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About iShares Bitcoin Trust
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Inception date
Jan 5, 2024
Structure
Grantor Trust
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Capitalizes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
39.60%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Established on June 8, 2023, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was launched by BlackRock, a leading global asset manager and ETF provider. The trust allows investors to incorporate Bitcoin into a standard brokerage account. In addition to its pricing aspect, IBIT's appeal lies in its ability to alleviate the operational challenges linked to the direct holding of Bitcoin, along with the potential mitigation of substantial trading expenses and complexities in tax reporting.
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Global
Opening (IRA): IBIT Sept 19th 58 Covered Call... for a 56.05 debit.
Comments: Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a +25 delta short put to take advantage of higher IV on the call side and the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 56.05
Max Profit: 1.95
ROC at Max:
IBIT finishing C wave before next leg upIBIT is following an ABC correction after creating a new ATH. Crypto market has been hitting ATH in market value and ETH/alts have been expanding upwards as BTC has stalled which shows a rotation from large caps to rest of the market. This indicates a bull market cycle and we will be looking for a E
$IBIT a BITCOIN ETF Is Breaking Out of a Flat BaseNASDAQ:IBIT I have been looking at this for quite awhile now. I drew in an “area” of resistance, and it has hit that twice in the last few days. I bought a position on Jul 3rd and was stopped out. It just broke again so I have opened yet another position and will use a stop on a close below the 21
IBIT - Trying to Confirm Upside BreakIf you are wanting BTC to breakout this is a very important chart. There is a chance IBIT is frontrunning the BTC breakout.
For the past 45 days IBIT has been forming some sort of parallel channel breakout with the top trendline being our orange trendline. We have had many touchpoints of resistanc
BTC - Channel is Broken, Now What?
The most bullish scenario right now is that the price stays in the upper part of the channel, tests the top of the channel and continues to rise.
If this breakout in BTC remains a manipulation, the price may also make the same manipulation downwards. When the price breaks through, my first thou
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
IBIT trades at 66.36 USD today, its price has risen 0.55% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on IBIT price chart.
IBIT net asset value is 67.69 today — it's risen 10.60% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
IBIT assets under management is 87.26 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
IBIT price has risen by 13.20% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 81.21% increase. See more dynamics on IBIT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 10.60% over the last month, showed a 27.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.01% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 10.60% over the last month, showed a 27.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.01% in a year.
IBIT fund flows account for 37.55 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
IBIT expense ratio is 0.25%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, IBIT isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, IBIT technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating IBIT shows the buy signal. See more of IBIT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, IBIT technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating IBIT shows the buy signal. See more of IBIT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, IBIT doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
IBIT trades at a premium (0.05%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
IBIT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
IBIT follows the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant - Benchmark Price Return. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jan 5, 2024.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.