Volatility


Markets

Sell Crypto Volatility in May, and Go Away?

The recent calm in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) should not lull market participants into a false sense of security.

Roller coaster ride for bitcoin on Monday (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin's Trading Range Narrows to Tightest in Months

Tighter price ranges result from markets running into competing influences. Eventually, some narratives take the back seat, paving the way for a volatility explosion.

Rango de precios de siete días de bitcoin. (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Faces Low Risk of 'Liquidations-Induced' Price Volatility After 70% Surge

Liquidations refer to the forced closure of bullish long and bearish short positions in leveraged perpetual futures markets. They often exacerbate price moves.

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Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Index's Correlation With Price Flips Positive, Boosts Appeal of Bullish Call Options

The positive correlation between bitcoin's market value and its implied volatility means faster price appreciation for call option holders.

(Will Ess para Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Crypto Market Witnesses Odd Relationship Between Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Metrics

Bitcoin is in the spotlight as cracks emerge in the traditional banking system, one observer said, explaining the negative spread between ether and bitcoin implied volatility metrics.

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Markets

Crypto Derivatives Protocol Volmex Finance's Bitcoin and Ether Volatility Charts Now Live on TradingView

Integration with TradingView promises global exposure to Volmex's implied volatility indexes for bitcoin and ether.

Crypto traders can now analyze trends in Volmex's bitcoin and ether volatility indexes on TradingView's platform. (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility

The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium because of concerns of another depeg, one observer said.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Stuns Bears and Bulls Alike; Some Say Recent Price Action Driven by Bank Crisis

Some market observers say bitcoin’s recent price movements were largely driven by investors looking for alternative assets to park their funds amid a banking clampdown in the U.S.

La volatilidad de bitcoin y ether está haciendo tambalear tanto a alcistas como bajistas. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

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Markets

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures

Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March.

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Videos

Bitcoin Trading Sideways, Close to $23.5K

Options Insights founder Imran Lakha joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's pretty stagnant price action as the largest token by market capitalization trades flat around $23,500. Plus, a closer look at BTC's volatility.

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