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ForkLog 30 25.02.2025

Ethereum Faces ‘Death Cross’ as Bearish Signals Emerge

The price of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is on the verge of a ‘death cross’—a harbinger of bearish momentum. This signal occurs when the 50 DMA crosses below the 200 DMA. On February 25, Ethereum’s price fell to $2325, with the ‘fast’ moving average nearing a crossover with the lower ‘slow’ counterpart. Data: […]

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ForkLog 16 20.02.2025

JPMorgan Observes Decline in Bullish Sentiment Among TradFi Whales

In bitcoin futures, contango has shifted to backwardation, indicating sustained selling pressure in the near term. There is a high interest in call options with expirations in February-April. In altcoins, the focus may shift from Solana to Ethereum due to scandals surrounding meme coins. The observed weakening of institutional demand for bitcoin and Ethereum futures […]

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ForkLog 27 19.02.2025

SEC to Review Applications for Listing Three Ethereum-ETF Options

CBOE submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the listing of options on three spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. These include: Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF; Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF; Bitwise Ethereum ETF. The agency has requested public comments. The feedback period will […]

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ForkLog 17 18.02.2025

Optimism in Options Following Ethereum’s Pectra Hard Fork

Interest in call options expiring after the Pectra hard fork on the Ethereum network is reshaping the cryptocurrency market amid uncertainty surrounding actions by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a report by QCP Capital. Asia Colour — 18 Feb 25 1/ The options market is signaling a shift. #ETH’s term structure is developing a […]

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ForkLog 12 17.02.2025

Analyst Highlights Bitcoin Options Traders’ Optimism

In February, the most popular position on the Deribit crypto derivatives exchange was call options on Bitcoin at $110,000, set to expire on March 28. This was noted by Omkar Godbole from CoinDesk. Buyers of these contracts have already paid a total net premium of over $6 million for bullish risk, the expert pointed out. […]

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ForkLog 25 17.02.2025

Experts Warn of Bitcoin’s Potential Shift to Bearish Phase

The leading cryptocurrency may be entering a new bearish phase due to investors’ reduced risk appetite, according to CryptoQuant. Experts pointed to the Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse metric, which shows a movement of coins from derivatives to spot platforms, perceived as a negative signal. Data: CryptoQuant. “This usually occurs when longs are closed and major investors […]

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ForkLog 10 04.02.2025

CryptoQuant Highlights Market ‘Cleansing’ from Excessive Leverage

The last time such large-scale derivatives liquidations and a sharp reversal of the growing open interest trend were recorded was in August 2023, according to analysts at CryptoQuant. Experts noted that the situation clearly demonstrated the size of the investor group that was confident and full of positive expectations. Amid falling prices and worsening sentiment, […]

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ForkLog 27 29.01.2025

Expert Assesses Bitcoin’s Chances of Falling Below $75,000

The recent pullback in Bitcoin has increased the likelihood of its further decline to $75,000 in the first quarter of the year, though the probability remains below 10%. This assessment was provided by Derive, reports Cointelegraph. Experts estimated the probability at 9.2%. Before testing the psychological mark of $100,000, it was 7.2%. The analysts’ calculations […]

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ForkLog 14 29.01.2025

Bitcoin Futures Enter Bearish Territory for the First Time Since August 2023

The basis for bitcoin futures on the CME has turned negative. This was triggered by a spike in volatility amid a stock market downturn due to news surrounding DeepSeek. The Nvidia crash yesterday had ripple effects on the crypto market, with CME traders rapidly de-risking. Bitcoin futures basis fell to negative terrain for the first […]

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ForkLog 46 29.01.2025

Decentralized Derivatives Trading to Hit $3.48 Trillion by 2025

Throughout 2024, trading volume for perpetual contracts on decentralized exchanges reached a record $1.5 trillion and is likely to continue its rapid growth. These insights were shared by dYdX analysts in their Annual Ecosystem Report 2024. Trading volume of perpetual futures on DEX. Data: dYdX. Over the past year, trading volume in the segment grew […]

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ForkLog 12 22.01.2025

Whale Bets on Solana Surging to $400 by February’s End

On January 20, a client of the OTC platform Paradigm executed a “large” options trade on Solana, poised to profit if the price surpasses $400 by February 28, according to CoinDesk. An unnamed institutional investor initiated a so-called bull call spread: simultaneously buying a call with a strike price of $280 and selling a call […]

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ForkLog 14 22.01.2025

Bitcoin Call Options Demand Peaks Post-U.S. Elections

The 30-day volatility skew for bitcoin options on the CME rose to 4.4%—the highest since Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election on November 5. This data was provided by CF Benchmarks, as reported by CoinDesk. This metric indicates the degree of bullish sentiment dominance. It is calculated as the difference in implied volatility […]

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