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

Derivatives exchanges now offer $100,000–$300,000 Bitcoin call options, but how keen are pro traders to take the bait?

Do $100K–$300K Bitcoin call options signal a bullish BTC price path?

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-29T19:14:31+01:00

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Altcoin Watch

Orion Protocol has rallied 730% since February to hit a $500 million market cap, but what’s really behind the recent gains?

FOMO or fundamentals? Here’s why Orion Protocol (ORN) rallied by 730%

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-26T21:05:00+00:00

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Market Analysis

Data shows pro traders who bought the Ethereum price dip below $1,600 are now booking profits even though today’s $1.15 billion options expiry was uneventful.

Pro traders close Ethereum longs even after today’s $1.15B options expiry

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-26T18:23:12+00:00

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Market Analysis

Analysts say Friday’s $6.1 billion Bitcoin options expiry is putting downward pressure on BTC price but derivatives data suggests otherwise.

What the FUD? Fear drives Bitcoin price down, not Friday's $6.1B expiry

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-25T20:00:46+00:00

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Market Analysis

BTC held the $50,000 support while derivatives indicators remained healthy, signaling investors' optimism.

3 reasons why BTC will unlikely trade below $50,000 in the near term

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-25T15:18:51+00:00

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Market Analysis

Ether price is trading near a critical support level, but derivatives data suggests pro traders expect more downside in the short term.

Ethereum derivatives lean bullish even as ETH price sits at a key support

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-24T18:50:00+00:00

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How to crypto

Pro traders often use the front spread options strategy to generate hefty returns without having to pay for their positions upfront.

This clever Bitcoin options strategy brings pro BTC traders big profits

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-23T22:30:00+00:00

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How to crypto

Analysts frequently correlate a high perpetual futures funding rate with market crashes, but is this the best way to analyze the metric?

3 reasons why Bitcoin traders keep a close eye on the futures funding rate

Marcel Pechman

2021-03-22T21:30:00+00:00

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