What October’s Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility

What October’s Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility

CoinDesk Research's Monthly Review for October focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum plus some of the stories their on-chain metrics are telling us.


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October’s Historical Bitcoin Price Trend Extends Hope for a Renewed Bull Run ...

Bitcoin logged price losses once again for the crypto asset’s fifth consecutive September in its lifetime, but as soon as the month ended, billions of dollars came back into the crypto economy. Metrics show that while September has consistently been a bad month for bitcoin, October, on the other hand, has traditionally been a good month for bitcoin since 2013. Bitcoin Has Been Profitable in October 77% of the Time In 2020, the price of bitcoin (BTC) closed the month of September at around $10,750 per unit but the following month, BTC spiked 25% to roughly $13,450 per unit. This....

XRP Shows Unusual Stability As Volatility Hits 2026 Low – Here’s What This Means

XRP’s price is bullish once again, holding strong above the $1.40 level following a recovery across the broader cryptocurrency market. This bullish performance of the price is turning up on several key metrics, such as Realized Volatility, which has recently fallen to one of its lowest levels yet. Volatility In XRP Plunges To Its Lowest […]

Nearly $360M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in October Despite DeFi Cool Off

October’s growth is less than half of September’s 68,000 newly tokenized bitcoins.

Bitcoin Traders Say Options Market Understates Likelihood of Chaotic US Election

Analysts warn against reading too much into the complacency suggested by the volatility metrics.

Bitcoin Implied Volatility Plummets To Pre-Bull Market Levels: What This Means

Bitcoin has sharply declined in the past month which has dragged it down to the $40K price point. The digital asset’s downtrend had then promptly dragged their metrics like implied volatility down with it. This decline has been even sharper as bears have gotten a tighter grip on the market. For some, this could be bad news. However, for others, it could mean a period of opportunity. Bitcoin Implied Volatility Crumbles Bitcoin’s implied volatility is a metric that is used to illustrate investor expectations of future price volatility of the digital asset going forward. This metric is not....