XRP: A Most Thrilling Enigma
Ah, dear reader, gather ’round and permit me to regale you with tales of XRP, that most mercurial of cryptocurrencies. It appears that the futures market, that great bastion of speculation, has seen a most thrilling development: open interest has reached its highest point since January! 🤯
- XRP futures market exhibits a most bullish momentum, with open interest soaring to dizzying heights.
- Positive funding rates, a most telling indicator, suggest that traders are positively enamored with long positions in XRP.
- And yet, dear reader, despite these bullish signals, XRP’s spot price remains as placid as a summer’s day. 🌞
As I pen these words, the cumulative open interest in XRP perpetual futures listed on major exchanges has risen to a staggering 800 million XRP, a feat not seen since the halcyon days of January 19. 📈
And though the cumulative open interest has since dipped to a mere 743 million XRP, it remains a full 33% higher than the nadir of June 22, when XRP’s price bottomed out at a paltry $1.90. 💸
But what, pray tell, does this surge in open interest portend? Is it a harbinger of a great bull run, or merely a fleeting fancy? 🤔
Perpetual funding rates, those most inscrutable of indicators, seem to suggest the former. For they have consistently held positive, occasionally topping the annualized 10% mark, a clear indication of demand for bullish exposure. 📊
And if further proof were needed, the “top trader long/short ratio” in the Binance-listed XRP/USDT market stands at a whopping 1.90, implying that for every short, there are two long positions open. A most bullish sentiment, indeed! 📈
Last week, the Deribit-listed options market saw traders chasing the higher strike XRP calls, a most telling indication of their bullish inclinations. 📞
And yet, dear reader, despite all these portents of a great bull run, XRP’s spot price remains stubbornly stable. On Monday, prices rose to a high of $2.35, only to quickly fall back to $2.25, where they remain, as placid as a summer’s day. 🌞
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