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Bitcoin slides toward $91,000 with two CME pricing gaps coming into focus

Unfilled price gaps in futures and ETFs are emerging as key downside reference levels for bitcoin as weakness emerges.

Chart of CME bitcoin futures prices showing the two gaps. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin’s $70,000 to $80,000 zone highlights gap in historical price support

Five years of CME futures data shows where bitcoin has, and has not, built meaningful price support.

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Bitcoin Futures Return to Deepest 'Backwardation' Since FTX Collapse Hinting Possible Bottom

So-called "backwardation" — a futures price curve moving lower in value as time gets further out — can be read as a measure of stress in the market.

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CME Crypto Futures Volume Hits Record 795K Contracts Amid Volatility

A surge in institutional and retail demand has pushed CME’s crypto average daily volume up 132% year-over-year, with open interest climbing 82%.

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Watch Out Below: Bitcoin’s Weekend Surge Leaves CME Gap

BTC nears record highs, but history suggests the $119,000 futures gap could invite a pullback.

BTC CME Futures (TradingView)

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XRP Futures Start Trading on CME

Spot XRP ETFs are only a matter of time, according to one industry expert.

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CME Crypto Derivatives Average Volume Hit Record $11.3B in Q1

A surge in micro futures trading pushed CME’s crypto derivatives volume to the new quarterly record.

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Bitcoin's Weekend Surge Forms Another CME Gap, Signaling Possible Drop Back

History suggests the gap, located in the $84,000–$85,000 range, is likely to be filled.

BTC CME Futures (TradingView)

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What the Collapse of the U.S. Bitcoin ETF Cash-and-Carry Trade Means for Investors

Inflows into U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have stagnated this year compared with 2024.

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U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Post Year's 2nd-Biggest Outflows as Basis Trade Drops Below 5%

On Monday, U.S. spot-listed bitcoin ETF outflows rose to $516 million as bitcoin tumbled toward $90,000.

BTC CME Annualized basis (Velo)