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Bitcoin bears could sleepwalk into a $8.65 billion trap as options max pain expiry nears $90,000

March 27 is when Bitcoin’s options market have stacked $8.65B worth of decisions.

When things are calm, gaps feel like gravity. But when the market panics and wipes out trillions in market cap, they’re just old coordinates.

Instead of guessing where the bottom is, watch whether liquidity returns when volatility is still elevated.

Skew near -13% and heavy downside hedging hint $70,000 could be a pause before the next volatility wave.

Trend Research's massive leveraged position is shrinking fast as falling prices threaten a catastrophic market cascade.

With massive on chain perp scale, visible leverage can turn big positions into crowd magnets and liquidation targets.

The market just discovered exactly how much hidden leverage was propping up prices before the floor fell out.

As XRP exchanges reach new liquidity levels, on-chain undervaluation and institutional appetite could signal recovery.

Perpetual futures now dominate Bitcoin’s short-term price discovery, and the recent flush showed how quickly crowded longs turn into forced selling.