$2.18 billion BTC and ETH options expire today, with the market going overwhelmingly long.
2026-08-21 16:21:03
According to CoinMeta, based on greeks.live data, today 2.18 billion US dollars worth of BTC and ETH options expired. Among them, 24,000 BTC options expired, with a maximum pain point of 67,000 US dollars. 149,000 ETH options with a nominal value of 1.82 billion US dollars also expired, and the maximum pain point for these was 840,000 US dollars, with a maximum pain point of 2,000 US dollars and a nominal value of 360 million US dollars. Analyst Adam stated that BTC broke through 76,000 US dollars this week, which is one of the few delivery days this year where the delivery price exceeded the maximum pain point. Currently, the monthly realized volatility RV has soared by 20% to 53%, while the monthly IV has only increased by 6%, and VRP has decreased significantly. This week, 6% of the options expired, and although the open interest has rebounded, it remains low. The trading activity has increased significantly, and the market is in a fully bullish state.
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