Total Trading Volume

Greeks.live: The cryptocurrency options market has a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $1.2 billion, with Bitcoin put options accounting for a quarter of the total trading volume

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live researcher Adam posted on social media that as the cryptocurrency market continued to rise yesterday, the options market saw a large number of block trades. In the past 24 hours, the total trading volume in the crypto options market exceeded $1.2 billion, with Bitcoin put options having the highest trading volume at $530 million, accounting for a quarter of the total trading volume for the day.The largest single trade had a notional value of $66 million, specifically:Sold 500 Bitcoin put options expiring on March 28, 2025, with a strike price of $40,000, each for 0.0130 BTC, with an implied volatility of 60.50%.Bought 500 Bitcoin put options expiring on December 27, 2024, with a strike price of $40,000, each for 0.0042 BTC, with an implied volatility of 67.85%.This deeply out-of-the-money calendar spread trade shows that the trader collected about $300,000 in premiums, leaning overall bullish, but the specific trading intent is difficult to determine accurately. Greeks.live analysis suggests that the selling power in the options market has been strong recently, especially with put options being priced favorably. Although the cost of buying put options is low, it also indicates that most market participants do not have a positive outlook in that direction.
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