Market Prediction - Industry analysts predict a potential Bitcoin (BTC) price surge to $96,000 within 5 days [1] - This prediction is based on the upcoming BTC options expiry on December 26, with a significant $938 billion open interest on Deribit [2] Options Market Dynamics - The majority of open interest is concentrated around the $96,000 level [3] - At this price point, a large number of options are expected to expire worthless, benefiting option sellers such as market makers and large desks [4][5] - Option sellers' hedging and positioning strategies may influence the price to move towards the $96,000 level as the expiry date approaches [6]

🚨 UPDATE: Roughly $23 billion in $BTC options expire next Friday, driving volatility higher as implied volatility nears 45 percent and pricing continues to lean toward downside risk. https://t.co/3pDEi0Al1A ...

🚨 ALERT: $4.3B in $BTC & $ETH options expire today on Deribit, max pain, $90K for $BTC, $3.1K for $ETH. https://t.co/y6snL5AMz4 ...

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Market Volatility - $5720670000 (5720.67 million) in BTC（比特币） and ETH（以太坊） options are set to expire today [1] - High volatility is expected in the market due to the expiration of these options [1]

According to Deribit data, over $5.3 billion in crypto options are set to expire tomorrow. BTC options total $4.3 billion in notional value with a Put/Call ratio of 1.12 and a max pain price of $117,000, while ETH options total $940 million with a Put/Call ratio of 0.9 and a max pain price of $4,430. BTC traders remain divided between $110K puts and $120K calls, while ETH flows show a more bullish bias. https://t.co/f72lKcsP8z ...

Market Trends - $BTC options skew indicates a put bias across all time frames [1] - Traders are actively seeking downside protection [1] Expert Opinion - @DeribitOfficial's Luuk Strijers attributes the put bias to the dovish Fed rate cut [1]

Deribit has added USDC-settled BTC and ETH options, which work much like traditional market options except settlement is in USDC instead of USD. Users keeping funds in USDC can also earn monthly USDC rewards with an annual yield of around 4%. Currently, only the Ethereum ERC-20 version of USDC is supported.https://t.co/YC509wmnGp ...

Market Focus - Orbit Markets' Goyal analyzes $BTC options data to gauge the expected price swing in Bitcoin [1] Event Driven Analysis - The analysis is centered around the potential impact of Powell's speech on the cryptocurrency market [1]

Options Expiry Overview - 34,000 BTC (比特币) options expired [1] - 220,000 ETH (以太坊) options expired [1] Put-Call Ratio Analysis - BTC Put-Call Ratio was 1.3, indicating more put options than call options [1] - ETH Put-Call Ratio was 0.82, indicating more call options than put options [1] Maxpain Point - BTC Maxpain point was $118,000 [1] - ETH Maxpain point was $4,250 [1] Notional Value - BTC options notional value was $3.82 billion (38.2 亿美元) [1] - ETH options notional value was $950 million (9.5 亿美元) [1]