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Bitcoin, altcoins stand tall despite options expiry pressure
Massive $3B notional value expected on June options expiry, with a max pain price of $24,000
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Quick Take
- Bitcoin and Ethereum held firm on a massive options expiry on May 26, according to Deribit data.
- Over $2.2 billion worth of options expired on May 26 for Bitcoin. Despite this significant event, the currency held firm above $26,300.
- The Bitcoin put-to-call ratio was 0.38, with max pain at $27,000.
- While the options on Ethereum saw an options expiry of a notional value of $1.3 billion.
- Ethereum had a put-to-call ratio of 0.49, with a max pain price of $1,800.
- Looking ahead to June, we anticipate a notional value of over $3B in options expiry, with a max pain price of $24,000. This notional value is slightly higher than the May expiration
Market Cap $1.58T
24H Volume $33.22B
