Cryptocurrency23 Sept 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy'…

Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility. Bitcoin’s $16 bill…

Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility. Bitcoin’s $16 billion quarterly options expiry could remove a key source of buying pressure and trigger fresh volatility after settlement on Friday More than half of the expiry’s $9.4 billion in bitcoin call notional is in the money, while puts are almost entirely underwater Bitcoin’s rally through $80,000-$87,000 may have been amplified by dealer hedging,…

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