Bitcoin Options


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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Options Lean Bearish as Some Altcoins Outperform

BTC is slightly lower over the past week compared with a 5% rise in Solana’s SOL token and a 38% rise in Avalanche’s AVAX.

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Goldman Sachs Sees Crypto Options Markets as ‘Next Big Step’ for Institutional Adoption

While CME Group’s bitcoin futures contracts initially lured in Wall Street firms, Goldman’s head of crypto trading says options are “more versatile.”

Goldman Sachs to Offer Bitcoin to Wealth Management Clients

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Bitcoin’s 6-Month ‘Put-Call Skew’ Flips Bearish for First Time Since May

Participants may be hedging long positions or taking outright bearish bets on bitcoin.

Bitcoin's 6-month skew shows put bias for the first time since the crash of May

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Market Wrap: Higher Volatility Expected in Bitcoin and Ether

There could be sharp price moves over the next few days.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pullback Pauses as Traders Reduce Leverage

Technical indicators show a positive upward trend for BTC.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Rise on Taproot Upgrade

Some analysts expect a price rise as the Bitcoin network receives the most significant upgrade since 2017.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Heads to $61K Ahead of Options Expiry

Analysts expect short-term choppiness ahead of the next leg higher.

Bitcoin price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Market Wrap: ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF Rises in Trading Debut, Sending BTC Higher

Bitcoin hits a six-month high as the first bitcoin futures ETF to list in the U.S. completes its initial day on the market.

BITO 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin All-Time High Expected, but Not Before a Pullback

The options market is placing a 20% probability on bitcoin ending the month at a new all-time high above $65,000.

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Market Wrap: Analysts Expect Higher Bitcoin Trading Volume in October

Unlike with the S&P 500, bitcoin’s correlation with commodities has continued to decline over the past few months, mostly due to the steady rise in oil and gas prices.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)