Professional Traders May Use the Iron Condor Strategy to Yield Profits on Ethereum

In a context of confidence among buyers, that strategy emerges for those looking for an intermediate point to make gains. In the case of crashes caused by volatility, fees, and coin burning, limits on losses below USD 2,500 would provide a less expensive outflow of holdings.

Amid the uncertain outlook for cryptocurrency prices, the Iron Condor strategy would be an option among current trades. Moderate buying and selling limits would allow dealing with volatility, bringing in profits subject to lower risk.

Disadvantages Posed by the Current Season

The crypto market is in a bearish run, which worsened when Bitcoin began to decline in early 2022. The Ethereum cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), was not far behind, registering a drop of over 40% in just a few months.

This event could lead traders to look for a space in call options to expect some profit. However, the situation becomes complex in a context where there is a lack of confidence among buyers. The Iron Condor strategy emerges amid a distrust in positions, aiming to find an intermediate point to make gains.

The high transaction fees on the Ethereum network and issues concerning scalability contributed to the depreciation of ETH.

Traders might consider an upcoming bullish scenario to recover their holdings in the market. However, there is a significant percentage growth, which would make it hard to achieve high yields before May.

Since ETH is trading below USD 2,600, the price of some bullish positions is up to around USD 4,000. However, buying those with wide gaps at the current price would be very risky for delivery. The Iron Condor strategy involves selecting a more secure level to obtain benefits.

Limits on Losses below USD 2,500

To apply the technique, traders need to choose a reasonable level concerning the market movement. Call options would thus be below USD 4,000, somewhere between USD 3,600 and USD 3,800.

Given that ETH might show highly volatile performance, it is crucial to have a loss margin in mind.

The price of Ether has not yet advanced above USD 2,600 to move toward USD 3,000, and even USD 3,200. However, if momentum builds up before the May delivery, the Iron Condor strategy will mark a safer limit on buying and selling.

Investors may anticipate a potential crash caused by the volatility of purchases and the different perspectives of the market on fees and coin burning. Besides, setting limits on losses just below USD 2,500 would provide a less expensive outflow of holdings.

Professionals foresee an uncertain scenario, which makes it impossible for the price of ETH to rise to USD 4,000 in the short term. That strategy does not guarantee the highest yield but balances volatility with a modest profit margin.

Ether is trading at around USD 2,814 and has accumulated a 3.4% gain in the last 24 hours. Its daily trading volume is above USD 13.96 billion, and its market capitalization is about USD 337.70 billion, according to CoinGecko.

By Alexander Salazar

According to an Expert, a Massive Financial Bubble will Explode Soon, Affecting Bitcoin

Medium-sized companies have crumbled down, and Decay is gaining field on large ones. Users would be going through the euphoric momentum of the bubble before experiencing the beginning of the fall.

Since early 2021, the financial analyst and investment adviser Alberto Cárdenas expressed his concern and advised that the most prominent risky stocks would start to crumble down since a bubble was about to explode due to the most remarkable stimulus in financial history, which took place in 2020.

Through his Twitter, Cárdenas highlighted that deflating the bubble lasts at least 20 months, for which users must be aware of the behavior of currencies until March of the upcoming year.

The expert also highlights that following the structure given by James Montier regarding the archetype of a bubble, the riskiest currencies would crash first (such as the one named SPACs,) companies created to collect funds for the acquisition or merger with already existing entities. It also points at the ARKK exchange-traded fund or ETF, created with shares belonging to risky companies, had shown losses this year.

Indices Are about to Decline

According to Cardenas, the argument that focuses on the riskiest falling first is not new. He expressed that the $EEM, which started to deal with a decline in February 2021, and $IWM, which includes small-cap stocks, has been deforming and crumbling down since November 2021.

Among the first Wall Street indices, Nasdaq ranked as the first entity that would crumble down in November 2021, while the S&P 500 has been decaying since January. The expert also points out that Russia-Ukraine warfare is not the leading cause of the fall in the main stocks.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has worked as some catalyst to boost a momentum that was already on its way since last year. The previous bubble is the leading cause of the one happening right now.

The quick rise of 2020 and 2021 approached a limit line before the markets began to decay, but it is a procedure that would take too much time, months perhaps.

How Does this Situation Impact Bitcoin?

Cárdenas expressed that users still count on many elements of euphoria from last year, but it does not feel as intense as before. Today users would tend to approach complacency more than euphoria. These terms, euphoria, and complacency, identify the levels before and after coming to the maximum status of the bubble.

As for other currencies that might represent a risk, the expert clarified that the S&P 500 is one of the points that takes the longest to get properly fixed. Due to this situation, it would go between the two levels mentioned, although closer to complacency.

