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Ahead Of The Curve
23 May 2023

Pushed to extremes: A remarkably unremarkable market state

Trading volumes at 2.5 year lows and uniquely cheap vol
Ahead May 23
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In Short

In this week's market update, we explore the implications of Tether's announced BTC purchases, a potential resurgence of BTC's portfolio diversification narrative, peculiarly priced options, and early signals of positive institutional flows in BTC.

Takeaways

  • Five consecutive Tuesdays of BTC at $27k
  • Lowest recorded 7-day average volume since December 2020
  • Correlation to Nasdaq at 17-month low
  • Tether to buy 6% of the daily BTC issuance?
Remarkably unremarkable
Bitcoin is still trading in the $27,000 area for the fifth consecutive Tuesday after yet another week of lackluster price action. The remarkably unremarkable state of the market is now aggressively reflected in most metrics. 7-day average trading volumes have reached a 2.5-year low, 30-day volatility sits at lows not seen since January 11, and trading activity has diminished in perps, leading open interest to flatten completely over the past week.
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