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Hort-term SKEW options crashed in the early hours of Asia as entrepreneurs sought downside protection amidst the tensions in the middle east, triggered by a sharp rising oil prices
The seven-day skew, which measures relative wealth of calls listed in the BTC listed in the derivit, has slipped to -3.84%, the lowest since April 16, according to the Data source of AMERDATA. In other words, putting options that offer downside protection have become the most expensive relatives in calls for three months. Demand for put also pushed 30-day and 60-day skews into negative territory.
Entrepreneurs usually buy options when seeking to regulate their long market position or futures market, or to earn from an expected price decline.
Bitcoin’s price fell to 50-day simple moving average (SMA) at $ 103,150, reaching 24-hour losses at 4.59%, according to CoinDesk data. Prices briefly led the $ 110,000 mark early this week. Bulls can hope for the 50-day SMA to handle, as a potential decline below can invite more sellers, such as observed after the support was damaged in February.
The per-barrel price of WTI crude has advanced more than 6% to $ 74.30 per barrel, reaching the highest since February 3, and expanded weekly benefits to 13%, according to Data Source TradingView. The move occurred after Israel conducted airstrikes in Iran, as if drawing a revenge of the missile action from Tehran.
Implationary impulse
Sudden oil price spikes tend to produce an implationary impulse worldwide and the latest to do so as President Donald Trump’s trade war threatens to raise the economy and injection inflation, especially in net-importer countries.
All of these can dedicate expectations for Fed rate cuts, adding to downside volatility in stocks and cryptocurrencies. As of writing, futures tied to the S&P 500 exchanged 1.5% less during the day.
