ChainCatcher news, according to Deribit data, a notional value of 2.639 billion USD BTC options will expire tomorrow, with a Put/Call Ratio of 1 and a maximum pain point of 85,000 USD.In addition, a notional value of 459 million USD ETH options will expire tomorrow, with a Put/Call Ratio of 0.67 and a maximum pain point of 3000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Deribit Asia Pacific Business Head Lin Chen posted on X that there has been an extreme greed state for five consecutive days, with the greed index reaching 90. At this time, market FOMO sentiment is starting to rise, and market buying power is gradually increasing, while BTC ETFs are also beginning to show net interruptions. However, the liquidity over the weekend is relatively insufficient, so attention should be paid to tonight's opening trends in the US stock market. Currently, BTC is fluctuating around 90,000, and if there is a lack of sustained positive support, the possibility of a short-term correction cannot be ruled out.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on X that the largest BTC block options today involved an investor selling 90,000 USD put and call options for the end of the year, totaling 375 BTC, with a revenue of 4.958 million USD.Analysis suggests that the investor is shorting volatility, with a profit range of 78,000 - 105,000 USD, achieving a coin-based return of 14.2%.

ChainCatcher news, the open interest of options on the digital asset derivatives exchange Deribit hit a record high on Thursday, with the open interest for Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts reaching $37.6 billion, and the total open interest on the platform reaching $40.8 billion.Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers stated, "The record high open interest not only reflects the price increase but also indicates a higher overall adoption rate of options in the cryptocurrency derivatives space. Institutional and retail investors are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency options as they are attracted by the liquidity, robust hedging mechanisms, and precise risk management strategies offered by this category of instruments."Strijers noted that with the deepening of institutional participation, he expects open interest to continue to grow, which will add stability and maturity to the crypto derivatives space.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of Asia-Pacific Business at Deribit, stated that a certain user paid $1.714 million to purchase call options with a strike price of $3,800 expiring at the end of the year, totaling 10,000 ETH. Currently, the ETH price has rebounded to around $3,300, and if the price exceeds $4,000 at expiration, the investor will make a profit.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, the total value of open contracts for Bitcoin options with an execution price above $90,000 on the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has increased to over $2.8 billion.Vetle Lunde, head of research at K33 Research, stated that the options market is generally optimistic about Bitcoin's continued rise, with the trading price of call options exceeding that of put options, and the number of open contracts for out-of-the-money call options has increased.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on platform X stating that the current pricing of the Bitcoin options market is between $68,000 and $95,000 for the end of the year BTC price.

ChainCatcher message, according to OKLink monitoring data, 1 hour ago, 490 BTC (worth $37,230,609) was transferred from an unknown wallet to Deribit.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of Asia Pacific Business at Deribit, posted on platform X that yesterday the BTC futures contracts on CME hit a new high, reaching 13 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers stated: "As the U.S. elections approach, we are observing heightened market expectations, with approximately $3 billion in options open interest set to expire on November 8, including Bitcoin call options with strike prices of $70,000, $75,000, and $80,000, indicating relatively strong bullish sentiment."

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the head of Asia Pacific business at Deribit, stated that a trader earned a premium income of 313,000 by selling 2,000 ETH call options expiring on November 22 with a strike price of $2,400.If the ETH price is below $2,550 at expiration, the trader will realize a profit, with a coin-based return of up to 6.3%. This transaction became the largest single trade in the ETH options market that day.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on platform X stating that a user paid $4.195 million to purchase 90,000 call options expiring at the end of March next year, totaling 800 BTC. If the price at delivery is > $97,000, it will be profitable.

ChainCatcher news, according to data released by Deribit officials: today's largest BTC block options trade, a user "recharges faith," buying 100 BTC of call options at $85,000 for the end of March next year, paying a premium of $7.11 million.It indicates that the user is bullish in the long term, confident about the trend of BTC next year, and likely believes that if Trump is elected, it will trigger significant volatility in the crypto market.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, stated that a certain investor made a profit of $4.506 million by selling 60,000 USD call options at the end of the year, involving a total of 325 BTC. It is reported that this transaction was a hedging operation for the investor, successfully realizing a profit.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of Asia Pacific Business at Deribit, posted on X that the largest BTC block options trade today was: a user purchased 50 BTC in total, consisting of a $65,000 put option and a $68,000 call option for November 15, paying a premium of $282,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the current pricing method for BTC options trading on Deribit indicates that there is a 9.58% chance that the price will rise above $100,000 by December 27.

ChainCatcher news, according to data released by Deribit officials: today’s largest ETH block options trade involved a user selling ETH call options with a strike price of $2600 for the end of November, totaling 2250 ETH.Officials explained that the user likely took advantage of the high implied volatility (IV) before the U.S. elections, selling call options to generate profit. If the price at delivery is below $2750, they will profit, achieving a coin-based return of 6.25%.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on X that the largest ETH block options trade today was: a user received a premium of $965,000, selling a put option for $2,400 expiring at the end of November, totaling 12,550 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to data released by Deribit officials: Today, the largest BTC block option trade involved a user buying 425 BTC of put options at a strike price of $65,000 for the end of the year, paying a premium of $2.108 million, with a breakeven price below $60,000 to be profitable.It is indicated that currently BTC is hovering around $67,000, and this user is likely a miner or is borrowing stablecoins against collateralized tokens, needing to hedge to ensure a minimum selling price of $65,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, based on order flow data tracked by Amberdata, as Bitcoin prices rise, there has been a surge in buying activity for Bitcoin call options with strike prices of $75,000 and above on Deribit, while investors have also sold put options.Amberdata's Director of Derivatives, Greg Magadini, stated: "This flow pattern indicates a bullish outlook for Bitcoin's spot price (due to the selling of put options), while also anticipating an acceleration in price volatility."