Bitcoin is ending July 2026 with a solid gain of around 9.93%, completing a long-awaited reversal after the heavy declines of May and June. The leading cryptocurrency briefly climbed above $65,000, but historical statistics by CryptoRank and technical indicators are warning investors that it may be too early to celebrate, with the most treacherous month
Bitcoin and Ether options with a combined notional value of about $10.43 billion expired on July 31, placing the $64,000 Bitcoin level at the center of the monthly settlement. Greeks.live reported that 149,000 Bitcoin options worth $9.6 billion expired with a 0.28 put-call ratio and $64,000 max pain. Another 435,000 Ether options worth $830 million
Despite recent price fluctuations in the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin, on-chain data indicates that the market has not yet reached a classic capitulation phase. Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, stated in his assessment that there is no strong capitulation sell signal yet in Bitcoin and that it has not entered a full capitulation phase.
Bitcoin continues to trade sideways near $64,000 amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding US monetary policy and geopolitical risks in the Middle East. While BTC struggles to find direction, one analyst predicts that the next uptrend in Bitcoin could come after the US midterm elections. Joao Wedson, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency analytics company Alphractal, has once
As July ends, the options market is reflecting a major shift in positioning. The $60,000 bitcoin $BTC$63,790.14 put option, a position protecting against a price drop, is now the most popular bet on Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange. As of this writing, that put had a notional open interest of $1.17 billion. Traders
The question of whether particular days of the week consistently favor bulls or bears is one that bitcoin traders frequently discuss. Although no seasonal pattern can predict future price movements, past results indicate that Friday has been the cryptocurrency market’s worst trading day in recent weeks. Friday has the biggest average decline in Bitcoin’s two-week
U.S.-listed companies now collectively hold 1.24 million Bitcoin, accounting for 92.7% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded firms worldwide, according to data from Unfolded. The figure marks a significant concentration of corporate Bitcoin ownership within the United States and reflects a sharp acceleration in institutional adoption over the past year. Record Corporate Accumulation Outpaces
Billionaire investor and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has confirmed that Bitcoin still represents roughly 1% of his investment portfolio, but he continues to favor gold as his primary hedge against economic uncertainty. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Dalio outlined specific concerns about Bitcoin’s long-term viability, including risks from quantum computing and
Companies listed on US stock exchanges continue to rapidly increase their Bitcoin holdings. According to the latest data shared by the on-chain data platform Unfolded, the total amount of Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies in the US has reached 1.24 million $BTC. This figure represents 92.7% of the total Bitcoin reserves held by publicly