Bitcoin Options Investors Are Starting to Hedge Against Potential Price Pullback
The one-month implied volatility, which is influenced by the demand for call and put options, jumped from roughly 55% to a four-month high of 70.5% in the past two days, suggesting increased expectations for price turbulence over the next four weeks.
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