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    Bitcoin Volatility Rockets to Levels S&P 500 Has Only Seen in Market Crashes

    The day-to-day swings in bitcoin pricing over the past 10 days have sent the cryptocurrency's volatility well above the S&P 500's high during the Great Recession, and on track to match the index's swings ...

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    Default Re: Bitcoin Volatility Rockets to Levels S&P 500 Has Only Seen in Market Crashes

    Bit coin futures trading opened last night on the CBOE Chicago Board of Trade.

    See : Symbol Look-up

    Symbol Company Name Exchange
    XBT/F8 BITCOIN 1/18 CBOE/VIX
    XBT/G8 BITCOIN 2/18 CBOE/VIX
    XBT/H8 BITCOIN 3/18 CBOE/VIX
    BTC/F8 BITCOIN FUTURES (GLOBEX) 1/18 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
    BTC/G8 BITCOIN FUTURES (GLOBEX) 2/18 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
    BTC/H8 BITCOIN FUTURES (GLOBEX) 3/18 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME

    it's up huge overnight. January futures (XBT/F8)now over 17,000

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    Default Re: Bitcoin Volatility Rockets to Levels S&P 500 Has Only Seen in Market Crashes

    As soon as those futures opened there was some volatility, but within about 30 minutes, and since, bitcoin has been rather stable.
    Tom
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    I am not a Registered Investment Advisor and this is not investment advice. Please do your own due diligence.

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