BTC/ETH Options Expiration Week Data Overview: Bullish Positioning Amid Cooling Sentiment

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【CoinDesk】On Friday, the BTC and ETH options markets experienced a large-scale settlement. Approximately $28.5 billion in volume was concentrated and launched, during which BTC implied volatility(IV) dropped to 43%, while ETH returned to around 67%, indicating that investors’ pricing of short-term sharp volatility risks has significantly loosened.

From the skew(Skew) structure, the skew across different maturities for BTC converged to about -4 points, with the short-term maturities being the most thoroughly repaired, suggesting that the previous bearish hedging enthusiasm has greatly diminished. In contrast, ETH’s skew, although showing some divergence, remains stable in the long term, and the downside risk expectations for medium to long-term are still manageable. The block trading directions are also quite interesting—the largest operation involves a buy of 92,000 call options paired with a sell of 92,000 put options, revealing that institutions prefer to create a mildly bullish stance above key support levels.

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UncommonNPCvip
· 13h ago
Bearish hedging enthusiasm wanes, institutions are starting to position again at 92,000
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BearWhisperGodvip
· 18h ago
Bearish hedging enthusiasm wanes, are institutions piling long positions at 92k? This pace is a bit intense.
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GateUser-e87b21eevip
· 18h ago
Oops, with 28.5 billion in this wave of settlement, the sentiment has indeed eased quite a bit. Institutions are holding firm at 92k, it seems they are really trying to defend the market. BTC's skew has converged from bearishness, indicating that the bearish enthusiasm has truly been exhausted. ETH is surprisingly stable, even the long-term downtrend expectations haven't exploded. This rolling sell strategy sounds good, but I'm worried about paying too much in fees again. With IV so low right now, should the volatility strategy window be closed? Institutions' tactics are quite clever; being mildly bullish indeed makes it easier to trick retail investors into buying in. I'm thinking about trying options, but I'm afraid I might be the one getting liquidated again.
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StableBoivip
· 18h ago
Bullish hedging enthusiasm is waning, institutions are quietly positioning at the 92k level, this signal is still somewhat interesting.
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NFTRegrettervip
· 18h ago
Selling pressure has eased as institutions are bottom-fishing; with 28.5 billion in settlements, BTC can still hold this position—someone has to take the buy-in.
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GateUser-addcaaf7vip
· 18h ago
Bearish hedging enthusiasm wanes, institutions are building longs at 92k, this rhythm is interesting.
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