Return Of CME Futures Premium Hints At Q4 Bitcoin Bull Run

As Bitcoin touches $55k today, CME’s futures premium has reached highs not seen since April. This could hint at a Q4 bull run for Bitcoin. CME’s Annualized Basis On The Front-Month Contract Reaches Highs Not Seen Since April As per the latest report from Arcane Research, premium on CME’s annualized basis on the front-month contract […]

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Bitcoin Futures Bull Div Could Offer Crystal Ball Into Next Leg Up

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange more commonly referred to as CME, offers the de-facto futures contracts for Bitcoin since the end of the last bull market. But could the forward-looking price action also offer a potential glimpse into the future of what’s to come? If this crystal ball works, the last leg up could be about to begin, and it could start with a simple bullish divergence.

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How Futures Traders Could See The Bitcoin Selloff Coming

Part of what is so special about Bitcoin is the fact that is it inclusive to all, and never in the past required the participation of “smart money” and institutional traders. But to become a multi-trillion dollar asset as it is destined to, bigger players had to get involved to take things to the next level.

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Highly-Anticipated U.S. Bitcoin ETF Likely To Launch In October, Bloomberg Analysts Predict

Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart – Bloomberg’s in-house ETF analysts – on Tuesday published an investor note that predicts that a Bitcoin ETF approval may likely arrive in October. They suggest that the recent Ethereum futures ETF withdrawal that ProShares and VanEck made could be an indicator that things are beginning to move rapidly in […]

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Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures ETF Could be First Considered by SEC

Valkyrie Investments may become the first to have its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) assessed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The post Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures ETF Could be First Considered by SEC appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Wall Street Giant Citigroup Could Soon Trade CME Bitcoin Futures

According to the bank’s spokesman on Tuesday, Wall Street giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) is eager as they await regulatory approval to start offering bitcoin (BTC, -3. 59%) futures trading contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

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SEC could approve Bitcoin futures ETF in October, analysts predict

“A launch could come as soon as October, and we believe the SEC should permit several at once to avoid handing out a first-mover advantage,” Bloomberg ETF analysts said.

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Эксперты Bloomberg спрогнозировали одобрение SEC биткоин-ETF к концу октября

Аналитики Bloomberg предположили, что Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) к концу октября одобрит заявку на запуск биткоин-ETF. New note out today from @JSeyff re how the Ether ETF withdrawals adds to likelihood that a bitcoin futures ETF will be launched by end of October with ProShares as favorite, altho it could (and arguably should) be a group to avoid first mover advantage.

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Back To The Futures: Ethereum CME Open Interest, Trading Volume Balloons

Ethereum has been slowing down on its bullish momentum. The second cryptocurrency by market cap trades at $3,066 with a 4. 2% loss in the daily chart. After two weeks of profits and an incredible rally from the low at $2,000, mostly driven by the implementation of EIP-1559, Ethereum could see some downside in the short term.

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Dividend Futures as an Inflation Hedge?

If equities underperform as soaring consumer prices lead to higher rates, S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index futures could be a hedge against inflation.

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Hedging Inflation with Dividend Futures?

Could S&P 500 annual dividend futures serve as an inflation hedge if rising consumer prices turn out to be more persistent than expected by the Fed?

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Bank Of America To Roll Out Bitcoin Futures Trading To Wall Street Investors

For many years, the idea that a traditional financial institution could venture into the bitcoin space was considered laughable. Recently, however, we have witnessed immense interest in crypto from banks.

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Bitcoin and DOGE Rally, But JPMorgan Warns Bitcoin Could Risk Further Loss In July

With the bitcoin price remaining volatile, many traders are looking to futures trading as a way to profit from price swings - no matter which direction the price is heading.

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SEC to Weigh Whether Bitcoin Futures Market could Accommodate ETFs

The agency also “strongly” advised the investors of mutual funds with Bitcoin futures to beware of risks as the crypto asset is volatile and a “highly speculative investment.” The post SEC to Weigh Whether Bitcoin Futures Market could Accommodate ETFs first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Blackrock CEO on Crypto: “It Could Become a Great Asset Class” 

Amid growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, it seems as though that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now set its eyes on the rapidly expanding crypto space.  Back in January, Bloomberg reported that Blackrock was adding Bitcoin futures as eligible investments in two of its funds — the first time the firm had offered […]

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CME Flashback: How The COIN Listing Could Culminate Bitcoin Rally

Bitcoin price (BTC) is down $2,000 from yesterday’s high set right around the time that Coinbase Global (COIN) went live on Nasdaq. The price action frighteningly mimics a fractal flashback from the CME futures launch that put the top in around late 2017 and started the bear market in cryptocurrencies. Is this just crypto winter […]

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Bitcoin In Contango: How Pricing Differences Can Foreshadow Further Gains

Major differences in the spot price for bitcoin and the cost of buying the cryptocurrency in the futures market create unique opportunities for traders. Several factors may be behind this development, but it could be bullish for the bitcoin price outlook no matter the catalyst.

