ChainCatcher news, Greeks.Live analyst Adam stated that on December 27, the last options expiration of the year will take place, with a total of 150,000 BTC options expiring, a Put Call Ratio of 0.69, and a maximum pain point of $85,000, with a nominal value of $14.17 billion; at the same time, 1.12 million ETH options will expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.41, a maximum pain point of $3,000, and a nominal value of $3.74 billion. The total nominal value of this expiration is approximately $18 billion. Due to the overlap of Christmas and the annual expiration, the overall market enthusiasm is relatively low, and this week's theme remains focused on adjustments.In addition, Bitcoin's annual returns in 2024 are expected to more than double, especially with strong performance at the end of the year, and the market is optimistic about 2025. Analysts point out that after Trump takes office in January next year, he may become the most crypto-friendly president, while Musk's influence will further drive the development of the crypto industry. The integration of mainstream finance and crypto, along with factors such as the U.S. government's and corporations' Bitcoin reserves, is expected to bring positive impacts to the market, and a sector rotation bull market may be on the horizon in the coming months.

ChainCatcher news reports that according to 4E monitoring, last Friday, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising nearly 1%, reaching a historic high. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.35%, marking five consecutive trading days of gains, while the Nasdaq increased by 0.16%. Over the week, the Dow accumulated a 2% increase, and both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose by 1.7%. As the "Trump Cabinet 2.0" gradually takes shape, the market is generally optimistic about the implementation of Trump's tax cuts and deregulation policies.Cryptocurrencies showed an upward trend last week, with the market sentiment index remaining in the greed phase, indicating investors' optimistic expectations for future price movements. As BTC continues to hit new highs approaching $100,000, market activity has significantly increased, and altcoins generally saw substantial gains following the market trend, while the popularity of meme projects declined last week.In the forex commodities sector, the U.S. dollar index rose nearly 1% last week, surpassing the 108 mark and reaching a two-year high. The bleak economic outlook for the Eurozone has dampened oil demand expectations, but due to the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, oil prices rose about 6% last week, marking the best performance in two months. Recent trends in gold have been supported by strong risk aversion and reduced expectations for a Fed rate cut in December, with gold prices rising for five consecutive days last week, accumulating a 5.7% increase, the largest weekly gain in nearly two years.After Trump's victory in the presidential election, the Fed's stance on rate cuts has become increasingly cautious. Last week, a series of hawkish comments from Fed officials cast a shadow over the highly anticipated prospect of a Fed rate cut in December. The minutes from the Fed's November meeting and the Fed's preferred inflation indicator, the PCE price index, will be released on Tuesday and Wednesday local time, respectively, which may stir market waves. Currently, investors expect the likelihood of a Fed rate cut in December to be slightly above 50%. eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, gold commodities, and forex, recently launching a USDT stablecoin wealth management product with an annualized return of 5.5%, providing investors with potential hedging options. 4E reminds you to pay attention to market volatility risks and to allocate assets reasonably.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong's largest licensed virtual asset exchange HashKey Exchange announced today that its asset scale has exceeded HKD 5.5 billion, with total trading volume surpassing HKD 540 billion, and significant progress has been made in multiple business areas.With the further integration of traditional finance and the crypto industry, HashKey Exchange has attracted a large influx of funds from institutional investors. Among them, Omnibus brokerage services and institutional investor trading have seen significant growth.As of October 30, the total trading volume of Omnibus reached HKD 3.9 billion, with a monthly growth rate of 58.3%. Meanwhile, the proportion of institutional investor trading increased from 4.19% in July to 14.74% in October. In the future, as market activity continues to rise, HashKey Exchange will continue to promote its business expansion.

ChainCatcher news, Singaporean crypto investment firm QCP Capital stated that the price of Bitcoin dropped significantly to a low of $60,500 after the Mt. Gox trustee announced that distributions would begin in early July. Although the Mt. Gox exchange trustee has extended deadlines multiple times over the years, more than 140,000 Bitcoins (worth $9 billion) were transferred earlier this year in preparation for debt repayment. Meanwhile, the firm observed that there was little activity in the July options market, suggesting that the market does not expect this distribution to trigger significant volatility. Given that spot prices are stabilizing above the $60,000 support level and that market activity is expected to be low in July, QCP Capital tends to deploy an accumulation strategy.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live researcher Adam posted on social media that the rapid fluctuations in the market have driven the activity in the options market to the highest level in nearly a year, with over 15,000 large trades on that day and a nominal value exceeding 1 billion USD.Among them, the largest order was for 275 sets of iron condor options, with a single nominal value as high as 73.34 million USD. The composition of the options suggests that it is likely a rebalancing by options market makers, which can be seen as a bearish position being closed at a loss. Recently, large traders have been massively closing their options positions, whether to take profits on long positions or to cut losses on short positions, which has suppressed the rise of IV.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain analyst Ali pointed out that Dogecoin's recent trading volume and the number of large transactions have both declined, which often indicates a decrease in trading activity. This trend may suggest that the number of people buying, selling, or transferring DOGE is decreasing, which could be related to a decline in public interest or confidence in the currency.