Crypto Stocks Slide Pre-Market as U.S. Futures Point to More Bitcoin Losses
S&P 500 futures slid 1.4%, Dow Jones future fell 1.2% and futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 1.7% Havoc in crypto markets spread to…
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The technician who called the 2020 market bottom says a ‘shocking rally’ is in store
Critical information for the U.S. trading day It’s been a terrible week in an awful year for the stock market. Walmart WMT, +0.04%, Target TGT, +1.24%, and Tencent 700, +3.53% each reported disappointing results…
Bitcoin Drops to $36K, Triggering $8B in Liquidations
The price of bitcoin is now down more than 30% so far in May, on track for its worst month since November 2018. Bitcoin tumbled…
Bitcoin Extends Rally as Trading Volume for CME Futures Hits Three-Week High
Trading activity for bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has picked up pace as bitcoin has extended its recent rally to levels above…
CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by…
Bakkt now plans to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures; looking to beat rival CME Group
Bakkt, a provider of physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts, is now planning to offer a cash-settled version of the product due to customer demand. “We have…
CME Reveals Details of Upcoming Bitcoin Options Contracts
CME Group has just published the specifications for its upcoming bitcoin options contracts. The Chicago exchange revealed Wednesday that each contract would be based on one of…
Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is launching bitcoin options contracts through its subsidiary Bakkt. Bakkt announced Thursday that it would “launch the first regulated options contract for…
Bakkt’s Slow Start Doesn’t Mean Bitcoin Futures Have Flopped
It’s a lively time for bitcoin derivatives – or at least for those writing about them. For those trading them, it may be business as…
Wall Street-Backed Crypto Exchange Snags CFTC License, Can List Bitcoin Futures
It seems that once again, a crypto exchange has beat Bakkt, the Bitcoin (BTC) venture launched by the New York Stock Exchange, to the punch. Announced…