By: Jenson Nuñez

Ukraine Approves Law Officially Legalizing Digital Assets

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy activated the bill “On Virtual Assets,” which parliament approved in February.

Cryptocurrencies became an official legal tender in Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the legislation.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation highlighted that Zelenskyy signed legislation named “On Virtual Assets.” The Ukrainian parliament had previously approved the proposal in February.

The regulations set up a legal framework for the nation to carry out financial activities in a regulated crypto market. This regard decides the legal status, classification, ownership, and regulatory status of crypto assets and sets up registration requirements for cryptocurrency service entities.

According to the official statement, the digital asset market will now be a regulated environment, tracked by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine. The entity must follow a set of rules focused on virtual assets, deciding the fluctuation of circulation of virtual assets, creating the proper permits to virtual asset service providers, and carrying out activities linked to the supervision and financial monitoring in this sector.

In February, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, highlighted that this regulation would give crypto exchanges and cryptocurrencies legal tender status. Ukrainians will be able to save their funds from possible abuse or fraud.

Cryptocurrencies are Growing in Ukraine Amid Conflict with Russia

The approval arrived after the bill entered the Ukrainian Parliament last month. The regulation received its support on February 17, with 272 votes in favor after Zelensky showed a rejective stance on an earlier version agreed in September 2021.

The government said in the statement that Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance is making an effort to amend the country’s civil and tax codes to establish the legal framework for crypto assets.

Ukraine has been approving the use of digital currencies at a fast pace ever since Russia announced the special military operation to attack the nation. Cryptocurrencies have become a significant source of funding amid the armed conflict, with several million dollars pouring into the country in donations for humanitarian causes and financing of the armed forces.

Last week, the country’s deputy minister for digital transformation, Alex Bornyakov, highlighted that the nation had received almost $100 million in donations of crypto assets. The funds helped buy military equipment and finance media activities.

Ukraine’s cryptocurrency exchange Kuna contributed to creating a donation platform with FTX, Everstake, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation. This platform intends to allow users to send cryptocurrency to support people fighting for freedom.

According to the website, users have sent just over $54 million worth of digital coins at press time, about 27% of the platform’s $200 million goals.

By:Jenson Nuñez

The US Federal Reserve Applies the first Increase in Interest Rates

The FED expects to achieve a “soft landing” to avoid affecting the local economy, especially during these uncertain times of conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) begins to implement one of the most complex and challenging measures proposed for this year by the agency since it will proceed to increase bank interest rates. These interests went to zero early in 2020 to support the local economy after the COVID-19 pandemic felt.

Interest Rates will Experience an Increase

Although this measure was under discussion for various months, due to the increase seen in the inflationary rates of the US dollar, Jerome Powell highlighted on January 26 that the entity is ready to increase the interest rates from March of this year. This measure intends to elevate the possibility that the steps discussed would adapt to the local economy’s requirements.

Several reports clarify that due to the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine in Ukrainian territory, Powell and the FED team would work on a strategy tied to a soft landing against increased interest rates.

 This measure will deal with the increase in inflation and try to prevent the local economy from experiencing a recession.

However, these points worry many experts who follow the case because they are afraid that this situation could have a negative effect that will have consequences on the residents of the North American country, mainly because primary products and Raw materials have increased considerably. These costs will reach higher rates if interest rates start to rise.

The Fed’s strategy

Representatives of the FED highlighted that within the dynamic nature that they will adopt for the procedures, they intend to increase interest rates several times a year; this increase could get based on a rise in a quarter of a point in its short-term reference rate.

Another factor that could be the subject of future debates is the speed at which reinvestment in bonds will get reduced, a factor that the agency had already been executing. Still, it could obstruct the credits currently active to companies and consumers amid the current situation.

A change is on the Way to Impacting the Economy

Until the end of last year, the FED had defended its position in a line primarily focused on softening the economic pressures caused by the pandemic, which harmed US residents due to the impossibility of carrying out their work activities.

The procedures carried out by the FED at the beginning of the pandemic served to support residents, accompanied by the overprinting of new dollars in the market, which became an increase in inflation rates, which spread its effects to international levels.

The change in known procedures plans to bring the economy to a level where supply and demand get more synchronized. This subject came from Powell himself during a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. He acknowledged that this measure would make the property and real estate purchase more expensive for both residents and companies.

By: Jenson Nuñez

Millions of Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Russian Financial Punishments Got Detected

Elliptic investigated wallet addresses directly related to Russian affected by the sanctions applied on Russia. Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading volumes in Russia have tripled recently.

