Greeks.live: 26,000 BTC and 182,000 ETH options will expire tomorrow

CycleProphet · 2026-03-12T13:00:39+00:00

On March 13th, a large number of BTC and ETH options will expire. Market trading activity is sluggish, bullish and bearish sentiment are balanced, and the overall market is in a bear trend, with implied volatility at approximately 50% and 70% respectively.

CycleProphet

2026-03-12 13:00:39

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 12th, according to analysis by Adam@Greeks.live (@BTC__options), there will be 26,000 BTC options expiring on March 13th, with a maximum pain point of $69,000 and a notional value of $1.8 billion; 182,000 ETH options expiring, with a maximum pain point of $2,000 and a notional value of $380 million. Currently, the implied volatility (IV) for BTC major maturities is about 50%, and for ETH about 70%. Options expiring this week account for only 6% of the total holdings, the lowest in recent years, with very low market trading activity. The market sentiment is evenly split between bullish and bearish, with almost no skew volatility. The market is clearly in a wait-and-see mode, and overall, it remains in a bear market.

BTC-0.74%

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