Episode 22: Crypto markets test recent lows despite positive macro developments

In this week’s podcast, Imran Lakha and David Brickell welcome Dennis Ehlert, a derivatives trader from AMINA Bank.

They discuss the broader trends in crypto markets in terms of institutional adoption and how we are still very early on in building out infrastructure for real money flows. David gives his 30k ft view on the latest macro developments. Imran and Dennis highlight the main flows they are seeing in options this week as spot prices look weak.

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The following topics is covered:

0:00 – Introduction 0:48 – Join the giveaway #deribitgiveaway 1:32 – Special guest: Dennis Ehlert from Amina Bank 4:30 – The transition from TradFi to Crypto 7:15 – Still early in institutional crypto adoption? 9:07 – AMINA Bank locations 12:44 – Current price action in relation to CPI/FOMC 15:52 – Reasons for the recent market drop & current outlook 19:01 – ETH over BTC in the short term & ETF Pros and cons 21:38 – Rolling over ETH put spreads & price action on altcoins 23:32 – Market-neutral strategies 24:54 – Patience for the next leg higher 27:15 – Trade idea from Imran; Buy calls ETH & Sell BTC calls 29:16 – Key takeaways

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