A Greeks.live researcher said implied volatility has fallen to about 35%, while Ether's put-call ratio has stayed above 1 for a record six straight weeks ahead of the July 24 expiry.
Bitcoin options worth about $1.2 billion and Ethereum options worth about $230 million are due to expire on July 24, a regular derivatives event traders monitor for possible short-term market effects as positions are closed or rolled over. Greeks.live researcher Adam said 19,000 BTC options and 125,000 ETH options are expiring, with max pain at $64,500 for Bitcoin and $1,875 for Ether. He added that implied volatility has dropped to around 35%, Ether's put-call ratio has remained above 1 for a record six straight weeks, and traders have recently used slightly out-of-the-money options to buy dips.