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- Bitcoin Seven-Day Volatility Registers 32.6%, Below 30-Day Reading
The 30-day Bitcoin reading was 35.5% on Oct. 21. The VIX had risen about five points to 20 in the week ended Oct. 16.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Trades Between $80,000 and $84,000 Before Oct. 28 Fed Decision
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted net outflows for two straight weeks as exchange holdings declined. Downside confirmation would require a move below $79,800 and two additional flow signals.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Trader Buys 500 Month-End $90,000/$95,000 Bull Call Spreads
The spreads expire at month-end, with more than a week left before monthly settlement. The trade stood out against quieter activity focused on range-bound expectations.
· Investing
- [Ethereum options daily] Open interest reaches $6.21 billion; $3,300 calls lead volume
Ethereum options open interest rose 4.73% to $6.21 billion. Calls led both open interest and trading volume, with Bybit’s October 23 $3,300 calls topping volume rankings.
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- [Bitcoin options daily] Open interest reaches $38.49 billion as $95,000 calls lead
Bitcoin options open interest rose 1.57% to $38.49 billion. Calls represented 59.08% of outstanding positions and 70.70% of trading volume, with Deribit’s October 30 $95,000 calls leading both rankings.
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- Cboe Extends Options Hours for Robinhood, Nvidia and Major ETFs
The Oct. 19 expansion covers options on 24 stocks and five ETFs that accounted for about 53% of average daily U.S.-listed options volume through September.
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- Institutions lead crypto market as regulation and tokenization drive growth
Blockchain.com co-CEO Lane Castleman says clearer regulation is bringing institutions into crypto, while bipartisan support and tokenized equities create room for expansion.
· Insights & Views
- Bitcoin Spot Selling Deepens as Futures Longs Pay More in Funding
Spot cumulative volume delta moved from negative $67 million to negative $83.6 million in the week through Oct. 18, while options skew rose to 8.6%.
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- Bitcoin’s 30-Day Implied Volatility Tops 14-Day Realized Reading
The annualized readings differed by about 18 percentage points on Oct. 20, but they measure different periods and use different types of prices.
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- SpaceX Options Priced Nearly 8% Share Move After Earnings
Shares closed Oct. 19 at $147.96. Options activity included $170 calls and $140 puts ahead of the scheduled third-quarter report.
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- S&P 500 Put Trading Tops 4.4 Million Contracts as Index Falls 1.1%
Calls totaled 3,013,757 contracts on Oct. 16, giving the session a put-to-call volume ratio of 1.46.
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- Ether Options Retain Steeper Downside Skew Than Bitcoin as Put-Call IV Spreads Narrow
Ether’s Oct. 21 spread fell to 8.24 percentage points from 11.27, while Bitcoin’s declined to 2.67 from 6.18. The latest snapshots were 20 minutes apart.
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- Bitcoin Holds Near $80,000 as AI Debt Concerns Pressure Tech Stocks
CoreWeave’s five-year credit default swap spread exceeded 1,100 basis points, while Bitcoin’s implied volatility remained below its average over the past year.
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- Bitcoin options OI reaches $37.86B; $82,500 call leads daily volume
Bitcoin options open interest increased 0.14% to $37.86 billion. Calls dominated open interest, while puts led 24-hour volume and the $82,500 Bybit call ranked first by volume.
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- Bitcoin Options Worth $1.47 Billion Expired With $83,000 Max Pain
About 18,000 contracts made up 4.5% of Bitcoin options open interest, with a put/call ratio of 1.
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- Altcoin options: Ether and XRP bullish, Solana positions lean bearish
Ether and XRP options showed call-dominant positioning, while Solana’s front-expiry put/call ratio of 2.36 signaled a bearish tilt. All three assets rose over 24 hours.
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- Bitcoin options open interest reaches $1.15 billion as 24-hour puts lead
Bitcoin options expiring Oct. 23 carried $1.15 billion in open interest, with a put-to-call ratio of 1.24. Puts also narrowly led 24-hour volume with a ratio of 1.06.
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- Michael Burry Moves Nearly All Bearish Bets Into Nasdaq-100 and Chip ETF Puts
His Nasdaq-100 puts expire in April 2027 and VanEck Semiconductor ETF puts in June, before the nine-month window he cited for a possible market peak extends into July.
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- Solana’s One-Week Implied Volatility Fell, Then Rebounded
The one-week at-the-money reading dropped 8.58 volatility points on Oct. 9, then rose 7.16 points by Oct. 13.
