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39,000 BTC options expire, Put Call Ratio is 0.95, maximum pain point at $118,000, nominal value of $4.6 billion.
280,000 ETH options expire, Put Call Ratio is 1.04, maximum pain point at $4,000, nominal value of $1.3 billion.
BTC reached a new all-time high this week, and ETH also approached its historical peak near $4,800, with market sentiment extremely optimistic. This week, nearly $6 billion in options are set to expire, accounting for 9% of the current open interest. On Thursday, Deribit recorded a single-day transaction of $10.9 billion in options, creating a new milestone on its first trading day after being acquired.
From the main options data, in terms of implied volatility, BTC's IV remains sluggish, with medium to short-term IV maintaining below 35%, while ETH's major term IV remains as high as 70%, matching the current expected volatility for ETH.
Recently, there have been many block trades, with significant block trades existing for both calls and puts, indicating a clear divergence in the options market. Currently, the cost-performance ratio for buying the 4800/5000 bull spread is very high.

ETH is starting to challenge historical highs, with implied volatility (IV) across all maturities rising. In the short term, multiple at-the-money options have broken through 70%, and both block trades and overall transaction ratios are leaning towards call options, with positive skew intensifying.
FOMO sentiment has now reached a high level, and the historical high is just one step away. Buying the 4800 Call would be a good choice.

Ethereum breaks $4,400, with significant increases in implied volatility and Skew compared to last week, and market expectations for upward movement have noticeably risen.
In the options market, today's large call options trading reached $330 million, accounting for 24% of total trading volume, mainly consisting of medium to long-term call options, indicating that large investors are more optimistic about the sustainability of Ethereum's rise.
Bitcoin, on the other hand, is mainly focused on buying protective put options, and the market is beginning to diverge, with current trading activity primarily concentrated on Ethereum.

Options trading advice: Buy short-term ETH calls and BTC puts, and consider cross-asset straddle strategies.

Essential for Investment, Major Events This Week (8/11-8/17)

This week has relatively more macro data, with the most important macro data being the CPI on Tuesday. A noteworthy event is the TPP meeting on Friday. The recent signals of easing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict could have a global economic impact if the meeting yields substantive results.

🌟 Major Events This Week:

8/12 Tuesday

💼 Reserve Bank of Australia Interest Rate Decision (12:30)

💼 U.S. July CPI (20:30)

💼 Richmond Fed President Barkin Speaks (22:00)

8/14 Thursday

💼 Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes Released (01:30)

💼 Several FOMC Voters Speak (01:30)

💼 U.S. July PPI (20:30)

💼 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the Week (20:30)

💼 Gemini Announces Major Event

8/15 Friday

💼 U.S. July Retail Sales Month-on-Month (20:30)

💼 U.S. President Trump Meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska

Outlook for This Week:
The implied volatility for BTC in the short to medium term has generally fallen to above 30%, with low short-term volatility expectations. The main terms for ETH are predominantly around 65% to 70%, more than double that of BTC, especially due to ETH's surge to $4300 over the weekend, with short-term IV exceeding 70%.
Recent options are suitable for directional judgment, with limited losses and unlimited profits being particularly practical in the current market conditions.

【July 18 Options Settlement Data】
41,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio at 0.78, maximum pain point at $114,000, notional value of $4.93 billion.
240,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio at 1.0, maximum pain point at $2,950, notional value of $880 million.
ETH takes over the bull market, breaking through $3,650, while Bitcoin oscillates around its historic high of $120,000, with market sentiment shifting significantly towards optimism. ETH has driven the entire altcoin market to recover, with a monotonous upward trend and no corrections greatly encouraging market participants.
This week, nearly $6 billion in options expired, accounting for more than 10% of the current total open interest.
From the main options data, in terms of implied volatility, BTC's IV has slightly rebounded, with main term IV consistently maintained at 40%, while ETH's IV has surged significantly, reaching 70% for main terms. However, both ETH's upward and downward movements have considerable space, and sellers have not yet found the right entry point.
In the past two weeks, there have been many large bullish trades, with more than 30% of daily transactions being large bullish trades on Bitcoin. The options market has begun to show some FOMO sentiment, and institutional investors are also becoming restless.

【June 13 Options Expiration Data】
28,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.9, maximum pain point at $106,000, nominal value of $2.93 billion.
244,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio is 1.13, maximum pain point at $2,650, nominal value of $620 million.
Recent volatility has consistently occurred before weekly expirations. Due to Israel's attacks on Iran, market risk aversion has significantly increased, leading to a notable correction in cryptocurrencies.
Looking at the main delivery data, the delivery volume is about 8% of the total open interest, this ratio has declined again after rebounding last week. In terms of implied volatility, BTC's IV remains low, while ETH's IV has risen significantly, indicating more room for volatility strategies focused on ETH.
As both IV and RV continue to decline, this week's VRP has remained high, indicating a drastic decrease in RV. The need for a larger safety cushion is causing this, serving as a hallmark signal of extremely low market volatility. Following today's adjustments, VRP has decreased but remains at a high level.
Combined with block trading data, the main players are currently increasing their positions in put options, entering a defensive phase.

