Ether takes center stage as bitcoin heads into one of its strongest months

Ether is ready to take the limelight in the month ahead after bitcoin and newly-launched bitcoin ETFs dominated crypto investor attention in January. Both bitcoin and ether are on pace to finish the month higher by nearly 2%, according to Coin Metrics. January saw sharp price swings driven first by hype before the launch of the first spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S., and subsequent flows into and out of the funds after they began trading Jan. 11. By now, the outflows have tapered off and bitcoin’s outlook for the…

Ether (ETH) Finds Support: CoinDesk Indices’ Todd Groth

So how did the crypto options market price in the bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) launch? From a quick ex-post analysis of option implied vs subsequent realized volatility (see below), expectations in the markets have subsided after the event, and it looks like the bitcoin options market gang correctly priced in the market reaction while team ether options were asleep behind the wheel w.r.t. the rally in ETH post bitcoin spot ETF launch. Source

Ether (ETH) Options Out of Sync With Bullish Sentiment on Street

Ether’s one-week call-put skew, a gauge of demand for calls relative to puts expiring in seven days, fell to nearly -8 on Wednesday, the lowest in over three months, indicating a preference for bets that ether’s price will decline. The gauge stayed negative at press time, with one-, two- and three-month skews exhibiting a negative outlook. Source

No More Than 50% Chance of Spot Ether ETF Approval By May, JPMorgan Says

Since the BTC ETF narrative gripped the market last year, traders have been looking at ether as the next likely candidate to get a spot ETF approval in the U.S. Reflecting this sentiment is the discount to net asset value (NAV) for the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), which has been contracting since the summer, and has lingered around 12% over the last two months, according to JPMorgan. Source

2024 Could Be Breakout Year for Ether (ETH): Analysts

Institutional crypto firm ETC Group, in its annual report, discussed a bullish outlook for the ether-bitcoin ratio and explained that despite 2023’s inscriptions-led boom in Bitcoin’s network activity, Ethereum remains the dominant chain for building decentralized applications, NFTs, and tokenized assets. Source

Ether ETF Next? Traders Bet ETH Is Next After Historic Bitcoin ETF Approval

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