Risk is coming off fast in Bitcoin’s derivatives market. Total open interest has dropped to $44 billion from a peak above $94 billion in October 2025, a 55% decline and the steepest drawdown since ...

Before traders buy or sell options, they look at open interest. This metric refers to the number of outstanding options or futures contracts that are yet to be settled. It informs traders whether the ...

Bitcoin BTC $67,322.03, the largest token by market capitalization, is approaching a $2 trillion market cap for the first time after its price added $30,000 since Donald Trump won the U.S.

Investor sentiment surrounding bitcoin has spiked recently as the total notional interest in futures tied to this digital currency has climbed, reaching an all-time high over the last several days, ...

As bitcoin (BTC) and ether's (ETH) recovery rally gathered momentum Tuesday, the perpetual futures market saw an even more pronounced increase in open interest, pointing to growing investor confidence ...

Options trading can be tricky, and anticipating which stocks will move in what direction can seem like witchcraft to those who don't know what to look for. Options players are always on the lookout ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that its global futures and options markets reached record open ...

Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges are getting a key “deleveraging event,” which should shape future gains, new research says. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on March 17, onchain analytics platform ...

Bitcoin (BTC) took a shot at $53,000 on Feb. 20, briefly surpassing $52,900 before correcting as the result of $50 million in leveraged long liquidations. Nevertheless, even with a drop to $50,750, ...

Even though Bitcoin has retreated from record territory, options show that traders remain extremely bullish with open interest reaching an all-time high. The total number of outstanding Bitcoin ...

Why open interest rises: As traders and investors initiate new long positions – or sellers open new short positions – in an amount greater than the number of options contracts closed, expired or ...

Options trading can be tricky, and anticipating which stocks will move in what direction can seem like witchcraft to those who don't know what to look for. Options players are always on the lookout ...