Essential for Investment, Key Events This Week (6/9-6/15)

The most important macro data this week is Wednesday's CPI, while Tuesday has several cryptocurrency-related reviews. Additionally, the China-U.S. trade negotiations will begin on Tuesday, making these two days particularly noteworthy. The standoff between Trump and Musk continues, which is also an event worth paying attention to, as both are influential figures friendly to cryptocurrency.

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Key Events This Week:

6/9 Monday

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SEC Holds Roundtable on "DeFi and the American Spirit"

6/10 Tuesday

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First Meeting of the China-U.S. Trade Negotiation Mechanism

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U.S. House of Representatives Reviews Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill

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SEC Delays Decision on Litecoin Spot ETF Application Submitted by Canary Capital, Responses Due by June 10

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Strategy Plans to Raise Approximately $1 Billion Through Preferred Stock Issuance to Increase Bitcoin Holdings

6/11 Wednesday

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U.S. May CPI (20:30)

6/12 Thursday

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U.S. May PPI (20:30)

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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the Week (20:30)

6/13 Friday

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Federal Reserve Releases "U.S. Quarterly Financial Accounts Report" (00:30)

Outlook for This Week:
BTC's short to medium-term implied volatility has generally fallen below 40%, while ETH's main maturities are centered around 65%, which are both relatively low levels. Overall, the market has low expectations for future volatility. If one holds a view on recent market fluctuations, buying options would be a highly cost-effective operation, while deep out-of-the-money options for the medium to long term have also reached a suitable purchase range.

Today saw the largest single transaction of cryptocurrency options in history, with a total nominal value reaching $1.19 billion, equivalent to 11,350 BTC, and the premium alone amounted to $7.5 million.
This large transaction consists of two parts: one part is a bullish spread of 3,800 contracts for September, while simultaneously going long on medium to long-term volatility and prices; the other part involves selling July at-the-money call options. This portion can be combined with the September purchase to form a calendar spread, allowing for two benefits from one strategy, indicating a lack of optimism for the short term.
In simple terms, this nearly $1.2 billion options transaction suggests that there is not much expected price increase in July, while the third quarter might see a significant market movement, possibly up to a 50% increase.
Recently, the market lacks funds and hotspots, but in the long run, various positive factors are still being continuously released, which aligns with the current mainstream thinking in the market.

【June 6 Options Expiration Data】
31,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.71, maximum pain point is $105,000, notional value is $3.18 billion.
241,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.63, maximum pain point is $2,575, notional value is $590 million.
Most of this week saw a mainly sideways market, but last night, due to the public conflict between Trump and Musk, Tesla's significant drop led to a noticeable pullback in the US stock and crypto markets.
Looking at the main delivery data, the delivery volume is approximately 10% of the total open interest, a rebound after several weeks of decline. Additionally, there are several large orders this week worth noting, indicating increased market activity.
Overall, crypto institutions have low expectations for the recent rapid rise of Bitcoin, with more expectations leaning towards a long-term moderate increase.

【May 30 Options Expiration Data】
93,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.89, maximum pain point is $100,000, notional value is $9.79 billion.
624,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.81, maximum pain point is $2,300, notional value is $1.62 billion.
This week, Bitcoin mainly experienced fluctuations, while Ethereum was relatively strong, with a continued rebound lasting for two weeks. According to the main expiration data, the market remains relatively optimistic about BTC's recent breakthrough to new highs, as the Put Call Ratio for expirations is decreasing. The price above $100,000 has persisted throughout the first half of the year, and recently, deeply out-of-the-money transactions have gradually increased. The upward momentum of ETH has begun to slow down, and the market has re-evaluated ETH's price and volatility, with a slight overall increase, a medium to long-term rise of about 3%, and short-term implied volatility consistently maintained at 70%.
The expiration volume is less than 8% of the total open interest, and this ratio is continuously decreasing. Crypto institutions have not reacted much to Bitcoin's new highs, and expectations for recent surges are relatively low, with more anticipation of steady and moderate increases.

This week has a lot of macro data, but its impact on the market is limited. The influence of economic data is clearly not as significant as a statement from President Trump. Vice President Vance's attendance at the Bitcoin conference is noteworthy; the current U.S. government has a high level of influence and attention on cryptocurrencies, and various conferences may introduce favorable new policies for Bitcoin.

