The Crypto Rundown 23: The Crypto Smackdown

The Crypto Rundown 23: The Crypto Smackdown

• Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
• Guest Co-Host: Bill Uliveri, Cenacle Capital Management & Athena Trade Chicago.

The Bitcoin Breakdown

• THE BTC BULLS ARE EXHAUSTED - DOWN NEARLY $1000 FROM OUR LAST SHOW AND OVER $1400 IN 24 HOURS
• BRIEFLY BROKE THROUGH THE $10K HANDLE AGAIN BEFORE RECOVERING
• LOOKS LIKE BTC NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE CRUSHING IT RECEIVED DURING LAST WEEK'S FED TESTIMONY. iT WAS APPROX. $13000 HEADING INTO THAT TESTIMONY THEN NEVER REALLY LOOKED BACK
• BTC REALIZED VOLATILITY: BACK DOWN TO 88%
• BTC OPTIONS VOLUME BREAKDOWN
• BTC CALL/PUT BREAKDOWN.
• BTC OPEN INTEREST BREAKDOWN
• BTC FUTURES BREAKDOWN
• BTC NEWS ROUNDUP - ERISX RECEIVES CFTC APPROVAL FOR PHYSICALLY-SETTLED FUTURES.

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE

• CRYPTO TOP 5 MARKET CAP BREAKDOWN
• BTC DOMINANCE RATE FLIRTING NEAR RECORD HIGHS
• BEWARE OF SEASONALITY IN ALTCOIN
• XRP - BACK DOWN TO $.32
• ETH - CRUSHED DOWN TO $230
• LTC - BACK DOWN TO $91
• BITCOIN CASH - DOWN NEARLY $100 FROM LAST SHOW
• OTHER ALTCOINS ON THE DOCKET - HXRO AND LINK

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT The markets are hitting new highs and equity #Volatility is eroding yet again. So where are you getting your #Volatility fix these days? 24% - Energy - WTI, $USO, etc 38% - Metals: $GLD, $SLV, etc 21% - Crypto: $BTC.x, $ETH.x, 17% - Index: $VIX, $SPIKE, $VXX

• QUESTION FROM INDORSE: Why is chicago the big btc trading hub now?
• QUESTION FROM LNN3: How do the current btc options markets stack up to the exchange traded markets for stock options like apple and tesla?
• COMMENT FROM TOM: BTC moved from $1000 to about $20k then back down to $3k then back up to $14k all without any real options available on it. Damn!