Back To The Futures: Ethereum CME Open Interest, Trading Volume Balloons

Ethereum has been slowing down on its bullish momentum. The second cryptocurrency by market cap trades at $3,066 with a 4.2% loss in the daily chart. After two weeks of profits and an incredible rally from the low at $2,000, mostly driven by the implementation of EIP-1559, Ethereum could see some downside in the short term. The In/Out of the Money Around Price (IOMAP) metric, used to measure the average purchase price of a crypto asset and compared it to its current price, from IntoTheBlock suggests Ethereum sits at “stable support”. Analyst Ali Martinez shared the chart below and indicated that over 230,000 addresses bought 7,33 million ETH between $2,970 and $3,080. Thus, ETH’s price must hold above these levels to prevent a bearish trend in the short term. Martinez added: Any downswing below this price range could encourage investors to book profits quickly before their investments go “Out of the Money.” One of the key drivers for Ethereum has been institutional adoption that sees great potential in its ecosystem. Additional data provided by Arcane Research suggests adoption is still on the rise with ETH-based derivatives on the rise. The research firm has recorded an increase in open interest (OI) for Ethereum futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The ETH trading volumes have been gaining dominance and stand at around 30% of Bitcoin (BTC) and the open interest at 27%. The OI of CME’s EH futures curr...