Micro bitcoin futures market depth for Micro Bitcoin Futures

Market depth for Micro Bitcoin Futures improved after recent CME liquidity upgrades. This change is attracting more high-frequency trading strategies into the crypto derivatives space. Despite the calm inflation data, growth metrics have firmed up, with positive surprises in durable goods and a narrower trade deficit pushing third-quarter GDP estimates higher. Siegel projects the economy is “healthy but not overheating,” with his base case for full-year growth remaining around 2.4%-2.5%. But because the CFTC regulates U.S. futures markets as well as futures exchanges like the CME, there is some semblance of a safety net. Exchanges also have a key role in guaranteeing that futures contracts will be honored, because they also operate clearinghouses, which serve as counterparties in every trade. No such structural protections exist yet for actual crypto. CME Micro Bitcoin Futures saw a 15% uptick in trading activity this week, coinciding with increased liquidity in USD Stablecoin pairs. Analysts note this could precede a short-term rally if risk-on sentiment strengthens in tech stocks.