Want to Track the Speculative Frenzy in Bitcoin Market, Here’s How
Speculative frenzy characterised by irrational exuberance and greed is an infamous sign of an impending market top.
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Speculative frenzy characterised by irrational exuberance and greed is an infamous sign of an impending market top.
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While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.
The ether-bitcoin forward term structure is downward sloping structure, which means that traders expect ETH to perform weaker than BTC as time goes by, one trader said.
Bitcoin futures’ open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surged to an all-time high Tuesday as institutions piled into the asset, speculating on a spot bitcoin ETF approval.
Bullish bets by institutional investors and knowledgeable market participants have reached an all-time high on the CME, data tracked by MacroMicro show.
Bitcoin’s dominance by futures open interest has declined to 38% from nearly 50% two months ago.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted crypto derivatives company Bitnomial approval to register as a derivatives clearing organization in the U.S., letting it settle margined futures and options contracts.
A rise in open interest alongside a rise in price is said to confirm an uptrend.
Futures and options market metrics suggest traditional finance players and sophisticated market participants may soon rotate money into ether from bitcoin.