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How the CFTC fine on Coinbase could affect future crypto company listing

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has imposed a $6. 5 million fine on Coinbase. The regulator is accusing the Exchange of false or misleading reporting and wash trading, per an official statement.

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BIC’s Crypto Video News Show: Why is Bitcoin Dumping?

Bitcoin Whales Selloff  One reason for the drop in BTC’s price on Monday, March 15, could have been a large whales selloff. When the price began to drop, the futures market was one source of information.

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Bitcoin futures break $50K: Why BTC price is primed for another leg up

The price of Bitcoin broke $50,000 on futures exchanges, and several data points suggest the U.S. session could see the rally continue.

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BlackRock Could Buy Bitcoin Futures, SEC Filings Say

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Bitcoin hit by $2.7 billion futures liquidation frenzy: What happens next?

After a massive cascade of liquidations, Bitcoin price could be heading toward recovery, based on network fundamentals.

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World’s dominant crypto futures market could face regulatory shake-up

Hong Kong appears to be tightening the screws on unregulated crypto exchanges.

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Ethereum, Tezos, Dash Price Analysis: 10 November

Trade volume on spot exchanges fell by 25%, while ETH Futures trade volume spiked. This implied that traders feared a correction. On the charts, Ethereum formed a symmetrical triangle that could see aThe post Ethereum, Tezos, Dash Price Analysis: 10 November appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Here’s Why Bitcoin Could See One More Correction Before Its Uptrend

From last week’s highs, Bitcoin sustained a heavy correction into Saturday. The cryptocurrency fell from $16,000 to a low of $14,300, marking the first large correction of the recent uptrend. The cryptocurrency has since bounced back as the markets have turned risk-on once again on news of a seeming Biden presidency. While the Nasdaq futures […]

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Analyst Who Called 2018 Bottom Fears Bitcoin Will See Steep Drop

Bitcoin could undergo a strong correction in the weeks ahead as it forms a bearish short-term to medium-term outlook. This is compounded by a futures market positioning “overhang” noted by JP Morgan analysts.

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Lagging Bitcoin futures premium shows BitMEX is losing investor trust

BitMEX is maintaining respectable liquidity and open interest but the exchange could still face a total client exodus.

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Why reduced Bitcoin futures volume may signal the start of a new bull trend

Volume and open interest in Bitcoin futures have been in a steady decline, but this could help catalyze the next rally.

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Could Bitcoin futures' low premium be a good entry point for traders?

The volatility in the crypto market has been growing and Bitcoin has broken out of its consolidation phase. This uptick in volatility may indicate a larger game at play for the future of Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin price risks losing $10,000 zone toward the CME futures gap

The price of Bitcoin looks shaky and risks losing the $10,000 level before the weekend is through but here’s what could happen next.

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Why DeFi Bulls Being Over 90% Net Long Is Dangerous a For Crypto

The decentralized finance buzz has finally started to cool off, but dip buyers are already over 90% net long on DeFi futures on crypto exchange Binance. This says the market is incredibly bullish on these assets, however, mob mentality often leads to irrational decisions based on emotions.

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Bitcoin trader sees 6 bullish signs for BTC after Fed ‘non-event’

Bulls are still king as market signs point up, not down, says filbfilb — but Friday’s futures expiry could spell trouble.

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Fed, futures and fundamentals: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

An important Fed policy meeting forms the centerpiece for a new week’s trading, which could see macro hit Bitcoin price action once more.

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CFTC Chair: ‘A Large Part’ of Financial System Could End Up in Blockchain Format

Perfection shouldn’t be the enemy of good when it comes to regulating the cryptocurrency space, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert.

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Prominent Trader Suggests Bitcoin Could Soon Hit $15,000 by “Following Gold”

In the past few minutes, Bitcoin has crossed above $10,000 once again after consolidating at $9,900 for multiple hours. While it isn’t yet clear if BTC has flipped $10,000 into support, a prominent stock/futures trader is expecting a bigger breakout in the weeks and months ahead.

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First Mover: What’s Going On With Bitcoin Derivatives?

