Tag: Trading

BTC Is Little Changed Following Muted Asia Trading

The digital assets sector continues to outperform the stock market this year, with bitcoin leading the charge, broker Canaccord said. The broker noted that the world’s largest cryptocurrency finished the last quarter up around 140% year-on-year, outperforming ether which gained about 60% and the S&P 500 stock index, which rose almost 30%, over the same period. If bitcoin follows historical patterns it tends to rally 6-12 months following the halving, and reach new highs 2-6 months later, meaning a potential rally could start between now and April, the broker said.…

Trading Interest Zooms Amid Ripple RLUSD Testing

Open Interest (OI) refers to the total number of outstanding derivative contracts not settled for an asset. An increase in OI and a price increase typically indicate that new money is coming into the market. On the other hand, if the price rises but OI falls, the rally might be driven by short covering rather than new buying, potentially signaling a weaker trend. Source

Dogecoin To The Moon? Trading Guru Sees A Bullish Breakout on the Horizon—Here’s Why

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Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more…

MicroStrategy 2X Leveraged ETF Sees Massive Inflows In First Week Of Trading As MSTR Outperforms Bitcoin

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A similar fund, the Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MicroStrategy ETF (MSTX), promises traders returns of 175% of the daily percentage change in the share price of MSTR. MSTX went live on Aug. 15 and has so far taken in roughly $857 million, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, putting it in the top 8% of launches this year. Original

Bitcoin (BTC) Trading Range Extends Beyond 125 Days as September Shows Unusual Resilience

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More recently, bitcoin spent 111 days between $54,271 and $59,699. And it has so far spent 126 trading days in its current range of $59,700 to $65,670, a period that could extend if history repeats itself. These prolonged periods of consolidation aren’t unprecedented, as seen during the $8,000 to $12,000 range, where bitcoin traded for hundreds of days. Original

Mango Markets Mulls CFTC Settlement Over Crypto Trading Violations

The crypto derivatives trading hub faces CFTC charges for allegedly failing to register as a commodities exchange, for illegally offering services to U.S. customers and failing to check its customers’ identities, according to statements in its Discord server and a proposal on its governance page. The DEX allows users to trade perpetual futures contracts. Source

BTC, ETH Rise in Muted Trading to Start the Week

Major cryptocurrencies made cautious gains to start the week, with BTC around 1.3% higher over 24 hours at just under $63,500. Ether outperformed bitcoin, rising 2.7% to $2,650, while the broader digital asset market is up just under 1.1%, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 Index. Data from CoinGlass shows that in the last 12 hours, slightly more short positions than longs have been liquidated, with $64.23 million in short positions and $54.42 million in longs being liquidated. Trading is likely light in the aftermath of last week’s 50 basis-point…