Derivatives Data – BNC’s New Crypto Derivatives Data Product
Derivatives Data is a new product in Brave New Coin’s market data product suite. Developed by BNC in response to the accelerating growth in crypto derivatives trading, the product provides comprehensive real-time data on the crypto derivatives market. Track the next expiring Bitcoin Futures, compare funding rates between Perpetual swaps, or explore open interest across Option strikes.
Testing the Theory: Is the Perpetual Swap funding rate predictive
In 2017 the Bitmex futures exchange floated a theory that the funding rate for perpetual swaps could be an indicator for positive or negative returns. In this article, we test the theory using new derivatives market data from Brave New Coin.
Understanding the current state of the Bitcoin market with the Bitcoin Futures curve
As the demand for crypto derivatives grows, so too does the demand for crypto market data. This article explains a new derivatives data product that has been developed by Brave New Coin in response.
Signals From The Bitcoin Options Market – Is A Price Drop Coming?
It has been a bumper beginning of the year for Bitcoin with the price pushing past US$20,000 and delivering double-digit percentage gains in the last 2 weeks. But... in the BTC options market there is a confluence of puts forming around the US$14-15,000 price level. So what can Bitcoin options data tell us about market sentiment and potential BTC price movement?
Data Snippet – Increased interest in out-of-the-money Bitcoin options echoes uncertainty surrounding halving effect
Bitcoin options have long suffered from low liquidity, but with volatility high since the mid-March pullback and the mining reward halving, options have rebounded. Recently, market-wide open interest surpassed one billion dollars for the first time.
