Bitcoin’s Quiet Options Expiry Shows It’s Not the Only Game in Cryptotown

In recent history, as option expiration draws closer, wild swings in the price of bitcoin follow as the option sellers and buyers battle it out.

“Bitcoin’s expiration at max pain point in April has many option traders scratching their heads.

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Since the close of last Thursday to this morning, the markets were up , the S&P 500 was up 1.9%, and you saw a very strong movement into value, cyclicals, and small caps.”Shares of Twitter plummeted.

With results in from more than half of the S&P 500 companies, earnings are now expected to have risen 46% in the first quarter from the previous year, compared with forecasts of 24% growth at the start of the month, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

fell on concern from investors and analysts that the iPhone maker may not sustain growth in light of a blockbuster quarter and a tightening supply of chips for some of its devices.Shares of the Cupertino, California-based technology giant fell as much as 1% Thursday, erasing a 2.6% intraday gain, despite the company reporting higher than expected revenue and profit across its product segments.During a conference call Wednesday with analysts, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said the company will see a negative $3 billion to $4 billion impact during the current quarter due to chip shortages hitting iPads and Macs, two product lines that gained popularity during the pandemic.

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