Tag Archives: Volatile

Here’s why bitcoin is so volatile: trader

As bitcoin (BTC-USD) holds above $40,000, investors are laser-focused on the price gyrations, attempting to divine the next big move. One former trader at the New York Stock Exchange is demonstrating how technical analysis is ideally suited to analyzing and predicting cryptocurrency price movements. At a recent Yahoo Finance Plus webinar, Capital2Markets president Keith Bliss, explained to attendees that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don’t lend themselves to traditional fundamental… Source link

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Bitcoin, ethereum and ripple recover after volatile weekend

Bitcoin’s potential institutional adoption has been a hot topic in markets. Photo: Chesnot/Getty Images Cryptocurrency prices were volatile on Monday morning, after a wild weekend of selling that saw some tokens plunge by as much as 13%.  Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.2% to trade at $57,096 (£41,113) by 9.40am in London. Meanwhile, ethereum (ETH-USD), the second largest cryptocurrency, was down around 1% to trade at $2,253.41. Ripple (XRP-USD) was at one point 9.2% higher on Monday morning… Source link

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Traders Are ‘Glued to Their Screens’ and Set for Volatile Open

(Bloomberg) — Global traders are bracing for what’s shaping up to be one of the most anticipated opens for U.S. equities in months following an extraordinary $20 billion wave of block trades Friday that rattled investors worldwide. Archegos Capital Management LLC — the family office of Bill Hwang — was behind the sales, dumping shares of Chinese tech giants and U.S. media conglomerates, according to two people directly familiar with the trades. While some of the stocks targeted in the… Source link

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