{"id":24367,"date":"2025-05-29T13:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/experts-predict-volatility-following-10-1-billion-bitcoin-options-expiry\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:42:54","slug":"experts-predict-volatility-following-10-1-billion-bitcoin-options-expiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/experts-predict-volatility-following-10-1-billion-bitcoin-options-expiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Predict Volatility Following $10.1 Billion Bitcoin Options Expiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 30, the Deribit platform will witness the expiry of bitcoin options with a nominal value of $10.1 billion. Current metrics suggest that the leading cryptocurrency may experience a sharp change in prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vol down, Gamma up. $3.5 Billion BTC Options Delta on May 30 expiries! Big expiry this Friday!<\/p>\n<p>BTC = $109.9K | BVIV = 47.38 | IBIT: $62.50 | Total OI = $54.30B | Total Delta = $12.60B<\/p>\n<p>\u2192 BTC options expiring this Friday (May 30) carry $3.5B in delta across Deribit BTC and IBIT\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NmBHTNfz4J\">https:\/\/t.co\/NmBHTNfz4J<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJoPpbHOuG\">pic.twitter.com\/zJoPpbHOuG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volmex \u03c3 (@volmexfinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volmexfinance\/status\/1927745551283479038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cAny movement could trigger aggressive dealer hedging, a fragile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/g\/gamma.asp\" title=\"\">gamma<\/a> environment! Expect volatility!\u201d<\/em> warned Volmex.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Experts noted the concentration of open interest (OI) at strikes of $100,000, $105,000, and $110,000. The large values of this indicator (totaling $2.8 billion) at these execution prices indicate a net directional risk for traders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1586-1024x353.png\" alt=\"1-1586\" class=\"wp-image-259573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1586-1024x353.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1586-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1586-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1586.png 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deribit.com\/statistics\/BTC\/metrics\/options\" title=\"\">Deribit<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, the OI stands at 93,026 options ($10.1 billion), with 53.3% being calls and the rest puts.<\/p>\n<p>The Deribit DVOL index, which characterizes 30-day expected volatility, continued to decline, indicating a reduced focus on potential price changes ahead of the expiry.<\/p>\n<p>In contracts expiring in June-July, activity is dominated by calls with strikes<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/options-traders-bet-on-bitcoin-rising-to-115000-120000\"> at $115,000 and $120,000<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, CoinDesk <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analysts-see-firmer-technical-underpinnings-for-bitcoins-current-rally\">presented<\/a> six charts of various metrics confirming a solid foundation for bitcoin&#8217;s rise <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-surges-past-100000-amid-market-revival\">above $100,000<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Standard Chartered urged the purchase of the leading cryptocurrency and predicted its price would rise <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/standard-chartered-urges-bitcoin-investment\">to $120,000<\/a> in the second quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 30, the Deribit platform will witness the expiry of bitcoin options with a nominal value of $10.1 billion. Current metrics suggest that the leading cryptocurrency may experience a sharp change in prices. Vol down, Gamma up. $3.5 Billion BTC Options Delta on May 30 expiries! Big expiry this Friday! BTC = $109.9K | [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1168,1146],"class_list":["post-24367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-crypto-derivatives","tag-cryptocurrency-market-forecasts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"40","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}