Bitcoin entered the weekend hovering near $71,000, well off the previous week's spike above $74,000, but far below the highs it touched at the beginning of the year. On price alone, the market looks pretty composed. However, underneath, its structure looks much less comfortable. Data shows spot activity fading while derivatives keep doing more of […]
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Bitcoin’s rebound on March 4 looked odd if you only watched it through the usual “risk assets are breaking” lens. Oil was jumping, shipping insurers were repricing war risk, and traders were treating the Strait of Hormuz like a live wire. All of the headlines had the cadence of a full-blown crisis. However, Bitcoin climbed […]
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Cboe wants to bring back all-or-nothing options, a contract that pays a fixed amount if a condition is met and pays zero if it isn't. While that might sound like a small product refresh, the timing makes it hard to ignore. Prediction markets have trained a new retail reflex: turn a belief into a number […]
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Bitcoin’s next big options gravity well sits on Mar. 27 (260327), and the reason is simple: this is where the market has parked a thick stack of conditional bets that will need to be unwound, rolled forward, or paid out as the clock runs down. The Mar. 27 expiry carries about $8.65B in notional OI […]
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Bitcoin and ether options worth billions of dollars are set to expire this Friday.
A rare streak of four consecutive declines collides with January options expiry that could influence short term price action.
Data from decentralized trading venues points to potential for a deeper price crash in coming months.
Bitcoin options open interest continues to outpace futures, marking a move away from leverage-driven speculation toward volatility and risk-management strategies.
Dominant call positioning is shaping bitcoin’s price dynamics as bitcoin breaks out of its sideways range.
Institutions are increasingly using bitcoin options strategies on altcoins to manage price volatility and enhance returns, STS Digital told CoinDesk.
A year-end options expiry for bitcoin is suppressing volatility just as macro and risk-asset positioning turns supportive for a higher price.
Analysts warn that a record year-end options expiry is now the dominant volatility driver, as bitcoin traded under $90,000 while gold surged.
Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.
The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.
Bitcoin’s options market is large, liquid, and (at the moment) unusually concentrated. Total open interest stands near $55.76 billion, with Deribit carrying $46.24 billion of that stack, far ahead of CME at $4.50 billion, OKX at $3.17 billion, Bybit at $1.29 billion, and Binance at $558.42 million, while spot trades in the $92,479.90 area. The […]
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When crypto sells off, the market doesn’t so much walk down the stairs as it slips on the first step and discovers there never were any handrails. Everyone knows why: perps are a stadium, options are a side alley, and insurance in a storm is hard to buy. Paolo Ardoino, the CTO of Bitfinex, knows […]
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The strategy bets on a measured rally into the year-end, rather than a record-breaking surge.
Put options have dominated trading activity over the past week.
The price of bitcoin has dropped over 25% to $91,000 since Oct. 8.
Large traders are employing divergent options strategies in a directionless market.
Traders eye potential volatility as bitcoin hovers near max pain around $114,000 and ether nears $4,000.
DBS said the deal involved trading cash-settled OTC bitcoin and ether options.
Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.
A bearish bet that bitcoin will fall to $100,000 or less is becoming just as popular as bullish bets on higher prices.
XRP, SOL options flash renewed bullish signal, contrasting bitcoin and ether.
Bitcoin has surged to record highs above $126,000, consistent with the bullish seasonality.
BTC rose to a record high of over $125,000 Sunday, extending the weekly gain to 11.5%.
The new offering comes as there is an increasing demand for hedging instruments across the full spectrum of crypto products.
Open interest in IBIT contracts hit nearly $38 billion after Friday’s expiry, versus $32 billion on Deribit, which had dominated the market since 2016.
Unchained and analyst Checkmate highlight how iShares Bitcoin Trust leveraged ETF options have reshaped flows and bitcoin’s volatility profile.