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Mike Novogratz – CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners – recently gave his thoughts on Bitcoin’s price volatility going forwards. Here’s what he had to say. On CNBC’s Squawk Box, Joe Kernen pointed out to Novogratz that Bitcoin is up 66% on the year, yet down 30% from its high of $69k. He then asked if institutional adoption would lessen this apparent volatility. “I think volatility is coming down,” responded Novogratz. He recognizes how Bitcoin is relatively stable compared to...

This Friday, 24 of December 21, about $684 million worth of Bitcoin options contracts will expire in Deribit Exchange. The maximum pain price – the strike price that brings maximum loss to option buyers – is $48k. The put/call ratio (PCR) is 0.67. Calls for a $64k strike price have the highest open interest. The last two weeks’ Buy/Sell volume shows that the call seller for the $52k strike still looks at this strike as a resistance for this expiry. Ichimoku cloud could...

Bitcoin volatility continues. After dipping below $46K on Monday, BTC was able to recover sharply, marking Tuesday’s high above $49.3K as of writing these lines. Looking at the following chart, the middle line in the Bollinger Band might act as a support level for the ascending trends, and at the same time, it acts also as a resistance for the descending trends. After the bearish divergence was confirmed – as shown in the chart below – bitcoin’s price dropped from its ATH...

All markets are having a hard time during Monday’s trading session and Bitcoin is no exception. The cryptocurrency is down just shy of 2 percent in the past 24 hours while altcoins are mostly in red. Option Market Analysis The rising cases of the highly transmissible Omicron caused fear in all markets. Investors are worried about lockdowns which may have negative effects on the economy. In the options market, Short-dated implied volatility also increased accordingly to fear....

Although bitcoin is already more than 30% down from its ATH marked last month, Peter Brandt believes that the asset might not have reached its bottom yet. The CEO of Factor LLC noted that there hasn’t been a high volume panic capitulation yet to outline that bottom as with previous corrections. Bitcoin Is Yet to Bottom Out? It was just over a month ago when the entire cryptocurrency landscape was highly bullish on positive developments coming from all directions. Perhaps the...

One of the largest supermarket chains in Mexico – Elektra – allowed customers to pay their bills in bitcoin instead of fiat currencies. To process the cryptocurrency payments, the company partnered with BitPay. At the same time, the South Korean-Japanese video game publisher – Nexon – enabled players to purchase in-game items with digital assets. Elektra Joins The Crypto Club The behemoth became the first retail store in Mexico to accept bitcoin as a payment method. The...

Following another sub-$46,000 dip, bitcoin has bounced off and currently sits above $47,000. The altcoins are also slightly in the green, with Terra outperforming the rest after a substantial double-digit surge. LUNA Surpasses DOT The altcoins have suffered quite a lot since the start of December, and especially since the massive crash two weeks ago. Ethereum went from nearly $4,700 to $3,500 in a day, and even though it has recovered a lot of ground since then, it still...

According to Reuters, the Russian central bank wants to ban investments in cryptocurrencies in the country. Following the bearish news, Bitcoin’s price fell to near $48.5k in the spot market. In the options market the last 48 hours, many options traders sold Calls and bought Puts to hedge for the near-term expiries. Multi expiry skew shows that traders seek downside protection. It seems that they are not optimistic about the rally in 2021: Technical Analysis On a daily...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision regarding the Bitwise Bitcoin ETP Trust and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust applications. SEC Extends Approval Date to Feb 2021 The regulatory body has issued two new extension dates for both applications to determine whether to approve, reject, or “institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove” them. “The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which...

Bitcoin’s adverse price movements continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset fell to a two-week low of $45,500. Most altcoins also suffered, with the apparent exception of Avalanche, which has soared by nearly 10% on a daily scale. Bitcoin’s 14-Day Low It was just two days ago when the US Federal Reserve said it will leave the interest rates unchanged, which caused a substantial price surge for bitcoin. The cryptocurrency traded at $46,500 and skyrocketed to $49,500 in...