{"id":288151,"date":"2021-05-01T11:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T15:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=288151"},"modified":"2021-05-01T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T15:10:53","slug":"2-critical-eth-price-metrics-show-pro-traders-are-boosting-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/2-critical-eth-price-metrics-show-pro-traders-are-boosting-value","title":{"rendered":"2 Critical ETH Price Metrics Show Pro Traders are Boosting Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Futures open interest for Ethereum hit a record of $8.5 billion. Pro traders believe that ETH will reach a new high of $3500 soon.<\/p>\n<p>On April 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum.org\/en\/\">Ether (ETH)<\/a> reached an all-time high of $2800. This growth also pushed the interest of the open future for the crypto, with the new figure standing at $8.5 billion. This is a 52% growth, which depicts an increase in trading activity contributing to the price hike.<\/p>\n<p>Ether derivatives are not very popular with analysts and traders. <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/dogecoin-futures-will-not-be-launched-by-cme-group\">CME Group<\/a>, a futures and trading option, only has $355 million in open interest, although it was launched a few months back. This is a small figure compared to Bitcoin\u2019s open interest, which stands at $2.4 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>Not yet a Bullish trend<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts believe that Ethereum is not yet in a bullish state. There are factors used to evaluate whether a market is shifting to a bullish state. The main factor used is a futures premium, which measures a price gap between future contracts and current market prices.<\/p>\n<p>If an asset is in a bullish state, the futures premium should be 10% to 20%. This is known as a lending rate. ETHs futures premium for April stood at 45%. This is too high, which could be a sign of too much optimism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wall-Street-bull.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-246923\" src=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wall-Street-bull.jpg\" alt=\"As Wall Street Teethers in Uncertainty, Bitcoin Remains a Stable Alternative\" width=\"673\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wall-Street-bull.jpg 673w, https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wall-Street-bull-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Professional Traders are more bullish than Retail Investors<\/h2>\n<p>Professional traders usually go for monthly futures contracts, while on the other hand, retail investors go for perpetual contracts or inverse swaps. With perpetual contracts, <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/anthony-pompliano-wall-street-saga-shows-strength-of-retail-investors\">retail investors<\/a> are charged a funding rate after every 8 hours. The funding rate increases every time buyers on long speculation leverage for higher and their accounts are charged regularly.<\/p>\n<p>When retail-trading activities are incredibly high, the funding rate can increase to a maximum of 5.5% every week. In mid-April, the 8-hour funding rate for perpetual contracts reached around 3.8% per week. This high fee caused higher optimism for monthly futures. However, the funding rate has been corrected, and it has now gone back to the standard rate.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in the funding rate in mid-April shows that retail investors are less bullish on Ether than <a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/how-bitcoin-traders-at-nordikcoin-are-benefiting-from-the-bitcoin-surge\">professional traders<\/a>. The 3-month futures basis currently stands at 25% annualized. This is relatively higher compared to other similar platforms. This means that buyers who want to speculate for the long term are now more willing to make a premium payment to maintain their open positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fin-excerpt\">Futures open interest for Ethereum hit a record of $8.5 billion. Pro traders believe that ETH will reach a new high of $3500 soon. 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