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- ASML Options Price a 5.5% Move Ahead of Wednesday Earnings
The largest put position sits at the $1,500 strike, while call interest is concentrated between $1,900 and $2,140.
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- Prediction Markets Surge 7,267.37% as Crypto Sectors Diverge
Prediction Markets reached a $7.12 billion market capitalization, while Data Availability fell 9.55% in the 24-hour snapshot recorded Oct. 12.
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- Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits $11.7 Billion for Oct. 30
The figure is more than nine times the $1.28 billion in open interest for contracts expiring Oct. 16, when puts outnumber calls.
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- UnitedHealth Group Options Point to More Than 5% Post-Earnings Move
UnitedHealth Group is scheduled to report third-quarter results Tuesday. The earnings estimate is $4.14 per share on revenue of $111.49 billion.
· Business
- Snap Options Volume Surges as $8 Call Requires 30% Rally
Nearly 140,000 Snap options traded Monday, with calls accounting for nine of the 10 top trades by volume and most of the $5.5 million in premium exchanged.
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- XLF Options Price In a 2% Move as Bank Earnings Wave Begins
Options positioning signals restrained volatility as major U.S. banks prepare to report third-quarter results, with inflation data also due this week.
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- Bitcoin Holds Range Near $80,000 With $87,000 Breakout in Focus
A sustained move above $87,000 would put $94,000 in focus as markets await U.S. inflation data and a Friday speech at the IMF–World Bank meetings.
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- Crypto Open Interest Tracks Open Contracts, Not Market Direction
The measure shows how many futures and options contracts remain active, but it does not identify whether traders are long, short, hedged or using arbitrage.
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- ETH options OI falls to $5.82 billion as $2,250 put leads volume
ETH options open interest fell 3.48% to $5.82 billion, with calls holding 60.47% of OI. The $2,250 put expiring Oct. 11 on Bybit led 24-hour volume.
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- Deribit Bitcoin Calls Cluster at $95,000 Before Oct. 30 Expiry
Deribit’s $95,000 calls held 25,030.6 BTC in open interest, while lower max-pain estimates offered a counterpoint.
· Investing
- Bearish Options Activity Builds Across Semiconductor Stocks and Funds
More than 180,000 puts traded in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF by midday Friday, with $46 million in put premium versus $26 million for calls.
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- Hyperliquid Founder Jeff Yan Might Study Options If No Longer Allowed to Build Infrastructure
Yan said HIP-4 could retain spot markets, an order book and portfolio margin while using perpetual contracts to hedge options’ delta exposure.
· People
- Bitcoin, Ether Options Worth $2.16B Set To Expire Oct. 9
About 22,000 Bitcoin options and 123,000 Ether options are scheduled to expire, with combined notional value of $2.16 billion.
· Investing
- Bitcoin’s Move Above $85,000 Leaves $81,000 as Key Downside Level
Trading volume remains below levels seen on roughly 90% of trading days since January 2024, while short-term holders drove most exchange inflows during the move.
· Investing
- Hyperliquid Plans Options Trading to Expand Its Derivatives Platform
The planned addition would let users hedge spot and perpetual-futures positions through the same order books on HyperCore.
· Business
- Coinbase Completes Deribit Integration for Unified Global Exchange
Eligible U.S. institutional customers can already trade Deribit options and perpetual contracts through Coinbase Prime, while broader U.S. retail access is expected later this year.
· Business
- Micron, SanDisk, Intel and Marvell Strike Prices Are Listed
The listed options positions carry strike prices of $1,000 for Micron, $1,600 for SanDisk, $115 for Intel and $250 for Marvell.
· Investing
- Nvidia Options Pricing Maps a $6 Trillion Valuation Threshold
Shares would need to reach $248 to put Nvidia above $6 trillion. Delta estimates vary across options expiring this week, Oct. 30 and Dec. 18.
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- Bitcoin and Ether Options Worth $2.95 Billion Expire Oct. 2
The settlement includes 30,500 Bitcoin contracts and 116,000 Ether contracts. Implied volatility is at a low for the current bull market.
· Investing
- Cboe Plans October Launch of KPI Contracts for Robinhood Users
The proposed all-or-nothing options would track earnings-related metrics for 23 companies, pending regulatory approval.
· Business
- Hyperliquid’s HYPE Options Activity Builds Ahead of Oct. 9 Expiry
Options contracts tied to HYPE expire at 4 a.m. ET (8 a.m. UTC) on Oct. 9 as derivatives trading expands across Deribit and Bybit.
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