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, Wintermute's OTC trader Jake Ostrovskis wrote in a report on Monday that, at a higher level, options traders drove almost all of the premium for call options on contracts with expirations longer than one day, with Bitcoin call options trading at a relatively higher premium compared to put options.FalconX research director David Lawant stated, "This indicates that investors are more using the options market as a tool to capture potential upside rather than as a hedge against downside risk. For other non-Bitcoin crypto assets, I believe opinions are more divided. There is less consensus in the market on how these alternative cryptocurrencies might perform under different election scenarios." (Bloomberg)

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 The Block, Japanese listed company Metaplanet has transferred its Bitcoin put options disclosed on October 3, adjusting the strike price from $62,000 to $66,000, as the company remains optimistic about the outlook for the largest cryptocurrency. A roll of options is a strategy where investors close existing options positions while opening new positions in the same options at a higher strike price. Essentially, this is a way to increase the strike price of options positions.Metaplanet announced on Wednesday that the transaction aims to replace the existing Bitcoin put options with new options at the updated strike price, while maintaining December 27 as the expiration date. Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich wrote in an X post: "This increases the nominal yield of our options sales and generates an additional ¥57.9 million in premiums, bringing total premium income to ¥272.5 million, which will be included in this year's revenue." The company noted that the margin collateral remains unchanged at approximately $13.8 million, sourced from the proceeds of its stock options exercise.Specifically, the transaction executed by Metaplanet includes repurchasing 223 Bitcoin put options with a strike price of $62,000 while selling the same number of put options at the higher strike price of $66,000. The company stated: "This adjustment has increased the company's nominal yield by 2.65%, reaching 13.40%," and added that it received a total premium of 5.9 BTC.

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.

ChainCatcher news, the Japanese listed company Metaplanet officially announced on social media that it has reached a Bitcoin options trading agreement with Singapore-based digital asset trading company QCP Capital, involving the sale of Bitcoin put options. In the transaction, Metaplanet sold 233 Bitcoin put options with a strike price of $62,000 expiring on December 27, earning a premium income of 23.97 BTC.Metaplanet stated that this strategy not only enhances the company's Bitcoin reserves but also strengthens the company's balance sheet, aligning with its ongoing financial strategy to increase long-term Bitcoin exposure, improve the company's financial condition, and support the company in achieving its profitability goals. The margin funds are planned to be used for purchasing Bitcoin. Selling put options, referred to as "targeted purchases," is another method to acquire Bitcoin. There are no changes to the planned use of funds.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted an analysis on the X platform, stating that the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision will be announced in three hours. Currently, based on futures data, there is a 60% probability of a 50 basis point rate cut and a 40% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut. All markets are focused on this.From the cryptocurrency options data, there is also a significant divergence in the market. The implied volatility (IV) for ultra-short-term options is as high as 70%, with a noticeably higher IV for put options. In terms of options trading distribution, the BTC 58000 puts and ETH 2200 puts have the highest trading volume, indicating that the options market is generally bearish ahead of the interest rate meeting. A 25 basis point cut would be below expectations, while a 50 basis point cut suggests a deterioration in economic indicators.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on social media stating that a certain user sold 1,000 ETH worth of call and put options for the end of October with a strike price of 2300, earning a premium of 424,000 USD. Shorting volatility, the price profit range is 1850-2950, with a coin-based return of 17.25%.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, stated on social media that a certain user sold 54,000 put options and 65,000 call options expiring on September 20, totaling 250 BTC, earning a premium of 364,000 USD.The largest ETH block option today is: a certain user purchased call options with a strike price of 2400 for the end of the year and sold call options with a strike price of 4500, totaling 2000 ETH, paying a premium of 651,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the head of Deribit Asia-Pacific business, stated on social media that the largest ETH block options today are: a certain user bought 60,000 put options expiring at the end of October and sold 64,000 put options, totaling 257 BTC, with a premium income of 510,000 USD.Lin Chen mentioned that if the price of the coin is 62,000 at the end of October, it will be profitable, with a coin-based income of 10.75%. Last night, it was reported that 30,000 BTC were transferred to Binance (actually 130,000 BTC), causing noticeable panic in the market, but the US stock market performed well, so from a macro perspective, the risks are controllable.

ChainCatcher news, according to data released by Deribit officials: today’s largest ETH block options trade involved a user selling 500 ETH worth of call and put options with a strike price of $2700 for the end of October, earning a premium of $282,000.It is stated that the user is shorting volatility, with a profit range of $2200 to $3500, achieving a coin-based return of 20.6%. They may believe that there are no new events to drive a significant market movement in the short term. Prices are expected to fluctuate repeatedly within this range.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest report points out that since last week's significant market correction, the BTC price has rebounded strongly but is still struggling to maintain levels above $60,000. The BTC put option skew has significantly recovered from -25% during the panic to -5% before the washout, but the market remains cautious in the short term, expecting the BTC put option skew to persist until September.Due to continued positive capital inflows from BlackRock this week, QCP Capital expects U.S. investors to continue providing liquidity and support. Macroeconomic factors remain key to the crypto market. Although Asian stock markets received support today, some potential volatility events need attention, such as tonight at 8 PM ET Elon Musk's interview with Trump and Wednesday's U.S. CPI data.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on social media that the largest ETH block options today were: a certain user sold a put option for $3100 at the end of August and bought a put option for $2400, totaling 1000 ETH, earning a premium of $456,000.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of Asia Pacific Business at Deribit, posted on social media that the largest BTC block options today are: a certain user purchased a $58,000 put option and a $65,000 call option for the end of August, totaling 200 BTC, paying a premium of $664,400.

ChainCatcher news, Deribit Asia Pacific Business Head LinChen posted on platform X stating that a user purchased 61,000 put options expiring on August 9 (this Friday) for a total of 250 BTC, paying a premium of 916,000 USD. The user is bearish, believing that the price will continue to decline by the expiration this Friday. The current price has dropped to 54,600 USD, with the most significant reason for this decline being fears of a U.S. economic or trading recession, causing strong panic in the market.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on platform X that today the largest block options for BTC: a certain user sold 263 BTC worth of call and put options with a strike price of 65,000 at the end of August, earning a premium of 2,494,000 USD. Shorting volatility, the price profit range is 56,000-76,000, and the premium's coin-based yield reaches 32.2%.

ChainCatcher news, Deribit Asia Pacific Business Head Lin released today's BTC large transaction data, showing that a user sold a $60,000 put option for the end of the year while buying a $45,000 put option, totaling 310 BTC, with a premium income of $872,000.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the head of Deribit Asia-Pacific business, posted on social media that the largest BTC block option today is: someone paid a premium of $302,000 to purchase 310 BTC of put options with a strike price of $54,000 expiring at the end of July.According to his analysis, this person is bearish in the near term, possibly worried that the CPI inflation data released tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 PM will be too high, leading to a further delay in interest rate cut expectations and causing market panic.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on social media that today the largest block options for ETH: someone collected a premium of $327,000, selling 750 ETH in total, with put options at a strike price of $2,700 and call options at $3,400, both expiring at the end of September.According to the analysis, this person is shorting volatility, with a profitable price range of $2,300 to $4,000, achieving a coin-based return of 14.6% (annualized approximately 60.8%).