Key Points
- Ethereum (ETH) trades above $3,900, up by 7% today.
- Ethereum’s price rise is fueled by optimistic expectations regarding the SEC’s decision on ETH ETFs later today.
The price of Ethereum (ETH) is rallying and the token managed to break the important level of $3,900. ETH is up by 7% at the moment of writing this article, according to our data.
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ETH’s price is mainly fueled by the optimism surrounding the upcoming decision of the SEC set to be revealed later today involving the approval of ETH ETFs.
ETH’s current weekly weighted IV exceeds 100%
The latest reports coming from Greeks.live also addressed ETH’s strong support for the price.
In a recent post on X, the trading platform notes that while BTC pulled back as expected, ETH shows very strong support for its price.
The current weekly weighted IV is still exceeding 100% compared to BTC’s current weekly IV that is only 50%.
Greeks.live notes that the main reason for this “rare phenomenon” is the uncertainty of the approval of the ETH ETFs.
During the past two days, there have been many mega short-term spreads and calendar spreads, showing the fact that the market is extremely divergent.
Also, judging by the structure of the market’s positions and the current IV structure, the current level of divergence has already exceeded that during the period of the ETH to PoS. Greeks.live concludes by highlighting that man-made policies are the biggest uncertainty.
BTC pulled back as expected, compared to the very strong support for ETH’s price, with ETH’s current weekly weighted IV still exceeding 100%, while BTC’s current weekly IV is only 50%.
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— Greeks.live (@GreeksLive) May 23, 2024
SEC expected to deliver decision on Ethereum ETF today
Later today, around 4:00 pm, as noted by Bloomberg’s Eric Blachunas, the SEC should come up with a decision regarding the Ethereum ETF 19b-4 form submitted by VanEck.
ArkInvest is due for a decision tomorrow, May 24.
The US SEC has reportedly begun discussions involving S-1 registration statements with prospective Ethereum ETF issuers.