According to the data, the estimated leverage ratio of Ethereum on Binance has fallen sharply, indicating that traders are becoming risk averse.
Ethereum leverage ratio drops to a value of 0.57
As noted by analysts in the CryptoQuant Quicktake post, speculative activity in the Binance Ethereum derivatives market has calmed down recently. The metric of relevance here is the “Estimated Leverage Ratio” (ELR), which tracks the ratio of ETH open interest to derivative trading reserves.
The former indicator, open interest, measures the total amount of positions related to cryptocurrencies currently open on a particular centralized derivatives exchange. The latter, on the other hand, is the amount of assets in wallets connected to that platform. Because ELR calculates a ratio of two, it essentially tells you how much leverage an investor is choosing for their average position.
A high value of the indicator means that open interest is important compared to exchange reserves. This trend suggests that the average trader on the exchange is choosing to take higher risks. On the other hand, a low index means that investors are underutilizing their positions, a potential sign of low market interest in speculative activity.
Here is a graph showing the trend of Ethereum ELR on Binance over the past few months.
The value of the metric seems to have plunged over the last few weeks | Source: CryptoQuant
As shown in the chart above, Binance’s Ethereum ELR surged to high levels in March. This increase in leverage usage coincided with the recovery of cryptocurrencies. The rise was unsustainable, and speculation has cooled down as a result. In April, the market recovered again and investors initially took on some risk, but interestingly ELR followed an overall downward trend. This means that this new surge has failed to attract more speculative traders to the cryptocurrency.
Currently, the ELR is at a value of 0.57, meaning that open interest is 57% of Binance’s derivatives reserves. For comparison, this indicator peaked at 0.76 in March. A decline in this metric indicates that investors have become more risk-averse, but it may not be an entirely bad sign for Ethereum. In the past, periods of extreme leverage in derivatives markets often unwinded with volatility.
Given that ELR has calmed down recently, the market may show some stability in the near future. That said, it remains to be seen how this indicator will develop in the coming days.
ETH price
At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading around $2,330, unchanged from a week ago.
Looks like the price of the coin has been consolidating recently | Source: ETHUSDT on TradingView
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