Bitcoin and Ethereum Pinned at Max Pain as $2.2 Billion Options Expire into Macro Storm
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-09 05:58

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth $2.2B expire as key US economic and legal events approach. Photo by BeInCrypto Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading tightly around key options “max pain” levels as more than $2.2 billion worth of crypto options are set to expire on Deribit. Meanwhile, traders and investors are bracing for a volatile convergence of two critical macro catalysts later today. Over $2.2 Billion Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expire at 8:00 UTC At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading near $90, ...