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Ethereum Futures – Market Highlights
Today important Post #BTC Back To $120k# #预测 BTC 多空走势# #BTC重返12万#
1. Futures Price & Volume
CME Ether Futures are trading around $4,292.50, marking a strong climb of approximately 5% over the past 24 hours .
Volume stands at roughly 4.78K contracts, with Open Interest at about 18.41K—indicating active trader participation in this futures market .
2. CME Contract Pricing (Monthly Front Months)
The front-month futures prices are within the $3,588 (Aug) to $3,689 (Dec 2025) range, suggesting a slight backwardation or sideways forward curve .
3. Micro Ether Futures
Micro Ether futures (MET) offer a scaled-down contract—1/10th of an ether—for cost-effective, precise exposure, and are available with various weekly expirations .
4. Institutional Activity & Derivatives Context
Derivatives sentiment is heating up. Activist commentators highlight that CME's Ether futures and options (which are cash-settled and funding-free) present a viable alternative to perpetual swaps, offering unique basis and term structure dynamics .
5. Spot Market Movements & Market Sentiment
On August 10, 2025, Ethereum spot price hovered near the $4,250–$4,300 range, encountering resistance around $4,300 and strong support between $4,000–$4,050. Bullish momentum is present, but technical indicators show signs of short-term exhaustion .
Derivatives data showed a call-option dominance of ~67.7% and open interest around $58.6B, signaling a skew toward bullish bets . #ETH Breaks $4,300# #Gate ETH 挖矿年化收益 5%#