open interest


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Bitcoin shorts scramble for the exits as BTC climbs

Bitcoin surged from an intraday low near $86,200 to reclaim $90,000, driven by aggressive spot buying and a wave of short liquidations.

Bear overlooking woodland (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Outpaces Futures by $40B, Signaling Market Maturation

Options open interest hits $108 billion, signaling a shift toward more sophisticated and regulated market structures.

CoinDesk

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Crypto-Native Traders, Not TradFi, Drove Bitcoin’s Largest Deleveraging Event

Roughly $12 billion in futures positions were wiped out on Friday, marking a major shift in market structure and potentially signaling a bottom.

Futures Open Interest, Binance vs CME (Glassnode)

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Federal Reserve Rate Cut Could Spark a Revival in Bitcoin’s Basis Trade

CME open interest and futures premiums have slumped this year. Looser monetary policy may change the picture.

CME BTC Open Interest (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin, XRP Open Interest Nears Record High as Bull Market Pullback Unfolds

BTC is down, but not out as SOL finds new resistance at $168.

XRP prone to profit taking. (shutterstock_248427865)

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hit Record $42.5B on Deribit as Traders Eye Next Bull Target for BTC

Highest OI now sits at the $110K, $120K, and $300K June 27 strikes — showing bullish conviction

Traders looking at a chart. (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin Open Interest Hits Lowest Level Since August

Binance open interest drops below 100,000 BTC, lowest level in over a year.

BTC Futures Open Interest (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin's Rise Over $61K Could Signal Local Top, Binance Volume Indicates

Trading volume on the largest crypto exchange can signal peaks in the bitcoin price.

Binance volume inflows can mark local market tops. (Glassnode)

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Ether ETF Hopes Drive Futures Open Interest to Record $14B

The notional open interest, or the dollar value locked in the number of active ether futures contracts, surged by 25% in a day.

Ether futures open interest. (Coinglass)

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to Record $15B on Crypto Exchange Deribit

The notional open interest in BTC options listed on Deribit rose to a record $15 billion last week as traders scrambled to take bullish exposure.

BTC's options open interest on Deribit (Deribit).