Max

Max

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B.A.&M.A. Stanford University

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Crypto project marketer, Analyticts, Investing

Marketer of QuickShock — crypto marketing agency
Marketer and Content creator for ArbitrageScanner
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Articles from Max

Options Expiry and Max Pain: How to Read Them and What to Expect from the Market

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Options Expiry and Max Pain: How to Read Them and What to Expect from the Market

Options expiry and max pain explained: what the max pain point is, how to read the put/call ratio and how an arbitrage trader should approach expiry day.

Bitcoin Options Explained: Calls, Puts and Why Traders Need Them

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Bitcoin Options Explained: Calls, Puts and Why Traders Need Them

Bitcoin options explained: what calls and puts are, strike, expiry and premium, how buying differs from selling, and how an option can hedge an arbitrage trade.

Fed Week: The Risk of an October 28 Rate Hike Has Nearly Faded, Earnings and Expiry Ahead

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Fed Week: The Risk of an October 28 Rate Hike Has Nearly Faded, Earnings and Expiry Ahead

Per CME FedWatch, the odds of a Fed rate hike on October 28 have fallen to 10%. The week's calendar: earnings, GDP, PCE and the expiry of bitcoin options.

Bitcoin Buffer ETFs: What They Are and How Options Limit Losses

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Bitcoin Buffer ETFs: What They Are and How Options Limit Losses

Bitcoin buffer ETFs explained: how options absorb part of a decline in exchange for a cap on gains, what a tranche is, the pros and cons and a hypothetical example.

ETF Premium and Discount: How Share Creation and Redemption Work

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ETF Premium and Discount: How Share Creation and Redemption Work

ETF premium and discount explained: who authorized participants are, how creation and redemption keep the price near NAV, and why the gap sometimes widens.

Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $1.07 Billion in Three Days as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton Prepare New Funds

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Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $1.07 Billion in Three Days as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton Prepare New Funds

Spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.07 billion over three sessions and about $301 million for the week. BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are preparing new bitcoin funds.

Travel Rule in Crypto Explained: Why Exchanges Ask Where You Are Sending Funds

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Travel Rule in Crypto Explained: Why Exchanges Ask Where You Are Sending Funds

The Travel Rule in crypto explained: why exchanges ask about the recipient of a transfer, where delays and blocks come from, and what traders should prepare.

How to Secure Your Exchange Account: 2FA, Withdrawal Whitelists and Phishing Protection

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How to Secure Your Exchange Account: 2FA, Withdrawal Whitelists and Phishing Protection

How to secure your exchange account: which 2FA to choose, how to set up a withdrawal whitelist, an anti-phishing code and API keys, and what to do after a data leak.

Banks Move Into Crypto: Sparkassen Launch Trading, Standard Chartered Buys Zodia Custody

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Banks Move Into Crypto: Sparkassen Launch Trading, Standard Chartered Buys Zodia Custody

Sparkassen have opened crypto trading, Standard Chartered is buying Zodia Custody, Robinhood got a license in Dubai. What the wave of banks means for crypto.

Crypto ETF vs ETP: What Is the Difference and Which to Choose

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Crypto ETF vs ETP: What Is the Difference and Which to Choose

Crypto ETFs and ETPs look alike but are built differently: a fund versus a debt security. We break down issuer risk, collateral, fees and the premium to NAV.

CME Launches Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures: FalconX and GSR Execute the First Block Trade

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CME Launches Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures: FalconX and GSR Execute the First Block Trade

CME has launched Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, and FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade. We look at contract sizes and what it means for the basis.

Switzerland Approves Its First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF: BBIT Fund Heads to SIX

Switzerland Approves Its First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF: BBIT Fund Heads to SIX

FINMA has approved the Bitcoin Fund ETF from BIT Asset Management, Switzerland's first spot bitcoin fund for retail. How it differs from the ETPs already on SIX.

Yield-bearing stablecoins: how they pay interest and what risks they carry

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Yield-bearing stablecoins: how they pay interest and what risks they carry

Yield-bearing stablecoins pay interest from bonds in reserves, a basis trade or lending. We break down the models, depeg risks and how yield links to arbitrage.

Tokenized gold (PAXG, XAUT): what it is and where the arbitrage is

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Tokenized gold (PAXG, XAUT): what it is and where the arbitrage is

Tokenized gold PAXG and XAUT: how the tokens work, why their price drifts from spot gold and where arbitrage arises from it. Risks and a hypothetical example.

Kalshi offers loans against Bitcoin and Ether: crypto becomes margin for futures

Kalshi offers loans against Bitcoin and Ether: crypto becomes margin for futures

Kalshi Prime clients can borrow against Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoins held at BitGo and use the loans as margin. What this changes for a trader's capital.

Mempool and network fees: why your transfer is stuck and how to save

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Mempool and network fees: why your transfer is stuck and how to save

Mempool and network fees explained: how transfer fees are set in Bitcoin and gas-based networks, why a transaction gets stuck and how to speed it up with RBF.

The GENIUS Act explained: what it changes for stablecoins

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The GENIUS Act explained: what it changes for stablecoins

The GENIUS Act explained: how the US regulates payment stablecoins, what it requires from reserves, when the law takes effect and what it means for USDT and USDC.

SpaceX and Tesla discuss a merger: the combined company would hold more than 30,000 BTC

SpaceX and Tesla discuss a merger: the combined company would hold more than 30,000 BTC

SpaceX and Tesla have set up committees to discuss a merger. Together they hold about 30,221 BTC - fifth among public companies. What this means for the market.

Crypto withdrawal fees: how to compare exchanges and avoid overpaying

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Crypto withdrawal fees: how to compare exchanges and avoid overpaying

Crypto withdrawal fees: what they consist of, why they differ across exchanges and networks, how they eat into small transfers and how to save on them as a trader.

Rebalancing capital between exchanges: how an arbitrage trader avoids getting stuck with money in the wrong place

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Rebalancing capital between exchanges: how an arbitrage trader avoids getting stuck with money in the wrong place

Rebalancing capital between exchanges: why after a series of trades your money ends up in the wrong place, the ways to even out balances and what it costs.

Qubic recovers stolen funds as MEXC freezes part of them within an hour

Qubic recovers stolen funds as MEXC freezes part of them within an hour

Qubic halted its network after a 1.4 million dollar QU theft, MEXC froze part of the funds within an hour, and on October 20 the first money went back to its owners.

Wrapped tokens (WBTC, cbBTC and others): what they are and why they lose their peg

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Wrapped tokens (WBTC, cbBTC and others): what they are and why they lose their peg

What wrapped tokens like WBTC and cbBTC are, how wrapping via a custodian or bridge works, why the price deviates from the original and what makes arbitrage risky.

Bollinger Bands: what they are and how to use them in crypto

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Bollinger Bands: what they are and how to use them in crypto

Bollinger Bands explained: how they are built, what squeezes and expansions mean, bounces off the bands and walking the band, and how to prepare for a breakout.

Bitcoin coils like a spring: Bollinger Bands at their narrowest in several years

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Bitcoin coils like a spring: Bollinger Bands at their narrowest in several years

Bitcoin has spent a week in a narrow range near 82,500 dollars, and its Bollinger Bands have tightened to a multi-year low. Why a flat market suits arbitrage.