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Key events this week:

5/26 Monday

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U.S. and U.K. futures and stock exchanges are closed

5/27 Tuesday

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The U.S. SEC delays its decision on Canary Capital's Litecoin spot ETF application; comment period deadline

5/28 Wednesday

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New Zealand's central bank interest rate decision (10:00)

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U.S. Vice President Vance delivers a speech at the 'Bitcoin 2025' conference

5/29 Thursday

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The Federal Reserve releases minutes from the May monetary policy meeting (2:00)

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U.S. initial jobless claims for the week (20:30)

5/30 Friday

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U.S. April core PCE price index year-on-year (20:30)

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U.S. May University of Michigan consumer sentiment index final value (22:00)

Outlook for this week:
The implied volatility of BTC is generally below 50%, having repeatedly dropped to around 45% this month, only to recover amid fluctuations. Overall, the market's expectations for future volatility are not high. Although BTC prices are oscillating near new highs, market sentiment in the cryptocurrency space is low, and it can only be said that there has been some improvement.

【May 23 Options Expiration Data】
25,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio was 1.22, maximum pain point at $104,000, notional value of $2.81 billion.
202,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio was 1.26, maximum pain point at $2,450, notional value of $570 million.
This week's Bitcoin and Ethereum expiration data is almost identical to last week's, a trend that has persisted for three weeks. Despite Bitcoin reaching an all-time high this week, there has been little reaction from the options market.
In yesterday's Space, it was mentioned that the options data intuitively reflects that there are not many people in mainstream coins during this bull market, and not many have made money from mainstream coins. This week, Bitcoin's short to medium-term RV rebounded to over 45%, but IV remains at 45%, and the VRP across all maturities continues to decline.
The delivery volume accounts for less than 8% of total open interest, and this ratio is continually decreasing, proving that crypto institutions have not reacted much to the new highs of Bitcoin, and expectations for the future are relatively flat.

May 16th Options Expiry Data

27,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio at 1.03, maximum pain point at $100,000, notional value at $2.76 billion.
220,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio at 1.36, maximum pain point at $2,300, notional value at $570 million.
This week’s Bitcoin expiry data is almost identical to last week, while Ethereum’s data, excluding price factors, is also nearly the same.
Current market sentiment is very good, but the options data intuitively shows that there aren't many people holding mainstream coins, and those who have made money from mainstream coins are few. Currently, the short-term RV for Bitcoin has dropped below 35%, and the medium to long-term is around 50%, but the decline in IV is more pronounced, with almost all dropping below 45%, leading to a retreat in the VRP across various maturities.
The delivery volume accounts for less than 9% of the total open interest, and the proportion of put options remains relatively high this month. This phenomenon may not see a significant change until June. The market is relatively optimistic about the upcoming trends, but there are not many people taking long positions on BTC in the short term.

Essential for Investment, Major Events to Watch This Week (4/28-5/2)

This week has a lot of macro data, with the most important being Friday's non-farm payroll and unemployment rate data. In the three months since Trump took office, the U.S. economy and trade have been significantly impacted, and the U.S. stock market has shown relatively weak performance. However, there is no clear sign of recession in the economic data yet, and each major macro data release is worth paying attention to for potential black swan events.

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Major Events This Week:

4/28 Monday

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Canada holds federal elections

4/29 Tuesday

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4/30 Wednesday

💼
U.S. March Core PCE Price Index Year-over-Year (22:00)

💼
World Gold Council releases Q1 'Gold Demand Trends' report

5/1 Thursday

💼
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the Week (20:30)

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U.S. April ISM Manufacturing PMI (22:00)

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Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision and economic outlook

5/2 Friday

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U.S. April Unemployment Rate (20:30)

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U.S. April Seasonally Adjusted Non-Farm Payrolls (20:30)

Outlook for This Week:
Recently, implied volatility continues to decline, particularly with a noticeable decrease in the medium to short-term for BTC, nearing 45%. The market's expectations for future volatility are low. Although BTC prices are fluctuating around $95,000, the market sentiment in the cryptocurrency space is not high, and it can only be said that there is some improvement.

【April 25 Options Expiration Data】
78,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.75, maximum pain point is $86,000, notional value is $7.18 billion.
461,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.82, maximum pain point is $1,900, notional value is $820 million.
This week, Bitcoin and Ethereum have rebounded strongly, with the main term RV returning to over 55%, IV also returning to over 45%, and multiple term VRPs also back in positive territory, ending a month of negative values, which is rare for such a prolonged negative VRP. Trump's perceived weakness in the trade and tariff wars has given the market a lot of confidence, but market uncertainty will likely persist in the long term.
The delivery volume accounts for a quarter of the total open interest, with a high proportion of put options this month, reflecting the market's concerns about a downturn. However, as the market improves, the proportion of call options expiring in June has significantly increased, indicating a more optimistic outlook for the upcoming market trend.

