Another week is coming to a close, bringing with it a fresh round of crypto options expirations as the spot market turns negative once again.
Approximately 30,500 Bitcoin options contracts are set to expire on Friday, June 19, with a combined notional value of about $1.9 billion. Although significant, this expiry event is slightly smaller than last week’s and is not expected to cause major disruption in spot markets.
Crypto markets posted modest gains earlier in the week before reversing course in recent days. Total market capitalization has remained near $2.25 trillion, though roughly $70 billion has exited the market since Monday.
Investor sentiment remains weak despite recent macro developments. The peace agreement between the United States and Iran has done little to improve confidence, while the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged this week. However, concerns remain that further rate hikes could be considered if inflation continues rising.
Bitcoin Options Expiry
This week’s Bitcoin options expiry comes with a put to call ratio of 0.78, indicating slightly stronger bullish positioning as call options outnumber put options.
The max pain level stands at $65,000, roughly $2,000 above Bitcoin’s current spot price. This suggests many options traders may see positions expire at a loss.
Open interest, which represents the total number or value of outstanding contracts, remains concentrated at key levels. On Deribit, the highest open interest sits at the $80,000 strike price with $1.6 billion in exposure. At the same time, bearish positions remain significant at the $60,000 level, where open interest stands at $1.3 billion.
According to CoinGlass, total Bitcoin options open interest across all exchanges has climbed to $36 billion over the past week.
Derivatives analytics firm Greeks.live identified $60,000 as a critical support zone. A sustained move below this level could trigger more aggressive downside pressure as dealer hedging shifts from stabilizing price action to reinforcing downward momentum.
Meanwhile, the range between $70,000 and $82,000 is considered a positive gamma zone, where trading activity could help suppress volatility and create more stable price movement.
Market analytics platform Laevitas noted that Bitcoin volatility has dropped considerably after a relatively quiet week of price action.
Ethereum Options Also Expiring
Alongside Bitcoin, roughly 137,600 Ethereum options contracts are also expiring today, with a notional value of approximately $234 million.
Ethereum’s max pain level is set at $1,725, while its put to call ratio sits at 1.0, reflecting balanced bullish and bearish sentiment. Total Ethereum options open interest across exchanges currently stands near $6 billion.
Combined, Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiring today represent a total notional value of around $2.1 billion, making this a relatively moderate expiry event compared to larger market-moving expirations.
Spot Market Outlook
Crypto markets are trading lower on Friday morning in Asia, with total market capitalization down 2.4%.
Bitcoin has slipped from an intraday high of $64,500 to around $62,800 at the time of writing. With momentum weakening, another test of recent lows appears increasingly possible.
Ethereum has dropped 3% over the past 24 hours and is nearing the $1,700 level again, trading close to its lowest point in more than a year.
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