Tag Archives: Bitcoin (BTC) Price

Following a bloody start to the new year of 2022, including a dip below $40K, Bitcoin finally sees some green. This analysis will determine if a local bottom was found and some relief to the bulls. Options Market Analysis This coming Friday, January 14th, approximately $690 million worth of bitcoin options contracts will expire on Deribit’s exchange, with a max pain level of $44K, as can be seen below. Currently, the put options open interests are significantly high, which...

According to a recent survey, the vast majority of JPMorgan customers do not expect bitcoin to reach $100,000 in the following 12 months. Still, more than 40% of the participants expect the asset to sit at around $60,000 by the year’s end. JPMorgan Clients Do Not Expect BTC at $100K This Year The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization did not manage to climb to the often-touted milestone of $100,000 last year despite numerous predictions from experts and analysts. In...

For the first time since September, Bitcoin dipped below the $40K mark. From the bullish side, the dip was quickly bought, but on the other hand, Bitcoin is still shaky and still at risk of losing the coveted mark. Options Market Analysis By @N_E_D_A After a large options expiry event at the end of 2021, Max Pain jumped to $55K. These days, the selling pressure of the spot market pushed BTC to plunge and then temporarily lose the $40k as support (as of now). Bitcoin is now...

Bitcoin’s situation worsened once more hours ago as the asset dropped to a new three-month low beneath $41,000. Most altcoins are in a similar position today, and the overall losses from the past three days grew to $300 billion. Bitcoin’s Latest 3-Month Low It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days. In fact, they weren’t all that long ago as it traded at $47,000 on Thursday and even tried its hand at $48,000 on Wednesday. However, the bears took...

Amidst another red weekend, Bitcoin is facing its most critical support area in the mid-term. So far, despite 2022’s first day, the new year has recorded seven consecutive daily red candles (keeping in mind there are a few more hours until today’s candle close). Option Market Analysis By @N_E_D_A The sharp spike in omicron cases, US Federal Reserve’s announcement about raising interest rates due to a surge in the inflation rate, along with the events in Kazakhstan – are...

After the enhanced fluctuations in the past several days, bitcoin finally calmed around $42,000. The situation with the altcoin is quite similar, except for Chainlink. LINK surged by 13% and trades above $26. Bitcoin Sits Still at $42K It’s safe to say that the past few days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. On January 5th, it traded at $47,000 after failing to overcome $48,000 despite numerous attempts. This is where the landscape changed rapidly for the worse....

While the recent plunge has put the crypto community into a state of panic, one HODLer is taking advantage. The third-largest Bitcoin whale just bought the dip, putting his stack over 121,000 BTC. On January 4th, the whale’s address added another 372 Bitcoin. The sum was purchased for $17,122,242.1 at the time. This was a follow-up to an even larger purchase from a day earlier, when he bought 456 Bitcoin for an average of $46,363 each. Bitcoin’s price plunged below $43k on...

After dropping over $4K in just a day, the bitcoin price now faces a critical support level. Technical Analysis After failing to close a daily candle above $48K on January 4 (Tuesday), and following the global markets plunge, the BTC price dropped to $42.5K on Bitstamp. Over the past hours, bitcoin has been trading in the range of $42-43.5K. The $40-42K zone has been a reliable support level for the recent weeks, and so far, BTC has maintained this range. All in all, the low...

The crypto market is tanking following a negative day on Wall Street, taking Bitcoin’s price to lows it hasn’t seen in 3 months.  Hours ago, the primary cryptocurrency was trading in the upper $46k range. Beginning at around 19:40 UTC, its price collapsed down to $45k. Prices continued to fall over the next two hours, with prices now below $43k at the time of writing. The event hasn’t been kind to bulls. Coinglass data shows $500 million in crypto liquidations having taken...

Bitcoin’s sideways action continues. Since 2022 began, the bitcoin price has been trading inside a tight range of roughly $2K. This is very untypical for Bitcoin and usually ends with a massive move in either direction. Option Market Analysis While the bitcoin market is showing weakness, the BTC options market has seen a sharp open interest decline after 2021‘s most significant options expiry. The historical volatility level of bitcoin dropped sharply and is currently at...