Tag: Futures

Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders’ alerts

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 14.4% between March 12-13 after it was confirmed that financial regulators had rescued depositors in the failing Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The intraday high of $24,610 may not have lasted long, but $24,000 represents a 45% increase year-to-date. On March 12, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg issued a joint statement to reassure SVB depositors. Regulators also announced a systemic risk exception for Signature Bank (SBNY), an intervention designed to…

Stock Futures Plunge as Market Craves Stability amid Banking Crisis

With the collapse of SVB, many commentators have been echoing the phrase that no firm is “too big to fail.” Uncertainty has continued to grip active players in the United States stock market with futures tied to major indices shedding off significant gains on Monday. The futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX: .DJI) shed 276 points atop a 0.9% slump. To complement the bearish trend, the futures tied to the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP: .INX) also dropped by 1% with that linked to the Nasdaq-100 dropping by…

Bitcoin, U.S. Stock Futures Erase Early Gains as First Republic Bank Tanks 50% in Pre-Market Trading

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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit To Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures

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With the new offering, traders can bypass complexities involved in setting up options strategies and directly buy and sell volatility similar to trading futures tied to bitcoin’s price. The product may attract more institutional and retail investor participation, much like the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (Cboe) VIX futures – derivatives on The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX. The index represents the market’s expectation for volatility in the S&P 500 over the coming 30 days. Original

Bitcoin Futures on CME Outpace Those on Binance to Trade at Widest Premium Since November 2021

Bitcoin has surged over 45% so far this year, outperforming traditional risk assets, including Wall Street’s tech-heavy Nasdaq index, by a significant margin. Futures typically trade at a premium in a sign of leverage being skewed on the bullish side when the underlying asset is appreciating in value. Conversely, during bear markets, discounts are often observed. Source

Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures  – Defi Bitcoin News

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A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the project said the platform aims to focus on democratizing perpetual futures. The team behind Vest further detailed that the new Arbitrum dex is backed by firms such as Jane Street, QCP Capital, and Big Brain Holdings. Vest Aims to Revolutionize Defi Perpetuals With Cutting-Edge Risk-Engine and Backing From Prominent Investment Firms The creators of a new dex platform built on the Arbitrum layer two blockchain announced on Jan. 28,…

Dow Futures Ink Slight Gains as Investors Digest Corporate Earnings Result

When most of the legacy stocks perform well, there is always a significant rub-off on the Dow Futures. The United States stock market is seeing a great deal of mixed activity with the futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX: .DJI) soaring up by inching upward by 0.01%. Investors are somewhat showing positivity for the market after digesting some of the earnings reports that have been published thus far. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) are also up 0.1% while those tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq…

Ethereum futures and options data reflect investors’ growing confidence in ETH price

The price of Ether (ETH) rallied 16% between Jan. 14 and Jan. 21, peaking at $1,680 before facing a 5.4% rejection. Curiously, the same resistance level resulted in a substantial correction in late August 2022 and again in early November 2022.  Ether/USD price index, 2-day. Source: TradingView From one side, traders are relieved that Ether is trading up 35.5% year-to-date, but the repeated corrections that follow retests of the $1,680 resistance may have weakened investors’ sentiment. Negative newsflow might have limited Ether investors’ appetite after troubled cryptocurrency company Digital Currency…

What are perpetual futures contracts in cryptocurrency?

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In 1992, economist Robert Shiller proposed a cash-settled futures market called perpetual futures that don’t expire and don’t provide delivery or coverage of the traded asset in order to lower the cost of rolling over or directly holding cryptocurrency contracts. However, such contracts are active only in cryptocurrency markets. In order to gain exposure to an underlying asset or index, a trader can own a perpetual futures contract indefinitely. Since the contracts wouldn’t have a predetermined maturity date, this strategy allows for the creation of futures markets for illiquid assets.…