Bitcoin y Ether enfrentan volatilidad mientras expiran opciones de $5.300 millones
Los mercados cripto se preparan para un viernes explosivo mientras miles de millones en derivados alcanzan su fecha de vencimiento.
Tormenta perfecta en derivados
Los traders se agarran a sus asientos mientras $5.300 millones en opciones de Bitcoin y Ethereum caducan hoy. Los grandes jugadores del mercado se posicionan para lo que podría ser una sesión volátil—los cálculos de max pain sugieren movimientos bruscos en ambas direcciones.
Bitcoin lidera con $3.600 millones en contratos pendientes, mientras Ethereum sigue con $1.700 millones. Los niveles clave de resistencia y soporte se están poniendo a prueba mientras los market makers ajustan sus hedges.
Los analistas observan cómo las grietas en los tradicionales mercados financieros empujan a más capital hacia activos digitales—aunque algunos puristas argumentan que toda esta sofisticación de derivados hace que las cripto se parezcan demasiado al sistema que pretendían disruptir.
Mientras tanto, los traders minoristas navegan las aguas turbulentas—porque nada dice 'revolución financiera' como preocuparse por los vencimientos de opciones como cualquier trader de Wall Street.
IBIT and Deribit show disparity in risk positions
IBIT options have taken up market share from Deribit since the start of 2025. The options platform shows another story, once again indicating mainstream traders may be more bullish on BTC.

On IBIT, the maximum pain is at $121,000 per BTC, with call options all the way to $238K. The biggest notional value is for call options at $123,000.
However, Deribit options and their Friday expiry are still a major factor for swaying the market in the short term. The primacy of IBIT started in October, and is mostly linked to ETF activity and demand for hedging.
BTC trades with greed ahead of the options expiry
BTC traded at $121,409 on Thursday, ahead of the options expiry event. This time around, the market was showing signs of greed, based on the type of trader positions.
The Bitcoin fear and greed index shifted higher to 70 points, up 10 points within a single day. The greed and market direction suggest BTC may continue its rally following the options expiry.
Greed trading coincides with long positions, which are also at a threat of liquidation. The recent downturn wiped out the available long liquidity, with a possible dip to $120,000 or below.
On the upside, BTC is slowly rebuilding short liquidity, with a big accumulation of positions at $125,000.
ETH was still pressured at $4,350.50, as the token usually posted bigger losses after a BTC downturn. ETH is also liquidating long positions into the $4,300 range, but also has a liquidity cluster at $4,600 and may move fast following the options expiration.
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