Bitcoin bulls plan to flip $23K to support by aiming to win this week’s nullB options expiry
BTC bulls are positioned to win this week’s null billion options expiry, but the market’s post-FOMC reaction could alter their plans.
Bitcoin’s BTC $23,812 price has been trading above $22,500 for 12 days. Of course, this situation can change even if Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell issues positive statements about the economy in today’s post-FOMC presser.
Even if the decision matches the market consensus, the post-meeting statement should be investors’ primary area of focus. Specific areas to focus on would be clues for the next meeting in March.
Troubling news for the largest stablecoin Tether (USDT) could also cause a meaningful impact after a Celsius bankruptcy examiner report showed that “Tether’s exposure eventually grew to over $2 billion” in September 2021. However, it is unclear if iFinex — Tether’s issuer — suffered any losses. iFinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino denied exposure to Celsius and suggested that the examiner had “mixed up” prepositions in the report.