Options Volume
What Is Options Volume?
Daily trading volume in Bitcoin options contracts. Measures the level of options market activity and can indicate hedging demand or speculative interest.
How to Interpret
Spikes in put volume may indicate institutional hedging before expected volatility events. Elevated call volume relative to puts suggests bullish sentiment.
More Derivatives Metrics
Liquidations
The forced closing of leveraged positions when margin requirements are not met. Liquidation data shows the dollar value and direction (long vs short) of liquidated positions.
Funding Rates
Periodic payments between long and short traders in perpetual futures contracts. Positive rates mean longs pay shorts; negative rates mean shorts pay longs. Keeps perpetual prices anchored to spot.
Spot Volume CVD
Cumulative Volume Delta for spot markets — the running total of the difference between taker buy and taker sell volume on exchanges.
Futures Basis
The annualized spread between Bitcoin futures prices and the spot price. Represents the cost of carry and reflects market sentiment about future prices.