Macroeconomics and Crypto Markets Entanglement Intensifies, Revealed Bybit x Block Scholes Feb. Volatility Report

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, released its latest joint monthly volatility report with Block Scholes uncovering insights from January's crypto options trading data.

The report indicated BTC's and ETH's growing influence in the global financial landscape, evidenced by the diminishing historical divide between digital assets and conventional markets. By all accounts, key crypto assets are increasingly moving in tandem with macroeconomic signals. From tariffs to the AI race, the digital asset class is no longer insulated from world affairs. The data suggests that crypto is maturing from financial outlier to market bellwether, marking a fundamental shift for traders navigating this new landscape.

Key findings:

    --  Crypto Markets -- The New Canary in the Economic Coal Mine: Crypto
        markets are increasingly functioning as early warning systems for
        broader market movements. In the eventful first month of 2025, digital
        assets demonstrated heightened sensitivity to macroeconomic
        developments, often reacting hours or even days before traditional
        equity markets. While equity markets were asleep, the always-on crypto
        markets digested key indicators such as CPI, labor market data, and
        potential rate hikes or cuts.
    --  The Weekend Effect: As the convergence between cryptocurrency and
        traditional financial markets reached new heights in Jan., crypto's
        "early warning" feature was exacerbated particularly on weekends. The
        24/7 nature of crypto trading has created a unique dynamic where weekend
        sessions, especially Sundays, have become crucial indicators of market
        sentiment. Traders saw a pattern of significant Sunday trading activity
        that consistently foreshadowed Monday market openings.
    --  Ethereum's New Dynamics: While ETH and BTC have historically shared
        similar trajectories in market movements, the past month revealed a more
        nuanced relationship. During market downturns, ETH was more vulnerable
        to negative sentiment, consistently outperformed by BTC. However, the
        trajectories diverged in options markets, pricing ETH's implied
        volatility lower than historical patterns would suggest. This disconnect
        between market expectations and realized performance points to evolving
        dynamics in how different cryptocurrencies respond to market stress.

The Bybit and Block Scholes Monthly Volatility Report series is available on Bybit Learn.

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