Trick or Treat? Ethereum Traders Face $4K Curse as Halloween Expiry Looms

Ethereum traders are cooking up a cauldron of leverage on the eve of Halloween. With the October expiry landing on Oct. 31, the charts look like something straight out of a haunted mansion — full of eerie calm, hidden leverage, and a few lurking liquidations. Calls Dominate, Puts Rise From the Dead: Ethereum’s Derivatives Turn … Read more

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Lifetime High as Traders Load up on Calls

Bitcoin’s derivatives traders are having a field day — even as spot prices cool near $113,500, roughly 10% shy of the $126,000 record. Futures Frenzy: CME Still the Kingpin Futures and options markets are flashing signs of heavy positioning and cautious optimism. Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) now sits around $73.8 billion, according to coinglass.com … Read more

Ether Options Market Holds Firm at $15B Open Interest as Bulls Target $6K and $7K Strikes

Ethereum’s derivatives market is on fire — open interest in futures and options remains at boisterous levels as traders double down on ETH’s climb near the $4,000 mark. Ethereum Derivatives Market Explodes According to Coinglass futures data, ether futures open interest sits at $46.27 billion, marking a significant expansion across exchanges. CME leads the ETH … Read more

Bitcoin Options Hit Fever Pitch as Open Interest Sets Record and Traders Battle 

Bitcoin’s options market is on fire — open interest has blasted to a new record as traders wrestle between euphoric calls and cautionary puts, all while BTC lounges around $110,614 per coin, according to Coinglass data. BTC Options Data Shows Record Leverage Total open interest (OI) in bitcoin options has climbed near $65 billion — … Read more

Upside Coming? Bitcoin Options Traders Pile Into $140K and $200K Calls for December 2025

Between 9 to 10 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, bitcoin is trading between $109,853 to $110,542, after swinging between $107,557 and $111,555 in the past 24 hours and marking a weekly range of $104,778–$113,442. The world’s leading digital asset sits 12.6% below its all-time high, just above $126,000, as derivatives markets continue … Read more

Bitcoin Derivatives Split: Shrinking Futures, Stubbornly Heavy Options

Over the past hour, bitcoin ( BTC) traded between $114,861 to $115,275 per coin around 2:50 p.m. EST as derivatives desks show lighter futures risk and still-elevated options exposure. BTC Futures Cool off While Bitcoin Options Traders Stay Loaded With Calls Moreover, bitcoin traded between $113,696 and $115,792 intraday between Sunday and Monday after last … Read more

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Climbs Despite Price Consolidation Above $120K

Bitcoin ( BTC) derivatives markets showed signs of renewed activity Thursday, with total futures and options open interest (OI) trending higher as BTC traded around $121,280 during the afternoon session, following an intraday low of $120,923. BTC Options Data Reveals Bullish Tilt With 59.57% Calls vs 40.43% Puts Data from Coinglass revealed that total BTC … Read more

Traders Brace for Volatility as Bitcoin and Ethereum Face $5.3 Billion Options Expiry

Over $5.3 billion in bitcoin and ethereum options will expire Friday, setting the stage for potential price swings. With BTC trading above its max pain level and ETH hovering near key resistance, traders are watching closely for volatility. Crypto Markets Eye Turbulence as Massive Options Expiry Hits on Friday More than $5.3 billion worth of … Read more

Deribit Executive Says ‘Sophisticated Institutional Positioning’ Driving Bitcoin’s Upside

Bitcoin’s options pit stayed rowdy Monday evening as the price cooled to $124,843 at 8 p.m. EST after a quick rip to the $126,272 lifetime high. Options Appetite Climbs With Price as ETFs and Macro Tailwinds Bite On the options board, calls still carry the baton. Coinglass.com stats show calls represent 59.77% of open interest … Read more

Bitcoin Derivatives Hit Record as Futures Open Interest Tops $91.59B

Bitcoin’s derivatives engine just went into overdrive as futures open interest climbed to a record $91.59 billion while spot hovers near $123,142 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Bitcoin’s Record Futures Stack Meets Call-Heavy Options Frenzy At the index level, bitcoin pushed through $125,725 this week before easing to $123,142, and the derivatives crowd didn’t blink. Aggregate … Read more