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ForkLog 8 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 10 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 7 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 15 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 7 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 23 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 8 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 8 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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ForkLog 20 22.01.2025

Deribit’s Annual Turnover Surges to $1.2 Trillion

The trading volume of Deribit, the largest cryptocurrency options platform, soared from $608 billion to $1.19 trillion in 2024, marking a 95% year-on-year increase and surpassing the peaks of three years ago. Source: Deribit. Of the total, $743 billion (+99% year-on-year) was attributed to options, with the remainder coming from futures and perpetual contracts ($434 […]

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ForkLog 76 18.01.2025

Analyst notes bullish sentiment in the XRP derivatives market

Activity in XRP options and futures has surged amid the token’s rapid price gains. Key metrics point to investor optimism, Nansen analyst Nikolai Sondergaard told The Block.

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ForkLog 12 16.01.2025

XRP hits seven-year high on several major exchanges

On January 16, Ripple’s XRP neared its $3.4 ATH on Bitfinex, Kraken and Binance for the first time since January 2018. Amid a rapid price surge (+16% over 24 hours), open interest in XRP futures hit a record $7.7bn. Data: Coinglass. At the time of writing, the asset trades around $3.32. Its market capitalisation is […]

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ForkLog 7 14.01.2025

Analysts foresee a ‘powerful rebound’ for bitcoin

The current correction is nearing its end, signalled by a potential 14 January close for the leading cryptocurrency above $91,000, according to trader Rekt Capital. #BTC Bitcoin is in its first Price Discovery Correction Here is a look at historical first Price Discovery Corrections: 2013: -75% in 13 weeks 2017: -34% in 3 weeks 2021: […]

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