{"id":132224,"date":"2024-06-27T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/eng\/?p=132224"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T08:36:52","slug":"10-billion-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum-options-to-expire-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/10-billion-in-bitcoin-and-ethereum-options-to-expire-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"$10 Billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum Options to Expire This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
This significant event, set for Friday at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), represents more than 40% of Deribit\u2019s current open interest, which stands at more than $23 billion.
\nSuch significant option expirations every three months typically lead to increased volatility in the market due to significant trading volumes and the rebalancing of positions by traders.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin<\/strong><\/b><\/a> faced a recent drop of nearly 9% this month, dipping below $60,000, attracting buying interest from opportunistic investors. Ethereum<\/strong><\/b><\/a> suffered a similar drop of nearly 10% during that period.<\/p>\n Despite the market\u2019s recent decline, traders are optimistic as they are willing to pay higher premiums for both short-term and long-term calls compared to puts, indicative of bullish sentiment.<\/p>\n BTC is currently trading at $60,958, marking a decline of 2.24% over the past 24 hours, while ETH is down 1.14%, hovering around $3,375.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) option contracts totaling $10.18 billion are reaching their expiration date on Deribit, a prominent crypto derivatives trading platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin","category-altcoins"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n