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Bitcoin Bulls Should Switch to Call Options, Crypto Services Provider Matrixport Says

Lower volatility has made option prices cheaper, Matrixport's Markus Thielen said.

Matrixport has advised jumping to bullish bitcoin call options as low volatility has made option prices cheaper. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Bitcoin Options Traders Shrug Off Post-CPI Choppy Price Action

The mood in the options market remains positive even as the cryptocurrency struggles to build upside momentum on the back of a bullish U.S. inflation report.

BTC's choppy price action. (CoinDesk/HIghCharts.com)

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Coinbase Key Metrics Show Bullish Outlook Among Traders With Short-Term Caution

Coinbase has missed out on “a significant portion of the cryptocurrency market's upside” and is expected to join this move later, one trader said.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Steady Near $31K After Options Expiry; Dollar Index Rises Before Key U.S. Inflation Data

With the expiry done, the supposed price magnet at $26,500 from the max pain point is gone and prices could resume the upward journey, a common pattern during the bull market days of 2021.

Bitcoin price. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Crypto Traders Eye $6.8B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry

Dealers are stuffed with record negative gamma in BTC. With only a little move in the spot price, "we could witness fireworks," one observer said.

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QCP Capital, SBI Alpha Execute First Uncleared Crypto Options Trade on Regulated Platform Using Bitcoin as Collateral

The trade was executed on the regulated Clear Markets platform and involved bitcoin as collateral. The risk management techniques involved were consistent with ISDA's requirements for uncleared derivatives.

XRP futures volume beat SOL on Kraken. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Options Volume Jumps to $3.3B as Price Rallies to Two-Month High

Traders are scrambling for bitcoin calls or bullish bets after the cryptocurrency's sudden rally to nearly $31,000.

Volumen mundial de trading de opciones de bitcoin. (Laevitas)

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Crypto Exchange BIT Unveils Options Market for Cardano's ADA Token

BIT's unified margin system allows ADA holders to trade options at a discount.

10x recommends short strangle. (Wance Paleri/Unsplash)

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With Ether Options Market Makers 'Long Gamma' at $1.8K, Price Is Likely to Hold

Traders said market makers are holding options with a $1,800 strike price and are likely to influence prices as they try to keep their portfolios direction-neutral.

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Bitcoin Traders Shrug Off U.S. SEC's Action Against Binance, Coinbase

Implied volatility metrics show no signs of panic after the SEC's filed lawsuits against the two cryptocurrency exchanges.

XRP futures volume beat SOL on Kraken. (geralt/Pixabay)