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The cryptocurrency known for its wild volatility, Bitcoin, has been trading sideways for several months in a tightening trading range. Historical volatility is approaching zero, for less than the tenth time in the asset’s decade long history. In the past, this low of volatility proceeds a major move and trend change.
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At the same time that volatility and short-term implied volatility have been sucked out of the market, longer dated options (six months or so until expiration) are still pricing closer to their historical average volatility in the 70% range. This steepness in implied volatility term structure suggests one of two
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Bitcoin traders seem unfazed by the massive Twitter hack on Wednesday, as the price of the top cryptocurrency has largely remained steady.Prominent U.S. figures including billionaires Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos were targeted by hackers in an apparent Twitter bitcoin (BTC) scam. The official accounts of former
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Since early May, the price of Bitcoin has been at a standstill in a tight range between $8,500 and $10,000. For most of the past month, BTC has remained between $9,000 and $9,500 as realized volatility hit a three-year low.According to Skew, the volatility of Bitcoin has dropped to levels
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Bitcoin’s characteristically high volatility could return soon, giving exhausted traders an end to months of abnormally calm price action. A new metric for on-chain activity makes this prediction by measuring exchange volumes and on-chain transaction volume together to derive a signal for inflection points in bitcoin volatility. Published to popular charting
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Bitcoin (BTC) set another dubious record on July 15 as realized volatility sank to its lowest in three years.According to data from on-chain analytics resource Skew, 30-day realized volatility recorded its smallest reading since 2017 this week.BTC volatility echoes pre-$20K positionRealized volatility refers to volatility as defined by various timespans.
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Bitcoin’s extended bout of sideways trading has caused the cryptocurrency to see historically low volatility levels. In the past, bouts with volatility this low tend to be followed by massive movements that set the tone for which direction the cryptocurrency will trend in the days and weeks ahead. Analysts are noting that
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Bitcoin’s ongoing low-volatility range play is reminiscent of the price doldrums observed ahead of a sudden 40% price crash in the second half of November 2018. This time, however, the price squeeze may end with a bullish move, on-chain metrics and macro factors suggest. The leading cryptocurrency by market value
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It may seem like a cliche at this point but Bitcoin’s volatility levels are extremely low. This is a byproduct of BTC’s price action over the past few weeks, which has been deemed “boring” by most traders.With volatility continuing to decline, though, analysts are coming to the conclusion that a
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As repeated time and time again by analysts, Bitcoin is currently in no man’s land. The cryptocurrency remains above the $8,500 support while below the resistance region at $10,000-10,500.Price has responded in kind, flatlining in the low-$9,000s as neither bulls and bears have managed to establish a trend. Yet a
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