How Will The $6 Billion Of Bitcoin Options Expiring Tomorrow Affect Price?
A new record of bitcoin options expiring this week will doubtlessly have an effect on the BTC price in the near and short term.After another week of bitcoin price volatility, including a new all-time high, a new record of options expiring on March 26 could play a key role in price action and the continuation of this volatility moving into the coming days.Options are a contract for the right to purchase or sell an asset at a specific price. According to data analytics company Bybt, there are over 100,000 BTC — the equivalent of $5,574,000,000 (given the bitcoin price of $55,740 at the time....
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As over $4 billion in BTC options contracts stand to expire, most options traders will feel “max pain,” while options writers could gain. What’s interesting about this particular options expiry is that the current max pain price for the expiry is $54,000, which is very close to the current trading price. The max pain price is the price at which most options are rendered worthless, thus leading to the loss of the option premium for the options holders. Although, in this situation, options writers stand to gain.On April 29, over $4.2 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts will....
Analysts say Friday’s $6.1 billion Bitcoin options expiry is putting downward pressure on BTC price but derivatives data suggests otherwise. Earlier this week, Cointelegraph reported the importance of the upcoming $6.1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) options expiry on March 26. The article made clear that bulls were in control if one excluded the put (sell) options below $47,000, which is likely the case as BTC currently hovers above $50,000.As the expiry date draws closer, it's less likely that traders will be willing to pay for the right to sell BTC at $47,000. The same could be said for the....