• 23 سبتمبر 2026 · 20:00 UTC · body · New information from a source

  • Bitcoin options totaling $15.6 billion in notional value expire Friday on Deribit, according to Decrypt.
  • Strike-by-strike data shows the book is stacked with calls, with one price level drawing hedging pressure from both sides simultaneously, CoinDesk reported.
  • Bitcoin options worth roughly $16 billion settled in a quarterly expiry, according to CoinDesk, while Decrypt put the notional value expiring at $15.6 billion.
  • Strike-by-strike data from Deribit show the order book skewed toward call options, both outlets reported, indicating traders had positioned for prices to rise heading into the settlement.
  • Decrypt reported that one price level was drawing hedging activity from both bullish and bearish traders at once, a sign that positioning around that strike could influence price action as the contracts settled.
  • CoinDesk described the quarterly expiry as "call-heavy," a feature of Deribit's options book that traders track for signals about sentiment and potential volatility around settlement dates.

• 23 سبتمبر 2026 · 20:00 UTC · summary · New information from a source

  • Deribit's quarterly Bitcoin options settlement Friday carries $15.6 billion notional value, weighted toward calls.
  • Roughly $16 billion in Bitcoin options expired in a quarterly settlement that Deribit data show tilted toward call contracts, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt.

• 23 سبتمبر 2026 · 20:00 UTC · headline · New information from a source

  • Bitcoin options worth $15.6 billion expire Friday with call-heavy positioning on Deribit
  • Bitcoin Options Worth Up to $16 Billion Settle in Call-Heavy Quarterly Expiry

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