TL;DR: Perpetuals futures are financial instruments that have become increasingly popular in the crypto space. Coinbase demonstrates a hypothetical simple delta neutral strategy which takes advantage of positively skewed funding rates in the perpetual futures market to achieve a high return on investment. By The Coinbase Data Science Quantitative Research Team Systematic Trading Strategy A systematic trading strategy is a mechanical way of trading that is aimed at exploiting certain aspects of market inefficiencies to achieve investment goals. These strategies employ disciplined, rule-based trading that can be easily backtested with…
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Ether Futures Lead $1.2B in Liquidations, Crypto Market Cap Drops 16% Overnight
Losses exceeded $1.2 billion in the past 24 hours, the highest so far this year. They came as major cryptocurrencies saw steep drops: Bitcoin fell 11%, BNB Chain’s BNB lost 26%, and Solana’s SOL lost 37%. Terra’s LUNA fell out of the top ten cryptos by market capitalization to the 81st rank – it fell 96% in the past 24 hours to under 40 cents. Author: Shaurya Malwa Source link
Descending channel pattern and weak futures data continue to constrain Ethereum price
Despite bouncing from a 45-day low on April 30, Ether (ETH) price is still stuck in a descending channel and the subsequent 9% gain over the past four days was just enough to get the altcoin to test the pattern’s $2,870 resistance. Ether/USD price at FTX. Source: TradingView Federal Reserve monetary policy continues to be a major influence on crypto prices and this week’s volatility is most likely connected to comments from the FOMC. On May 4 the United States Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by half…
Why Bitcoin Futures And Spot Signals Don’t Match Up
Bitcoin price bounced to the tune of 5% following yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting. However, the move has almost fully retraced. What’s interesting about the situation, is that traders at one particular platform could have seen this coming a lot more clearly, while others might have suffered a fake out. Here is a closer look at a comparison between BTCUSD spot index price charts and BTC CME Futures that puts a spotlight on the strange discrepancy. We also shed some light on how to possibly take advantage when these instances occur.…
ApeCoin Futures See $36M in Liquidations After Volatile Trading
The tokens have surged and sunk as new features in the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem went live. Author: Shaurya Malwa Source link
Bybit Replaces CME as No. 2 Bitcoin Futures Exchange by Open Interest
Crypto analysts say the exchange’s success may lie in its willingness to extend more leverage to traders, but there also might be idiosyncratic market factors at play. Author: Lyllah Ledesma Source link
SEC Approves Teucrium’s Bitcoin Futures ETF
An approval under the Securities Act of 1933, which Teucrium’s filing falls under, may potentially open the door for a spot bitcoin ETF, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart said on Twitter earlier this year. Proponents of crypto ETFs have argued that “like situations must be treated alike,” he said, citing an argument from crypto company Grayscale, which filed to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Fund (GBTC) to an ETF (disclosure: Grayscale is a subsidiary of CoinDesk parent company Digital Currency Group). Author: Nikhilesh De Source link
Bitcoin suddenly dives to $46K as attention focuses on large CME futures gaps
Bitcoin (BTC) began to show fresh signs of an impending correction on March 31 as BTC price action began to eat into last weekend’s CME futures gap. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Up or down, CME futures gaps provide targets Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD abruptly spiking down by $1,000 in minutes on Bitstamp after March 31’s Wall Street open. The pair had ranged after failing to cement $48,000 as support earlier in the week, amid calls for a retest of lower levels as a…
BAYC’s ApeCoin Jumps 13%, Causes $4.5M in Futures Liquidations
Traders are losing big money on the recently-issued token. Author: Shaurya Malwa Source link
CME Bitcoin Futures Premium Hits Highest Since Early January
CME Bitcoin Futures Premium Hits Highest Since Early January Author: Omkar Godbole Source link