Ethereum bulls may reemerge after March $1.15B ETH options expiry

Bulls and bears are equally nervous about the possible outcome of the June 25 $1.5 billion Ethereum options expiry. On June 25, Ether (ETH) will face its largest options expiry in 2021 as $1.5 billion worth of open interest will be settled. This figure is 30% larger than March's 26 expiry, which took place as Ether price plunged 17% in 5 days and bottomed near $1,550. However, Ether rallied 56% after March's options expiry, reaching $2,500 within three weeks. These moves were completely uncorrelated to Bitcoin's (BTC). Therefore, it is essential to understand if a similar market structure....

Up to $6.1 billion worth of Bitcoin options are set to expire on March 26 but derivatives data suggests that the expiry favors bullish traders. Over the past two months, the open interest on Bitcoin options increased by 60% to reach $13.5 billion as the BTC price rose to a new all-time high. The result of Bitcoin's price appreciation and the rising options open interest resulted in a potentially historic $6.1 billion expiry set for March 26.BTC options aggregate open interest. Source: CryptorankMost exchanges offer monthly exposures, although a few also hold weekly options for short-term....

Data shows pro traders who bought the Ethereum price dip below $1,600 are now booking profits even though today’s $1.15 billion options expiry was uneventful. Ether (ETH) rebounded from a $1,550 low on March 24, which marked a 17% fall from the $1,870 weekly high. Even though the $1.15 billion options expiry in the early hours of March 26 could have pressured Ether price, the continuing surge in gas fees for Ethereum transactions likely played a part.To better assess these forces, one should analyze top traders' exposure using data provided by the largest crypto exchanges. If the case for....

A $2,200 Ethereum price would give bulls a $28 million advantage in this week’s ETH options expiry, but traders are more focused on the impact of the London hard fork in mid-July. Ether's (ETH) $1.5 billion monthly expiry on June 25 was slightly favorable for bears, and at the time, Cointelegraph reported that the $2,200 price was critical to eliminate 73% of the neutral-to-bearish put options. However, bulls were not able to sustain their advantage because the expiry price was near $1,950. In the end, the protective put options outnumbered the neutral-to-bullish call options by $30....

After spending weeks ranging within $30k, the bulls’ edge in this month’s $1.7 billion options expiry was strengthened by Bitcoin’s climb past $40,000. A total of 42,850 Bitcoin (BTC) option contracts worth $1.7 billion are slated to expire on Friday, July 30. Bulls may be able to benefit from the $40,000 call (buy) options for […]