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Bitcoin nears breakout from the $85,000-$90,000 range as options expiry looms

A year-end options expiry for bitcoin is suppressing volatility just as macro and risk-asset positioning turns supportive for a higher price.

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Bitcoin slips below $88,000 as traders brace for $28.5 billion Deribit options expiry

Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week's record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.

The bitcoin market may see price volatility later Wednesday. (Ogutier/Pixabay)

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Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset

The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

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Markets

The $1.7B Bitcoin Bet on Rally Above $100K, But Not Reaching New Record Highs

The strategy bets on a measured rally into the year-end, rather than a record-breaking surge.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

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BTC Traders Brace for Price Crash to $75K; No Bottom Seen: Research Firm

Put options have dominated trading activity over the past week.

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Markets

From $140K Call to $85K Put: Bitcoin Positioning Reverses Completely

The price of bitcoin has dropped over 25% to $91,000 since Oct. 8.

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Markets

How Bitcoin and XRP Traders Are Positioning Themselves in a Choppy Market Environment

Large traders are employing divergent options strategies in a directionless market.

Traders looking at the screen. (This_is_Engineering/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Brace for $17B Options Expiry Amid Fed Meeting, Tech Company Earnings

Traders eye potential volatility as bitcoin hovers near max pain around $114,000 and ether nears $4,000.

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DBS, Goldman Sachs Execute First Over-the-Counter Interbank Crypto Options Trade

DBS said the deal involved trading cash-settled OTC bitcoin and ether options.

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Institutions Drive CME Crypto Options to $9B as ETH, SOL, XRP Set Records

Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.

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