Volatility

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High

Options investors appear to be eyeing more gains for the top cryptocurrency, which is now just 2.8% below a record high.

Markets  ·  25 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side.

Markets  ·  23 November 2020
Ethereum

What October’s Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility

CoinDesk Research's Monthly Review for October focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum plus some of the stories their on-chain metrics are telling us.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Rises Ahead of US Election

The bitcoin options market looks to be predicting a pick up-in price volatility following the U.S. presidential election.

Markets  ·  3 November 2020
DeFi

COTI Launches Decentralized ‘Fear Index’ for DeFi Markets

"Traders can hedge themselves against a potential rise in the DeFi market volatility by taking a long position in the cVIX," according to COTI.

News  ·  13 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin May Return to Center Stage After Ethereum’s White-Hot Summer

With the U.S. elections just five weeks away, the crypto market's focus looks to be shifting back to bitcoin from ether.

Markets  ·  29 September 2020
Volatility

Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’

Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin.

Business  ·  24 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Traders Say Options Market Understates Likelihood of Chaotic US Election

Analysts warn against reading too much into the complacency suggested by the volatility metrics.

Markets  ·  22 September 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: What Investors Get Wrong About Volatility (and Not Just for Crypto)

Many investors conflate volatility with risk, a fundamental error that says more about our collective psychology than it does about portfolio management.

Markets  ·  6 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech

Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Markets  ·  27 August 2020
Bitcoin

Ether Volatility Now Highest in Six Months Compared With Bitcoin’s

Investors are pricing more volatility in ether compared to bitcoin. It's yet another consequence of this year's boom in decentralized finance, or DeFi.

Markets  ·  24 August 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price and Ether’s Dominance Sit at 2020 Highs

The two biggest cryptocurrencies are hitting 2020 highs, though for different reasons.

Markets  ·  28 July 2020
CBDC

CFTC Seeks Industry Advice on Blockchain Applications

The commission’s technology advisory committee made several presentations on various blockchain applications including CBDCs and digital tokens during a four-hour-long remote meeting last Thursday.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 July 2020
Bitcoin

New Metric Suggests Imminent Volatility for Bitcoin

The ratio of low exchange volume to high on-chain transaction volume frequently corresponds with increased volatility.

Markets  ·  15 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Volatility Metrics Are Like November 2018 All Over Again

Bitcoin is locked in a low-volatility squeeze similar to one seen ahead of a 40% price crash in November 2018. This time may be different.

Markets  ·  14 July 2020