Tag: Futures

Bitcoin Futures Traders Return To Pump BTC: Will It Last?

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Key points: Rising spot and futures volumes show traders venturing back into the crypto market. Traders are positioning for upside, but charts hint that swing traders will sell intra-day rally tops. Crypto market price action turned volatile on Tuesday as Bitcoin (BTC) hit a daily high at $114,000, and Ether (ETH) managed a brief push to $4,110. Solana’s SOL (SOL) also attempted to move above the $200 level with a quick rally to $198. The breakout rallies, at least in Bitcoin’s case, line up with BTC’s rising open interest and…

Hyperliquid Futures Indicator Signals Whales Are Going Long – Details

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Hyperliquid (HYPE) has had a turbulent week as the broader altcoin market faces intense selling pressure. After weeks of steady growth, the token is now testing key support levels, with bulls struggling to regain control. Despite the ongoing correction across the crypto landscape, sentiment around Hyperliquid remains mixed — while traders brace for more downside, some optimistic analysts see potential for recovery in the coming weeks. Related Reading According to fresh data from CryptoQuant, whales are going long on HYPE, signaling renewed confidence among large investors even as retail sentiment…

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Short Traders Propel BTC Futures to $80B, Can Michael Saylor Halt Market Crash?

Key Notes BTC futures volume jumped 22.76% to $81 billion as short traders positioned for renewed downside pressure. Michael Saylor hinted at another BTC acquisition after Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings value dropped $4 billion this month. Despite weekend gains, open interest stagnation signals low conviction among bulls and potential continuation of bearish momentum. Strategy CEO and Co-founder Michael Saylor dropped a cryptic tweet on Sunday, Oct 19, hinting at another BTC purchase. The post lauded a hypothetical next BTC purchase, accompanied by the firm’s Bitcoin holdings tracker. The data shows the…

CME Group Launches Regulated Options on Solana, XRP Futures

Key Notes The launch follows major crypto exchange outages during recent market crash, highlighting need for institutional infrastructure. CME’s regulated platform now includes four cryptocurrencies with record 9.2 million contracts traded in Q2 2025. Both assets rallied following the announcement, with SOL up 12% and XRP gaining 9% amid improved market sentiment. CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, has officially launched CFTC-regulated options on Solana SOL $201.7 24h volatility: 3.3% Market cap: $109.98 B Vol. 24h: $11.20 B and XRP XRP $2.60 24h volatility: 2.7% Market cap: $155.80 B…

Hyperliquid Now Allows Builders to Deploy Perpetual Futures

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Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has introduced an update that enables third parties to independently launch their own perpetual swap contracts on the platform. According to the official Hyperliquid Discord channel, on Monday, Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3) comes into force. This change introduces permissionless, builder-deployed perpetual futures contracts, marking a major step toward fully decentralized perpetual futures listings. HIP-3’s implementation on the decentralized exchange (DEX) allows anyone staking 500,000 HYPE ($20.5 million at the time of writing) to deploy their own perpetual swap contract with independent margining, orderbooks and parameters. Deployers…

Bitcoin Futures Show Fear As Risk US Trade War Resumes

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Key takeaways: Derivatives data show limited confidence among Bitcoin traders despite strong ETF inflows, keeping downside risks on the table. Gold’s surge and falling Treasury yields highlight growing investor fear as fiscal stress and trade disputes weigh on traders’ sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to regain bullish momentum since reaching its $126,219 all-time high on Monday. Strong spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows point to solid institutional demand, but weakness in BTC derivatives metrics suggests traders remain uncertain about whether the $117,000 level will hold. Bitcoin 60-day futures annualized premium.…

DeFiLlama Delisting Aster Perpetual Futures Volume Data

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DefiLlama is delisting perpetual futures volume data for the Aster decentralized exchange platform (DEX) due to data integrity concerns, according to 0xngmi, a pseudonymous co-founder of DeFiLlama. Trading volume on Aster, which is linked to CZ, co-founder of the Binance crypto exchange, is now “mirroring Binance Perp volumes almost exactly,” 0xngmi said, adding that the correlation ratio between Binance and Aster trading volumes is about 1. He continued: “Aster doesn’t make it possible to get lower-level data, such as who is making and filling orders,…

Bitcoin Derivatives Hit Record as Futures Open Interest Tops $91.59B

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Bitcoin’s derivatives engine just went into overdrive as futures open interest climbed to a record $91.59 billion while spot hovers near $123,142 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Bitcoin’s Record Futures Stack Meets Call-Heavy Options Frenzy At the index level, bitcoin pushed through $125,725 this week before easing to $123,142, and the derivatives crowd didn’t blink. Aggregate […] Original