CME News

Bitcoin derivatives trading is on the rise as institutional investors flood the market.

Bitcoin price fell short of reaching $20,000, but record-high open interest on BTC futures shows pros are still bullish.

Bitcoin bulls are aiming to close the overhead CME gap in order to create a path to $18,000.

Data shows Bitcoin spot volume reached a 2020 high as retail and institutional interest surged.

Institutional interest in Bitcoin continues to rise as bullish sentiment around BTC prevails.

As ballots poured in on the night of the United States presidential election, traders piled in and out of positions on the CME.

The price of Bitcoin declined by 2% in under an hour in a sharp correction on Monday, catching traders off guard likely due to three major technical factors.

Increasing volume and a breakout above a key trendline have set Bitcoin price back on the path to $14,000.

$450 million in Bitcoin futures are set to expire on Friday and data shows bullish pro traders are prepared to defend $13K.

The upcoming expiration of $750 million in Bitcoin options, which would occur on the last Friday of the month, coincides with other important dates.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) just became the second-biggest Bitcoin futures exchange in open interest behind OKEx, buoyed by rising institutional demand.

Data from Wilshire Phoenix suggests BTC price formation is driven by CME Bitcoin futures but would this dynamic differ if stablecoin volumes were also included?

CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC.

Although CME’s Bitcoin futures trading products do not deal in actual Bitcoin, they indirectly affect the open market price.

Futures volume and open interest spiked at derivatives exchanges after Bitcoin price hit $11.7K, highlighting increasing participation from institutional investors.