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Join Imran Lakha and David Brickell on 'Crypto Options Unplugged,' your weekly-go-to crypto podcast. Expect in-depth analyses valuable insights, expert opinions, and entertaining discussions on the crypto market's hottest topics. Don’t miss out - tune in, subscribe, and stay plugged into the pulse of the crypto world!
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In this week's episode, Imran and David follow up on last week's bullish discussion as BTC tries to break above key resistance at 66k. David sees the recent China moves as reasons to stay bullish, along with Trump's rising victory odds. Imran gives a quick summary on the moves in crypto vol space. David also catches up with Stephane Reverre, President of Sun Zu Labs who is building liquidity metrics for market makers and token issuers. Stephane gives his thoughts on the space as a whole and all the opportunities that exist due to the fragmentation of the market.
In this week’s special episode, Imran and David sit down with Real Vision Founder and CEO Raoul Pal, and Michaël van de Poppe, Founder of EMN Group, also known as Crypto Michaël. Unsurprisingly, there is a bullish consensus, but they also consider what could go wrong and what might be delaying the start of the rally that many are expecting, given recent positive macro developments such as Fed cuts and China’s stimulus. They discuss the upcoming U.S. election and the wave of new money waiting to enter the market if a breakout is confirmed. Raoul points out that the price action is following last year almost perfectly and stresses that his infamous ‘Banana Zone’ is imminent. Imran highlights that call options seem very cheap considering the potential upside the next 6 months could bring.
In this week’s episode, Imran and David host OTC trader Jake Ostrovosis from Wintermute.
They discuss the recent China stimulus, which is set to add more liquidity to global markets and drive the next leg higher in crypto assets.
Jake sees potential for inflows coming after the U.S. election uncertainty has passed, which may delay the start of the Q4 rally.
However, the launch of the IBIT ETF options makes him very bullish on the future of the crypto options market, which should attract new players for both speculation and hedging purposes.
In this week's episode, Imran and David are joined in the studio by Stefan Rust, Founder and CEO of Truflation. They discussed the recent FED rate cut and new stimulus measures from China which have helped to restart the crypto rally in the last week. Stefan explains what inspired him to kickstart Truflation over 3 years ago and how the markets are embracing his new and innovative way of producing real-time macro data on the blockchain. They touch on the inflation and/or currency debasement hedging properties of Bitcoin and the need to protect against asset price inflation in a world of perpetual money printing. Stefan and his team are producing data that even some governments around the world are embracing as the most accurate alternative to help them calibrate monetary policy most efficiently. This is a conversation not to be missed!
In this week's episode, Imran & David discuss the recent price action in the crypto market in the wake of a dramatic repricing in rate cut odds. With a 50bp cut now the most likely outcome, they discuss why BTC is not moving up in line with US stock markets. Imran catches up with special guest Marty, CIO of Mymo Group and prominent crypto Twitter influencer to get his perspective on the current setup in crypto vol and how the election is being priced. David continues to like the macro fundamentals but Imran has started to increase hedges as weak seasonality takes hold before the election.
In this week’s episode, Imran and David host special guest Neelabh Dixit, Head of Product Strategy at Talos. They discuss the recent choppy moves we’ve seen in crypto markets as rate volatility has been hitting risk assets due to concerns around growth. David gives his macro picture and Imran highlights what he’s seeing in crypto volatility. Neelabh shares his thoughts about the market, the US election impact, and how the crypto client base is evolving.
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In this week's episode, Imran and David discuss the recent weakness in crypto markets as last week's gains were quickly given back as volatility increased. David flags that month-end typically leads to less liquidity and can be a reason for pullbacks. Imran highlights what the key option flows including the 13Sep expiry finding a relative bid due to the presidential debate scheduled for 10Sep. This week's special guest is Ash Ashmawy, Founder and CEO of Kemet Trading. Imran finds out what led Ash to jump out the world of TradFi hedge funds and into crypto back in 2021, and where he sees the space going.
In this week's episode, Imran and David discuss the recent spike in BTC prices, as the Jackson Hole speech from last week had some stronger language and signalled the start of a cutting cycle. The recent developments in US politics have seen Trump take back the lead in the polls, and they discuss how BTC is likely to trade in and around the run-up to the election. Imran caught up with traders Bob Wallden and Bohan Jiang from Abra Prime Services to see how they were seeing the current market and what trading styles they were employing to navigate crypto, having both come from FX vol backgrounds. Bohan pointed out that the election debate scheduled for September 10th is probably the next big mover for crypto markets.
In this week's episode, we give you something a little different as price action has been somewhat muted in Cryptoland. Imran and David gives their quick takes on macro and volatility but the bulk of the episode covers David's interview with Meltem Demirors, Founder and General Partner at Crucible Capital. Meltem has a wealth of experience in the industry and has some great insights into where the future may be headed and how she is positioning her firm for the opportunities that lie ahead.