Surging open interest on bitcoin futures and options contracts might well be a sign that a breakout could be imminent.

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Stock Market Net Shorts Reaching Decade Highs Could Fuel a Bitcoin Breakout

After a record-breaking recovery rally, traders aren’t convinced any of the recent gains in the S&P 500 are sustainable and have amassed the largest net short futures position over the past decade.

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CFTC Chairman: US Must Lead the World in Crypto With Less Restrictive Rules

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has called on other regulators to establish a framework for sound crypto regulation. He believes that the U. S. must lead in the crypto field and “applying overly prescriptive rules could stunt the development of this important market.

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Here’s the Single Factor that Could Trigger a Bitcoin Selloff to $7,600

Bitcoin has entered a firm consolidation phase as it struggles to garner any notable upwards momentum It does appear that the resistance existing within the upper-$9,000 region is insurmountable, with another rejection here potentially proving to be grave There are a few factors that suggest the cryptocurrency is poised to see some notable downside in the days and weeks ahead One such factor is the existence of a CME futures gap at $7,600. This coincides […]

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Bitcoin to Paint ‘Institutional’ Golden Cross That Last Shot Price 78% Higher

Bitcoin Futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange could form a Golden Cross in June 2020. The bullish pattern would confirm the growing presence of institutional investors in an emerging Bitcoin market.

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50% of Bitcoin CME Open Interest is Set to Expire Friday; What This Could Mean

The CME’s Bitcoin futures and options contracts have been seeing booming popularity in recent times This has led the open interest on the platform to rocket, with this growth being driven by an influx of institutional and professional traders to the market 50% of this open interest for both options and futures are set to expire on Friday, however, and this could lead traders to roll over their contracts to future months This could catalyze […]

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Bitcoin Open Interest on CME Sets New High as Investors Watch Pandemic’s Cost Grow

Open interest for Bitcoin futures on the CME is once again pushing higher towards fresh all-time highs This growth has not coincided with any heavy increase in trading volume, signaling that many investors are looking to use futures to gain long-term exposure to BTC BTC OI’s growth has come as one of the Fed presidents notes that the COVID-19 pandemic could drag on for significantly longer, also leading governments across the world to spend significantly […]

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Optimism Takes Hold After Oil Futures Contracts Stabilize Above $20

Although oil prices were in free fall just a few weeks ago, most futures contracts seem to have stabilized. June futures are now trading well above $20. Could the worst of the oil price collapse be over? Analysts are feeling optimistic as oil futures continue to tick higher.

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Bitcoin Futures hog the limelight, but Options could be the next big thing

According to TokenInsight's latest derivatives exchange report, the Futures market recorded the highest growth in trading volume across the digital asset ecosystem. That's not all, however. The repThe post Bitcoin Futures hog the limelight, but Options could be the next big thing appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Institutional Traders Highly Active as Importance of Bitcoin’s Rally Grows Clear

Bitcoin’s recent rally has sparked a massive influx of activity from large retail and institutional futures traders This heightened trading activity comes as the crypto reaches a “make or break” price level that could determine how it trends in the weeks and months ahead Bitcoin incurred a notable uptrend yesterday morning that allowed it to climb from lows of $7,100 to highs of $7,800 before it met some resistance and declined back down to its […]

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Can Bitcoin’s Price Decrease Be Explained by the Oil Crash?

April 20 marked an unprecedented event for the oil price, whose futures at one point traded at negative prices. While the price has rebounded since, opening at $20 the next day, the 99. 99% daily decrease cannot be ignored and could have an effect on the market at large.

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Bitcoin futures indicate a rising OI amid heightened sell-offs

Bitcoin's price could not hold onto the $7k level on 12 April and noted another free fall of 8.87%. The falling price spread across four hours resulted in BTC slide from $7,180 to $6,542.91. Bitcoin mThe post Bitcoin futures indicate a rising OI amid heightened sell-offs appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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New CFTC Guidance to Make Life Tough for U.S. Crypto Margin Platforms

A new guidance document issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could be detrimental to the growth of crypto derivatives platforms in the United States. Exchanges with futures and options that aren’t CFTC regulated must mandatorily allow customers the option to take delivery of the underlying, per Bloomberg, March 26, 2020.

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How Bitcoin And XRP Could Thrive If The Dollar Is Tokenized

Bitcoin stands a big chance to survive even if the US federal government decides to tokenize the dollar. Sentiments shared by Anthony Pompliano, Co-Founder & Partner at Morgan Creek Digital, during one of the Squawk Box, titled ‘Bitcoin Futures Expire’.

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