Bitcoin Futures Volume Surges 186% as Price Hits $11K

The market for bitcoin futures snapped back to life on Monday as the cryptocurrency's price surged to an 11-month high.

AccessTimeIconJul 28, 2020 at 12:14 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:36 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin’s derivative market sprang back to life on Monday with futures trading volume witnessing a triple-digit growth on the back of increased participation from U.S. based institutions. 

  • Aggregate daily futures volume on major exchanges surged 186% to $43 billion, the highest single-day volume since March 13, according to data source Skew.
  • Daily trading volume on institutional exchange CME rose 570% to a yearly high of $1.32 billion; Bakkt registered a record volume of $132 million.
  • Total open interest rose to $5 billion, the highest since February.
Bitcoin futures aggregate daily volumes
Bitcoin futures aggregate daily volumes
  • Volumes declined sharply amid dull bitcoin price action, but picked up again as bitcoin crossed $10,400 – a bullish breakout.
  • The price rise was a combination of increasing retail demand and institutional volumes, said Chris Thomas, head of digital assets at Swissquote Bank.
  • Joel Kruger, a currency strategist at LMAX Digital, told CoinDesk bitcoin now looks overextended, suggesting we could soon see a healthy correction, especially with the global outlook increasingly uncertain and the price of bitcoin still vulnerable to weakness in stocks as was seen in March.
  • The bitcoin supply – which fell to a 12-month low in Q2 – might now increase again as miners look to sell their coins on the open market, adding additional downside pressure.
  • The cryptocurrency has pulled back from Monday's 11-month high of $11,394 to $10,700.

EDIT (July 28, 12:45 UTC): This article has been edited to add better clarity to Joel Kruger’s quote.

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