In this week's episode, Imran and David sit down with James Van Straten from Cryptoslate, a viewer favorite returning to the show. They discuss the sharp rebound in crypto markets after last week's turbulence and whether the bull run is back on. David still likes everything he sees from a macro standpoint but James thinks the real upside comes in Q4. Imran gives his rundown on crypto vol this week and reveals a couple of his favorite trade ideas right now to position for more Bitcoin dominance.
In this week's episode Imran and David go over the recent meltdown in markets and what has triggered the unwind of the famous Yen carry trade. David explains the macro implications and whilst there has been damage done to short-term positions, the consequence of recent turmoil is that it likely brings us closer to the FED turning on the liquidity taps again. Imran also catches up with John Kim and Beimnet Abebe from Galaxy Digital to find out what they've been seeing through the recent market madness.
In this week's episode David and Imran speak to Conrad Carvalho, Head of Trading at Oaktree and Lion, a proprietary trading and research firm specializing in crypto options. David gives his update on the latest macro developments over the last few weeks as we head into a week of key data from FOMC, Non-farm payrolls, and Mega-cap tech earnings. Imran and Conrad discuss the latest vol crush in crypto options and Conrad explains some of the approaches he uses to extract value from mis-pricings in the vol surface while running a market-neutral strategy. This is another great example of an equity derivatives professional with decades of experience finding the allure of crypto vol an opportunity to good to miss.
In this week's episode Imran host Shaun Fernando, Chief Risk Officer at Deribit, and Antonio Vulcano, Senior Trader at Laser Digital. This discusses the topics of the moment in crypto like the rally triggered by the weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the impending launch of ETH ETFs next week. Imran gives his quick macro summary and discusses the current volatility conditions in crypto options markets with Antonio. Shaun gives some color on Deribit's tight risk framework and how they can navigate the storms in crypto markets better than most.
In this week's episode, Imran and David host Katia Babbar and William McGhee the co-founders of Immersive Finance. They discuss how they are meeting the needs of institutional players in the crypto space in terms of rich, granular data sets and detailed risk management capabilities after many decades in traditional finance on the FX side. Katia also explains that they want to cater for the growing crypto-structured products market where banks will ultimately be the front runners and need top-tier systems to be able to manage more complex and dynamic risks. David gives his macro rundown and Imran discusses how hedges paid off last week and why he was monetizing some, especially on ETH.
In this week’s episode Imran and David host Johnny Fry, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Clearbank. They discuss how blockchain technology is changing the infrastructure across financial markets and improving efficiency and transparency. The strong use cases behind stable coins and tokenization are not going away. And Johnny explains how it is a matter of when and not if the entire financial system adopts this technology. On the macro front, David breaks down the recent wobble in markets in the context of quarter-end liquidity drain and Imran summarises what the option flows are indicating for the next few weeks.
In this week’s episode, Imran and David discuss the recent drop in crypto prices and whether or not the short-term bottom is in yet. David cautions against the impact China maybe having in crypto markets but overall feels that the Mnt. Gox distribution is priced in. Imran catches up with Andrew from Thinking Greeks to get his thoughts on crypto vol and the best opportunities to play in options right now.
In this week's episode David and Imran 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. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and comment on YouTube with #deribitgiveaway to enter our draw to win a Deribit sweater.
In this week's episode, David and Imran discuss the recent developments in the US labor market that have created headwinds for crypto prices in the near term and ahead of key inflation data this week. Imran also has an in-depth chat with Sean McNulty from Arbelos Capital and Douglas Comin from XBTO about crypto vol markets and how they differ from other more traditional asset classes such as FX and Equities. Imran also gives his run down on the latest flows he's seeing this week in crypto options.
In this week's episode, apart from the usual macro, crypto, and volatility round-up, Imran catches up with Arbelos Capital Co-founder Shiliang Tang and trader Sean McNulty to discuss what trends they are seeing in the institutional crypto vol space. It was an enlightening discussion with some very seasoned players in the market who have become one of the dominant market makers in crypto options.
In this week's episode David And Imran discuss the swift policy shifts we have been seeing around crypto regulation in the US fuelled by Donald Trump embracing crypto in his campaign. The Biden administration has likely realised that they have no choice but to lighten up regulation to appeal to the 50 million or so US voters who use cryptocurrencies. Overall the landscape looks ripe for the start of a new ALT season, with ETH leading the way as we await the start of spot ETF trading in the months ahead. Imran explains what the moves in crypto vol and skew are saying about the options market's take on the recent price action with a flippening in longer dated call skew towards ETH. David is as bullish as ever given recent regulatory moves and struggles to see a material downside scenario in the near term.
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