Marcel Pechman

Bears took control of BTC price after options markets flashed bearish signals, but should traders be worried?

$1.25 billion in ETH options expire on Nov. 26 and bulls are better positioned above $4,200.

Nearly $3 billion in BTC options expire on Nov. 26, and bears are better positioned below $58,000.

Metaverse, gaming and incentive-offering DeFi tokens pumped last week even as Bitcoin and the total crypto market capitalization dropped. Here’s why.

The absence of cascading liquidations, 25% delta skew and the margin lending ratio all suggest that Bitcoin price bottomed at $56,500.

$550 million in ETH options expire on Nov. 19 and derivatives data suggest bears will apply more downward pressure to Ethereum price.

Last week, bulls had a $715 million advantage when Bitcoin price was above $68,000, but the current downturn gives bears a chance to turn the tables.

ETH’s 13% drop to $4,100 led to $200 million in futures liquidations, but pro traders still have reason to stay long and strong.

Bitcoin’s price has hit resistance while trading 7.75% below its all-time high, but derivatives data shows pro traders are still aiming for $80,000 by January.

Some analysts point to Binance’s pause on DOGE withdrawals as the catalyst for the altcoin’s pullback, but data suggests overheated derivatives markets may have been a factor.

ETH price dropped to $4,400 during the Nov. 11 correction, but data shows traders expect the altcoin to surpass $5,000 soon.

Bitcoin’s surge to $69,000 took bears by surprise and cemented bulls expected $400 million profit at Friday’s $1.2 billion options expiry.

Here’s how traders use the risk reversal options strategy to maintain “safe” exposure to Bitcoin’s price action.

Bitcoin price dropped to $60,700 on Nov. 4 and bears are keen to pin the price under $62,000 to profit from Nov. 5’s options expiry.

$540 million in ETH options expire on Friday, and data shows bulls have a good chance at securing the $5,000 level.

Polkadot (DOT) price crashed both times its futures open interest clipped $1 billion. Should traders expect a correction now that open interest is over this figure?

Ether bulls have been calling for $5,000 ETH for years, and now derivatives data suggests that the price is finally realistic.

After a slight hiccup in BTC futures premium, traders seem comfortable despite the $58,000 support retest and the risk of $60,000 turning into resistance.

ETH price is on the cusp of a new all-time high and derivatives data shows bulls may attempt to capture it ahead of Oct. 29’s $1.25 billion Ethereum options expiry.

Bitcoin bulls could be in for a $715 million profit if BTC price is above $60,000 ahead of Friday’s $3.2 billion options expiry.

Derivatives data shows institutional demand remains strong for SOL, and on-chain data points to a rally to $250.

Here’s how options traders would play the “very high volatility” that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao suggested will impact the crypto market over “the next few months.”

Bitcoin’s futures premium hit its highest level in five months, but was this the primary reason for BTC’s fall below $60,000?

ETH price failed to overcome its previous all-time high, but derivatives data signals that bulls will try their best to keep the price above $4,000 for the short-term.

Bitcoin's surge to $67,000 has given bulls an advantage in Oct. 22's $1.8 billion BTC options expiry.

FIL might be more than 70% away from its all-time high, but derivatives data shows traders are steadily building leveraged positions.

Everyone is cheering for the BTC ETF, but options markets data shows that the implied probability for Bitcoin trading above $70,000 on Oct. 29 is just 25%.

ETH price recaptured the $3,800 level and derivatives data signals bulls are well-positioned for Friday's $385 million options expiry.

$820 million in BTC options expire on Oct. 15, and data signals that bulls are set to celebrate another positive week.

ETH price is lagging behind BTC's recent gains, but data signals that traders are confident in the altcoin breaking through $4,000 in the short-term.