Coinbase Institutional arm Skew Analytics. Binance and FTX command the lion’s share of bitcoin futures’ open interest with 40.67% of the market. Moreover, data […]

Go to Source

Powered by WPeMatico

$2.2 Billion Notional in BTC Options Set to Expire on Friday, Bitcoin Contango Has Returned

$2.2 Billion Notional in BTC Options Set to Expire on Friday, Bitcoin Contango Has ReturnedAccording to data from Skew Analytics, more than 55,000 bitcoin options contracts worth $2.2 billion will expire on Friday. Statistics further show, as far as options are concerned, Deribit captures the lion’s share of contracts with 48,469 bitcoin options contracts ($1.95 billion notional) set to expire. 55K in Bitcoin Option Set to Expire, Deribit Carries […]

Go to Source

Powered by WPeMatico

Bitcoin Options Traders Bet the Price of BTC Can Touch $36K by December

Bitcoin Options Traders Bet the Price of BTC Can Touch $36K by DecemberThis past weekend, data shows the most active bitcoin options contracts were calls for $28k, $32k, and $36k by the year’s end. This means a number of options traders are betting the price of bitcoin will exceed the all-time high (ATH) the decentralized currency touched in December 2017. On September 14, researchers from the data […]

The post Bitcoin Options Traders Bet the Price of BTC Can Touch $36K by December appeared first on Bitcoin News.

Go to Source

Powered by WPeMatico