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Research on macro, spot, volatility and options, from SignalPlus and the institutions we work with.

Volatility

BTC Vol — Week in Review 20–27Jul

BTC/USD +1.9% ($64,150-> $65,350), ETH/USD +5.9% ($1,860 -> $1,970). BTC (and ETH) spot price action continued to showed relative strength last week, in-line with the broader technical picture that we have been tracking for the past few weeks.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Week in Review 13–20Jul

BTC/USD +2.0% ($62,900-> $64,150), ETH/USD +4.2% ($1,785 -> $1,860). BTC (and ETH) spot price action showed relative strength last week, in-line with the broader technical picture that we have been tracking for the past few weeks but also boosted by increasing hopes of progress on Clarity Act ahead of Congress’s summer recess from 8Aug onwards.

Optimus Global5 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Week in Review 6–13Jul

BTC/USD +0.0% ($62,900-> $62,900), ETH/USD +1.1% ($1,765 -> $1,785). Spot price action showed consolidation last week, in-line with the broader technical picture that we have been tracking for the past few weeks.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Week in Review 29Jun -6Jul

BTC/USD +4.8% ($60,000-> $62,900), ETH/USD +11.7% ($1,580 -> $1,765). Spot price action felt somewhat contained last week, as we tested the local lows ~$58k without triggering any panic put hedging/buying, leaving us with a strong sense that positioning overall is much lighter down here.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Weeks in Review 22–29Jun

BTC/USD -6.5% ($64,200-> $60,000), ETH/USD -8.9% ($1,735 -> $1,580). Spot price action continues to suggest we are in a flat corrective “B” wave and remains “consistent” with a 3,3,5 count.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Weeks in Review 18May — 1Jun

BTC/USD -5.5% ($77,000-> $72,750), ETH/USD -6.6% ($2,120 -> $1,980). The momentum higher in spot has waned over the last couple of weeks, retracing back through some local support levels.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Week in Review 11–18May

BTC/USD -4.7% ($80,800-> $77,000), ETH/USD -9.0% ($2,330 -> $2,120). Price action remains reasonably consistent with a broad consolidation phase, noting decent support below at $76–75k and then again at $74k.

Optimus Global4 min read
Volatility

BTC Vol — Weeks in Review 22Sep — 6Oct

BTC/USD +9.2% ($113,000 -> $123,450), ETH/USD +8.6% ($4,180-> $4,540). A very sharp and fast move back to test and make new highs in the past week, after probing down to $108k on the month/quarter end rebalances the week prior.

Optimus Global3 min read