{"id":33,"date":"2026-01-16T08:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:30:50","slug":"will-markets-react-to-the-2-8b-crypto-options-expiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/will-markets-react-to-the-2-8b-crypto-options-expiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Markets React to the $2.8B Crypto Options Expiry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" data-id=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1047-1-1024x1004.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1047-1-1024x1004.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1047-1-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1047-1-768x753.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1047-1.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another weekly crypto options expiry is underway, with Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts totaling about $2.8 billion set to expire on Friday, Jan. 16. Despite the sizable figure, muted derivatives activity suggests the event is unlikely to spark major volatility in spot markets, which have trended higher throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roughly 25,000 Bitcoin options are expiring, carrying a notional value of around $2.4 billion. The put\/call ratio stands at 1.2, indicating slightly more bearish positions, while max pain sits near $92,000 close to current prices. Open interest remains heaviest at the $100,000 strike, with about $2.2 billion in contracts, and another $1.2 billion clustered at $75,000. Total BTC options open interest across exchanges has risen to $39 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Bitcoin\u2019s move back toward $97,000, futures volume and implied volatility have remained subdued. According to Greeks Live, derivatives activity reflects a short-term reaction to the recent rally rather than a shift into a sustained bullish phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Ethereum side, about 131,000 options contracts worth roughly $436 million are also expiring, with max pain at $3,200 and a balanced put\/call ratio of 1. Total ETH options open interest stands near $9 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined, the expiring Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts bring total crypto options notional value to approximately $2.83 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spot markets, total crypto capitalization slipped slightly over the past day to $3.32 trillion but remains up about 4% on the week. Bitcoin failed to hold above $97,000 and pulled back to around $95,670 during Asian trading, while Ether retreated from just under $3,400 to slightly above $3,300. Most altcoins traded lower, with Tron bucking the trend, while XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Monero posted sharper declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another weekly crypto options expiry is underway, with Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts totaling about $2.8 billion set to expire on Friday, Jan. 16. 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