Quick take:
Crypto traders who have been analyzing Bitcoin since the CME Group started offering BTC Futures in late 2017, know that the expiration of these contracts on the last Friday of the month has an impact on the price of Bitcoin
. Over the years, this known fact has been used by savvy traders to either short Bitcoin a few days before the CME futures expire, or to stay out of the market completely until the event is done.With respect to the month of May, the CME Bitcoin futures expire on the 29th of May. This is five days from now and BTC will have a tense week ahead as it attempts to keep its head above the $8,500 area that would signal a bear market. The screenshot below provides the expiration dates
of the CME Bitcoin futures for the rest of 2020.At the time of writing this, Bitcoin is currently holding the $8,900 zone as crucial support and trading at $8,980 – Binance rate. Further checking the daily BTC/USDT chart courtesy of Tradingview.com, we observe the following.
As with all technical analyses of Bitcoin, investors and traders are advised to implement risk management strategies as well as stop losses to protect their capital.