Bitcoin Options Worth Up to $16 Billion Settle in Call-Heavy Quarterly Expiry
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Bitcoin options totaling $15.6 billion in notional value expire Friday on Deribit, according to Decrypt.Strike-by-strike data shows the book is stacked with calls, with one price level drawing hedging pressure from both sides simultaneously, CoinDesk reported.- Bitcoin options worth roughly $16 billion settled in a quarterly expiry, according to CoinDesk, while Decrypt put the notional value expiring at $15.6 billion.
- Strike-by-strike data from Deribit show the order book skewed toward call options, both outlets reported, indicating traders had positioned for prices to rise heading into the settlement.
- Decrypt reported that one price level was drawing hedging activity from both bullish and bearish traders at once, a sign that positioning around that strike could influence price action as the contracts settled.
- CoinDesk described the quarterly expiry as "call-heavy," a feature of Deribit's options book that traders track for signals about sentiment and potential volatility around settlement dates.
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Deribit's quarterly Bitcoin options settlement Friday carries $15.6 billion notional value, weighted toward calls.- Roughly $16 billion in Bitcoin options expired in a quarterly settlement that Deribit data show tilted toward call contracts, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt.
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Bitcoin options worth $15.6 billion expire Friday with call-heavy positioning on Deribit- Bitcoin Options Worth Up to $16 Billion Settle in Call-Heavy Quarterly Expiry
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Bitcoin options worth roughly Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book.
settled in a quarterly expiry, according to CoinDesk, while Decrypt put the notional value expiring at $15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means.
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Strike-by-strike data from Deribit show the order book skewed toward call options, both outlets reported, indicating traders had positioned for prices to rise heading into the settlement.
Decrypt reported that one price level was drawing hedging activity from both bullish and bearish traders at once, a sign that positioning around that strike could influence price action as the contracts settled.
CoinDesk described the quarterly expiry as “call-heavy,” a feature of Deribit’s options book that traders track for signals about sentiment and potential volatility around settlement dates.
Sources: CoinDesk, Decrypt, CNBC
This article is for information only and is not financial advice.
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- digestBitcoin options worth $15.6 billion expire Friday with call-heavy positioning on Deribitfirst reported · 2 sourcescoindesk.com · decrypt.co
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