The options/futures OI ratio represents the proportion of open interest in options contracts relative to futures contracts. A higher ratio indicates a greater emphasis on options trading than futures trading. Bitcoin’s options/futures open interest (OI) ratio has consistently outpaced Ethereum’s, raising questions about the underlying drivers. Data from CoinGlass shows …
The issue, here and in the development of many other crypto instruments, has always been market microstructure. Crypto began as a grassroots ideological experiment with buy-in from a very niche group of people who wanted to exchange an asset that had no certainty around it. As a result, the market …
The consensus is that halving is bullish as it halves the pace of supply expansion, creating a demand-supply imbalance in favor of a price rise, assuming the demand side remains unchanged or strengthens. Bitcoin chalked out stellar rallies, setting new record highs over 12-18 months following the previous halvings, which …
“The big impact, however, is [from] the gamma positioning of dealers into the event. Dealers are short some $50 million of gamma, with the majority focused at around the $70,000 strike. As we near the expiry, that gamma position gets larger and the forced hedging will exacerbate volatility around $70,000, …
Deep OTM calls are cheaper than those at strikes closer to and below the going market rate. Thus, outright purchases of deep OTM calls are often considered analogous to lottery tickets. The loss is limited to the extent of the premium paid to purchase the option, but, in theory, profit …
