Volatility

Volatility

Markets

Volmex's Bitcoin and Ether Volatility Futures Top $10M Volume Since Debut as Traders Look Beyond Price

Trading volatility futures involves betting on the expected amount of price fluctuation, rather than the direction of the price.

White froth-tipped waves (Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

Markets

'Wall Streetization' of Bitcoin: BTC Volatility Index and the S&P 500 VIX Boast Record 90-Day Correlation

The correlation between BTC's implied volatility indices and the S&P 500 VIX recently hit a record 0.88.

BTC and S&P 500's volatility indices see record correlation. (PIRO4D/Pixabay)

Markets

XRP's Price Volatility Crashes to Lowest Level Since Trump's Victory. What Next?

XRP's 30-day annualized realized volatility has dropped to 44%, the lowest since November, indicating reduced price fluctuations.

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Markets

Bitcoin Price Volatility Signal Goes Off – Is a Surge Ahead?

The volatility signal is based on the "MACD" linked to standard deviation bands.

Price charts (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

ATOM Faces High Volatility Amid Notable Price Swings

Cosmos' ATOM swings amid geopolitical tensions and evolving trade policies. Investors watch support at $4.45 and resistance near $4.48.

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Markets

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Reaches Record Low Volatility, Draws Billions in Flows

As IBIT attracts institutional capital, Strategy sees one of its lowest volatility readings, dampening speculative interest.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Markets

These Six Charts Explain Why Bitcoin's Recent Move to Over $100K May Be More Durable Than January's Run

Financial conditions, stablecoin flows and other key metrics point to stronger foundation compared to the December-January twin peaks.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Price Stability at Risk From Potential 'Basis Trade Blowup' That Catalyzed the COVID Crash

Market volatility poses risk to $1 trillion Treasury basis trades. A potential blowup could trigger a global dash for cash.

BTC's stability at risk from a potential bond market blowup. (SD-Pictures/Pixabay)

Markets

Grayscale Lists 2 New Bitcoin ETFs Offering Income From BTC Volatility

The two New York Stock Exchange-listed funds are due to start trading on Wednesday.

A Grayscale ad campaign in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Likely to See 3%- 5% Price Swings on FOMC Rate Decision, Volmex's Data Suggests

These figures might be scary for equity or currency traders but do not represent a major deviation from the normal in the crypto market.

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