$BTC Weekend Outlook – Watching for Key Moves
As we head into the weekend, Bitcoin ( $BTC ) is not
$BTC Weekend Outlook – Watching for Key Moves
As we head into the weekend, Bitcoin ( $BTC ) is not expected to show significant movement, given its usual behavior during these periods. However, for the first time in weeks, we saw an end-of-week rally on Friday, reversing the previous pattern where BTC would rally into Friday only to dip right before the weekend. This shift in momentum is noteworthy and could set the tone for the coming week.
Key Observations:
✅ End-of-Week Strength: BTC finished strong on Friday instead of the usual pre-weekend drop.
✅ Weekend Gaps: It has been months since BTC opened with a significant gap below, meaning a weekend rally could create one.
✅ Market Reaction: If BTC moves up 3-5%+ over the weekend, it could act as a breakaway gap, leaving many traders sidelined, waiting for a retracement. If the move is smaller, history suggests that the gap will likely be filled within the same week.
👀 What to Watch for Next Week
Monday’s price action will be crucial. If BTC holds its gains, we could see continued upside momentum into the new month. Otherwise, we might be in for another period of consolidation. Trade wisely!
🟡Will Crypto Markets Tank Further When $4.7B Bitcoin Options Expire Today?
🟡round 58,000 Bitcoin $BTC options contracts will expire on Friday, Feb. 28, and they have a notional value of roughly $4.7 billion.
This week’s expiry event is larger than usual because it is the end of the month. However, the impact on spot markets is likely to be minimal as they’re already reeling from US President Trump’s trade war.
🟡Bitcoin Options Expiry
This week’s big batch of Bitcoin options contracts has a put/call ratio of 0.71, meaning that there are slightly more call (long) contracts expiring than puts (shorts).
Moreover, open interest (OI), or the value or number of BTC options contracts yet to expire, still remains highest at the $120,000 strike price, which is $1.5 billion, according to Deribit.
There is also around $1 billion in OI at the $100,000 and $110,000 strike prices. Bearish sentiment is also seeping back as $800,000 in OI currently sits at the $80,000 strike price, which is where the asset stands now.
Crypto derivatives provider Greeks Live said the team was “predominantly bearish,” with traders watching $82,000 as a “critical support level that must hold to maintain the high timeframe trend.” However, that line has been broken to the downside as of press time.
Technical analysis suggests if the price closes below the 2024 volume weighted average price (VWAP) bands, “the higher timeframe trend would be ‘cooked’ and could lead to $77,000 to $72,000 levels,” warned Greeks.
Around 526,000 Ethereum contracts are also expiring today, with a notional value of $1.14 billion and a put/call ratio of 0.52. This brings Friday’s combined crypto options expiry notional value to around $5.8 billion.
🟡Crypto Markets Tank
This week’s market rout has continued into Friday, with total capitalization dumping a further 6% on the day to $2.76 trillion. It has now fallen through longer-term support and could return to October levels.
Bitcoin dumped 5% in a fall to $80,200 during Asian trading on Friday morning. The asset has now lost 18% in a week, and its correction has deepened to 25% from all-time highs. The last time BTC was below $80,000 was on Nov. 10.
Meanwhile, Ethereum has dumped 8% to its lowest level for more than a year, hitting $2,150 on Friday morning as its weekly losses amount to a whopping 22%.
The altcoins were a sea of red with them all bleeding out by similar amounts at the time of writing.
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