Market Overview - The crypto market is recovering after a significant sell-off, with BTC trading around $111,000 and ETH above $4,000 [1][2] - Last week's liquidation resulted in a temporary loss of $500 billion in the crypto market, but sentiment is improving [2] Derivatives Positioning - BTC options positioning remains bullish, with a put-call open-interest ratio of 0.66 and over $2.4 billion in notional call exposure at the $140K strike [4] - Total open interest on bitcoin Deribit options has reached a yearly high of 427,746 contracts, indicating strong bullish sentiment [4] - ETH options show similar bullish positioning, particularly around the $4K–$4.5K strikes, with rising open interest into late December expiries [4] Altcoin Market - There is a slight recovery in the altcoin market, with LINK rising by 14% and FLOKI gaining 27% in the past 24 hours [1][4] - Despite some gains, several altcoins remain significantly lower than a week ago, with Synthetix down by 30% and others like FET, ASTER, and BNB facing losses between 15% and 25% [4] Market Sentiment - Bitcoin dominance has increased to 58.8%, up from 57.2% last month, indicating a preference for BTC over altcoins [4] - The average crypto relative strength index (RSI) is at 54.2, suggesting the market is in a state of limbo, distancing from key support levels while not yet challenging major resistance levels [4]