Blockchain analytics company Elliptic focused its efforts on collecting valuable data to help prevent Moscow from circumventing the package of sanctions applied by the United States of America and the European Union, using bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets.

In this sense, the company has revealed data that points to the use of crypto assets for illicit activities led by Russian citizens and business people. Investigations directly united more than 15 million cryptocurrency addresses to criminal activity based on Russian territory.

The company’s March 14 report remarked that cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses could screen transactions and wallets to track exposure to crime and make sure the funds don’t face laundering.

Elliptic expressed they have identified thousands of cryptocurrency addresses linked to sanctioned individuals or companies in Russia. On the other hand, they highlighted that they are currently leading an investigation on cryptocurrency wallets that would get connected to Russian officials subject to sanctions.

Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange volumes have tripled in Russia after the attacks on Ukraine. The rise appears obvious as the international community puts pressure on Moscow through economic sanctions; this news comes from Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic.

This information highlights that, along with the imminent fall of the ruble, Russian citizens intend to avoid capital controls and circumvent the devaluation of the currency towards digital assets.

The Role of Digital Assets Such as Bitcoin in the War

The war became some kind of booster for Ukraine to become the first nation in history to accept bitcoin and other digital assets to sustain the defense of its regions against the Russian invasion.

Ukraine recently received donations based on bitcoin, Ether, and the stable cryptocurrency Tether; they also accept donations based on its version of the Ethereum network).

A collection website got created by a Ukrainian NGO and received the name”Come Back Alive.” The government of Ukraine, and the organization together have collected at least $63.8 million through more than 120,000 donations of crypto assets since the beginning of the Russian attacks over Ukrainian territory.

Cryptoasset fundraising campaigns to back up the Ukrainian military also organized themselves outside Ukraine. UkraineDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that aims to collect Ether to send it to Come Back Alive.

Scammers also benefited from the current conflict by deceiving unaware users wishing to donate funds to support the Ukrainian causes. Elliptic has already detected many fraudulent crypto fundraising scams exploiting the current situation in Europe.

By: Jenson Nuñez

There Is a New Average Purchase Price of Bitcoin among Investors

The current value of around 775,000 BTC is close to USD 39,000, according to Glassnode. Over 1.5 million BTC are trading between USD 38,000 and USD 39,500, and 400,000 BTC have a price of USD 39,510.

After trading between USD 37,000 and USD 43,000 for several weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) seems to have consolidated at USD 39,000. According to accounting data, most of the BTC supply in circulation has moved within that range.

Moskovski Capital analyst and CEO Lex Moskovski shared Glassnode data indicating that around 775,000 BTC currently has a purchase price of USD 38,700 per unit.

He considers that this represents the mother of all consolidations for the value of BTC price. The data deals with the price set as a base in the minds of investors or owners of Bitcoin. That is especially true when considering that another nearly 600,000 BTC moved at around USD 37,960 per coin.

The metrics by Glassnode measure the last movement made by each BTC on the network. Although they do not define precisely a buying or selling pattern, they serve to observe the market landscape. They use the price at which the coins changed hands as a reference.

Over 10% of all the Bitcoin currently in circulation is trading between USD 38,000 and USD 39,500. In addition, another 400,000 BTC were at USD 39,510 in their last movement between wallets.

The Current Consolidation Suggests Excellent Support for New Highs

The consolidation to which Moskovski refers suggests that the Bitcoin price would find excellent support at USD 38,000. In theory, that would prevent the crypto asset from dropping below those levels in the coming days. Many investors would bet on taking profits at higher levels and protect that price.

Not only does the movement of the coins reflect that trend, but also the trading price on cryptocurrency exchanges. Although volatility has recently increased, the value of BTC has remained solidly in a range close to the Glassnode data.

The expectations from the market about the price of BTC seem to be mostly bullish. At least, the behavior of traders indicates that the recent momentary rise to USD 42,000 did not take them by surprise.

Despite that sentiment, analyst Willy Woo and trader Alberto Cárdenas recently made bearish predictions about Bitcoin. If the value drops below USD 30,000, the balance sheet of many BTC owners would be in the red. That might happen regardless of the average price of around USD 24,000 for the Bitcoin on the network.

BTC is trading at around USD 40,714 and has accumulated a 4% gain in the last 24 hours. Its daily trading volume is above USD 30.04 billion, and its market capitalization is about USD 772.96 billion, according to CoinGecko.

Various factors affect the price of Bitcoin and other crypto assets, which a growing number of investors know. Both the new executive order issued by Joe Biden and the decision by the European Union on cryptocurrencies have contributed to their recent rebound.

By Alexander Salazar