{"id":48029,"date":"2025-08-15T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=48029"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:57:11","slug":"bitcoin-and-ethereum-options-expire-today-btc-supply-at-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-and-ethereum-options-expire-today-btc-supply-at-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expire Today! BTC Supply at 99%!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, more than <strong>$6 billion<\/strong> worth of <strong>Bitcoin and Ethereum options<\/strong> expired, increasing volatility risks in the cryptocurrency market heading into the weekend.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to Deribit data, Bitcoin\u2019s <strong>maximum pain<\/strong> point was set at $117,000. At the time of writing, BTC traded at $118,995. The put-call ratio for expiring <strong>Bitcoin options<\/strong> stood at 0.90, indicating more call positions than puts \u2014 a bullish signal. The nominal value of Bitcoin options reached $4.78 billion, with <strong>40,185 open contracts<\/strong>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48030 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-oi-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-oi-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-oi-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-oi-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-oi.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the Ethereum side, the maximum pain point was $4,000, with ETH trading at $4,629. The <strong>put-call ratio<\/strong> came in at <strong>1.02<\/strong>, showing a slight tilt toward put positions. Ethereum options had a nominal value of $1.33 billion and 287,946 open contracts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48031 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ethereum-oi-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ethereum-oi-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ethereum-oi-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ethereum-oi-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ethereum-oi.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Record-Breaking Options Volume, Diverging Market<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last week, $5 billion worth of options expired. This week, the figure exceeded $6 billion. Data from Greeks.live shows that the expiry followed a macro-driven market correction. <strong>PPI inflation<\/strong> hit 3.7%, the highest since March 2022, while core <strong>CPI rose<\/strong> above 3%. Despite this, implied volatility in the options market remained largely unchanged.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deribit set a new daily record with $10.9 billion in trading volume, signaling sustained investor interest. Some analysts warned that Bitcoin could peak near $122,000 and Ethereum close to $4,700. Heavy open interest and record volumes increase the likelihood of prices moving toward maximum pain levels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Glassnode data revealed that when Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, the profitable <strong>BTC supply<\/strong> surged to 99%. This figure was around 95% before the July correction and has never dropped below the cumulative average of 92% plus one standard deviation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48032 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-kar-arzi-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-kar-arzi-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-kar-arzi-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-kar-arzi-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bitcoin-kar-arzi.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the weekend, price action will determine whether bullish momentum continues or profit-taking triggers a pullback.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\">Telegram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, more than $6 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expired, increasing volatility risks in the cryptocurrency market heading into the weekend.\u00a0 According to Deribit data, Bitcoin\u2019s maximum pain point was set at $117,000. At the time of writing, BTC traded at $118,995. The put-call ratio for expiring Bitcoin options stood at 0.90, indicating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":42448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[657,2],"tags":[19340,22392,19892,22393,22394,22391,22396,22395],"class_list":["post-48029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en","category-news","tag-bitcoin-options-expiry","tag-btc-market-volatility","tag-crypto-options-trading","tag-deribit-volume-record","tag-eth-put-call-ratio","tag-ethereum-derivatives","tag-glassnode-btc-supply","tag-macro-data-crypto-impact"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expire Today! 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