Marcel Pechman

Marcel is a crypto analyst with 17 years experience as an equities sales trader for UBS, Deutsche Bank, Pactual & Banco Safra. Brazilian. Marcel holds a post-graduate certificate in Engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Author’s posts

Market Analysis

Bitcoin bears could take a $31-million lead if BTC falls below $33,000 by Friday’s options expiry, but at the moment, both sides are balanced.

Bulls and bears fight over $34K Bitcoin price as $445M options expiry looms

Marcel Pechman

2021-07-01T19:30:00+01:00

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Market Analysis

Ethereum's EIP-1559 upgrade is fast approaching, but derivatives data shows traders are less than optimistic about ETH's short-term prospects.

Here's why pro traders expect further downside from Ethereum price

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-30T22:45:00+01:00

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Market Analysis

Bitcoin is staging a comeback, but the lingering threat of regulation continues to weigh on DeFi tokens and select altcoins.

Bulls are back, but regulatory fears hamper the DeFi and altcoin recovery

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-29T21:30:00+01:00

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Market Analysis

$726 million in Bitfinex shorts were quickly closed after Bitcoin price bounced at $30,500, leading traders to speculate whether bears have given up.

Bitfinex shorts crumble, bears capitulate after Bitcoin holds above $30K

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-28T20:10:40+01:00

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Market Analysis

A significant surge in Bitfinex short contracts is being attributed to Bitcoin’s current downturn but there are other major factors at play.

Data fails to conclude that Bitfinex shorts are depressing Bitcoin price

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-26T22:39:06+01:00

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Market Analysis

Celebrity traders on Twitter frequently cite negative funding rates as a Bitcoin buy signal, but does data support this point of view?

Crypto traders say negative funding rates are buy signals, but are they?

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-25T22:46:02+01:00

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Market Analysis

Traders are looking for BTC and ETH to make a decisive move ahead of Friday’s $6 billion in quarterly futures and options expiries, but what does back-tested da...

Waiting game: Why Friday’s $6B in Bitcoin and Ethereum expiries may not move the market

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-24T19:21:36+01:00

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Market Analysis

Bitcoin price shocked investors as it plunged 20% to a 6-month low, but data shows derivatives played a marginal role in the correction.

Data shows derivatives had little to do with Bitcoin's drop to $29K

Marcel Pechman

2021-06-23T22:15:00+01:00

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