Essential for investment, major events this week preview (4/21-4/27)

There are quite a few macro events this week, but they are unlikely to have a significant impact on the market. Trump's actions were limited last week, and this week, the latest developments in the tariff war are worth paying attention to, mainly in relation to U.S. stock trends. There have been few regulatory and policy developments related to cryptocurrency this month, and events concerning cryptocurrency itself are also relatively sparse; the trends in cryptocurrencies are highly correlated with U.S. stocks.

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Major events this week:

4/21 Monday

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Easter—Stock markets in Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Hong Kong are closed

4/22 Tuesday

💼
IMF releases the "World Economic Outlook" report (21:00)

4/23 Wednesday

💼
Meeting of G20 finance and central bank ministers

4/24 Thursday

💼
The Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book on economic conditions (2:00)

💼
U.S. initial jobless claims for the week (20:30)

4/25 Friday

💼
Final consumer confidence index for April from the University of Michigan (22:00)

💼
The SEC holds the third cryptocurrency policy roundtable, focusing on custody issues

Outlook for this week:
Recent short-term volatility has significantly decreased, especially with BTC's mid to short-term all below 50%. RV has also dropped a lot. Although the BTC price has reached a new high in a month, risk aversion sentiment in the cryptocurrency space remains high, with bearish positions consistently accounting for over 20% of the trading volume.

[April 18 Options Expiration Data]
23,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.96, maximum pain point is $82,000, notional value is $1.97 billion.
177,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio is 0.84, maximum pain point is $1,600, notional value is $280 million.
This week's market has calmed down a lot, and the news released by Trump this week was not significant, causing the market to cool down quickly. Currently, short-term RV is only 30%, and IV has also dropped significantly this week, falling below 40%. Medium to long-term RV is between 50% and 60%, and IV is concentrated around 50%. We expect that the trade war and tariff war are far from over, and market uncertainty will persist for a long time, along with prolonged market volatility.
The delivery volume accounts for less than 10% of the total open interest, and the PCR has recently remained at a high level, reflecting that the market's concerns about a decline clearly outweigh the expectations for an increase. The open interest for April and June options has remained around 25%, indicating a relatively stable market structure, with a high possibility of sideways movement. However, we are currently in a painful transition from bull to bear, and investor sentiment is relatively low. In this poor market condition of transition from bull to bear, the probability of a black swan event occurring will significantly increase, and buying some deep out-of-the-money puts would be a good choice.

【April 4th Options Expiration Data】
26,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio at 1.24, maximum pain point at $84,000, nominal value of $2.2 billion.
220,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio at 1.42, maximum pain point at $1,850, nominal value of $400 million.
This week is the first expiration after the quarterly settlement. To smoothly get through the quarterly settlement, large holders have accumulated a significant number of put options this week. Subsequently, due to the market's weakness, these options were mostly held until expiration, and the final settlement price also closed near the maximum pain point.
The settlement volume accounted for more than 10% of the total open interest, with the largest open interest being in the June quarterly options. The trading and open interest ratio of put options is on the rise, and the market structure of open interest is showing subtle changes.
Implied volatility (IV) has maintained a high level, with BTC's main term volatility rising to over 50%, while ETH's main term volatility remains around 65%, both showing varying degrees of increase compared to last week, responding to the uncertainty brought by Trump and the US stock market to the global macro market.
Currently, the cryptocurrency market lacks new inflows and narratives, resulting in relatively low investor sentiment. In this poor market transition from bull to bear, the probability of a black swan event will significantly increase, and buying some deep out-of-the-money puts would be a good choice.

【Bitcoin Options Block Trade Daily】

Today's Largest Block Trade
Today's largest block trade was a bearish calendar spread on Bitcoin, with a volume of 635 BTC and a nominal value of $110 million. This is a typical institutional volatility curve trade, profiting from the differences in volatility between near-term and long-term options, as well as their differing time decay characteristics, both of which are relatively short-term.
Trader Expectations:
Short-term volatility is relatively overestimated
Bitcoin prices are not expected to fall significantly below 75000 before the near-month expiration
The volatility surface will tend to flatten

Other Blocks
Other blocks today were also primarily concentrated in the short term, with spreads for the current week occupying the vast majority. More often than not, these are market makers adjusting their risk exposure, and the actual premiums involved are not large. This is also a common phenomenon after quarterly settlements, where market makers operate relatively cautiously, making it easier for us to identify institutional views through observing block trades.