Marcel Pechman

Major funds are probably interested in Bitcoin and altcoins, but four significant hurdles are preventing them from investing.

Ether could take longer than 12 months to regain ground versus Bitcoin due to increased uncertainties surrounding the shift to ETH 2.0 and reservations from institutional investors.

Analysts and traders are linking Bitcoin's bearish turn with the growing strength of the U.S. dollar, but data suggests otherwise.

Analysts search for bearish signals after the June BTC futures trade below spot exchange pricing.

Bulls will eliminate 99% of the bear’s protective puts if BTC trades above $40,000 on June 19.

Ethereum derivatives data highlights the lack of short-term strength as ETH price lags Bitcoin’s recovery to the $40,000 range.

Bitcoin’s price may have pumped 10% to $41,000, but derivatives indicators show top traders aren’t feeling so bullish.

Traders who are unsure about Bitcoin’s chance of continuation above $40,000 can use a combination of protective put options to generate profit.

Bulls and bears are equally nervous about the possible outcome of the June 25 $1.5-billion Ethereum options expiry.

Bullish Bitcoin maneuvers from El Salvador, Victory Capital and MicroStrategy saved the day by giving bulls a much-needed boost and balancing out Friday's BTC options expiry.

Fear mounted as the FBI announced that it helped Colonial Pipeline retrieve a portion of its BTC ransom payment, but can the government actually take over Bitcoin and the network?

A growing number of analysts have flipped bearish on Bitcoin and expect a significant price drop, but analyzing data from the perpetual futures and options markets uncovers a contrasting narrative.

Many investors rely on bullish breakouts from Bitcoin as a sign of the next altcoin season but data suggests this strategy is flawed.

Data shows traders are buying $400 protective puts while also holding $7,000 call options, a signal that traders either have mixed emotions or are just cashing in on the upfront premium.

Ether price has outperformed Bitcoin by 32% since May, but derivatives data shows pro traders are feeling less bullish about the top altcoin.

Bears' misplaced belief that Bitcoin's price would drop to $32,000 allowed Friday's BTC options expiry to become unexpectedly balanced.

Pro traders have been buying ultra-bullish $100,000–$200,000 Bitcoin options, but how confident are they that these targets will be achieved?

Traders are using a variety of strategies to determine whether Bitcoin’s price has bottomed, but on-chain activity and derivatives data hint that the situation remains precarious.

Learn how pro traders use covered call strategies as a low-risk method to increase their Bitcoin holdings.

Ethereum bulls may have flipped $2,400 back to support, but Friday’s ETH options and futures expiry will determine if traders press the pedal for $3,000.

Bitcoin price is struggling to regain the $42,000 support as bears hold a $585-million advantage ahead of Friday’s $2.1-billion BTC options expiry.

The funding rate for MATIC and AAVE is currently rewarding traders who are leveraged longs, but it might not last for long.

Traders are clearly nervous after XRP corrected by 54% and the futures open interest premium flipped negative.

A few months ago, traders were uber bullish on ETH at $2,100, so why are they bearish now that the altcoin trades for the same price?

Derivatives data shows whales aggressively bought the dip as Bitcoin's price dropped below $36,000, but that doesn't mean BTC has bottomed yet.

Derivatives data for Bitcoin weekly options suggests bears may have the upper hand in tomorrow’s $930 million expiry.

Price dislocations between futures and spot markets led altcoins like ETH, LTC and SUSHI to trade up to 43% below their index price in spot markets.

Regulatory concerns, a bit of FUD and the uncertainties surrounding Tether appear to have exaggerated the Bitcoin price sell-off, but derivatives data suggests that the bottom is likely in.

Two key Bitcoin price metrics signal that whales bought the dip to $42,000, a hint that BTC may be gearing up for a new all-time high by mid-June.

Traders are afraid another Black Thursday crash is on the cards, but derivatives data proves the current correction has no resemblance to the March 2020 pullback.