{"id":95567,"date":"2026-03-25T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95567"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:25:39","slug":"bitcoin-nears-72000-ahead-of-options-expiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-nears-72000-ahead-of-options-expiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Nears $72,000 Ahead of Options Expiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has reached $72,000. This surge comes amid an impending major options expiry and reports of a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/03\/24\/world\/iran-war-trump-oil#us-iran-peace-plan\">de-escalation<\/a> in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3a6729e60f5753cc-45947208803844-1024x661.png\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2026-03-25_15-14-33\" class=\"wp-image-277391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3a6729e60f5753cc-45947208803844-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3a6729e60f5753cc-45947208803844-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3a6729e60f5753cc-45947208803844-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-3a6729e60f5753cc-45947208803844.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of BTC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Traditional markets have also reacted to the news. WTI crude oil <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.investing.com\/commodities\/crude-oil\">fell<\/a> by 4.27% to $88.49 per barrel, while Brent <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.investing.com\/commodities\/brent-oil\">dropped<\/a> 4.41% to $95.84.<\/p>\n<p>Gold continued its ascent, <a href=\"https:\/\/goldprice.org\/\">reaching<\/a> $4561.<\/p>\n<p>Coinlore noted that Bitcoin now acts as a &#8220;real-time global risk assessment tool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin&#8217;s rapid response to geopolitical shifts is reshaping its role! \ud83d\udcc8 No longer just digital gold, it&#8217;s now a real-time sentiment instrument for global risk. Why it matters? It reflects macro changes faster than traditional markets. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coinlore (@coinlore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinlore\/status\/2036534561933303822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., the coin&#8217;s price will remain influenced by headlines until official signals of de-escalation emerge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Markets still lean toward de-escalation, but the signal is weak.<\/p>\n<p>Macro regime is now Balanced: 10Y yields are neutral at 4.33%, but still rising, while SPX has shifted into range.<br \/>Risk assets will likely remain headline-driven and a real drop in yields probably needs a public\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vb6OoRdWcy\">pic.twitter.com\/vb6OoRdWcy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axel \ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\ude4c Adler Jr (@AxelAdlerJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AxelAdlerJr\/status\/2036716356880454040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options Factor and the $75,000 Target<\/h2>\n<p>On March 27, Bitcoin options worth $14.16 billion will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deribit.com\/statistics\/BTC\/metrics\/options\">expire<\/a> on the Deribit exchange. This represents nearly 40% of the platform&#8217;s total open interest.<\/p>\n<p>CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/03\/25\/there-s-a-huge-usd14-billion-bitcoin-options-expiry-this-friday-and-it-points-to-usd75-000-as-price-magnet\">highlighted<\/a> the &#8220;maximum pain&#8221; level at $75,000. This is the price at which the largest number of contracts will neither profit nor lose for buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Deribit&#8217;s Chief Commercial Officer Jean-David Pekigno believes the market could gravitate towards this level. <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-market-maker\">Market makers<\/a> often hedge positions, pushing the price towards the strike level with the highest options volume.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the market anticipates a &#8220;controlled expiry&#8221; without significant price swings. Implied volatility indices are declining. Traders are cautious due to geopolitical uncertainty and are selling call options at higher levels, creating a resistance ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>An analyst known as CW noted the return of a historical bullish signal. Large coin holders have moved from unrealized losses to profits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A historical bullish signal on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> has reappeared.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> occurred bullish rally after whales turned from losses back to profit state. When this signal appeared, a bullish rally inevitably occur.<\/p>\n<p>And this time, this signal has appear again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ovvne3t8T8\">pic.twitter.com\/Ovvne3t8T8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CW (@CW8900) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CW8900\/status\/2036527639968833875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Previously, the appearance of this indicator inevitably led to a Bitcoin price rally.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum&#8217;s Situation<\/h2>\n<p>The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading within a narrow range around $2150. An analyst under the pseudonym Darkfost noted that prices are near the average realized price ($2300).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcca Ethereum is also continuing to trade within a short-term range, with the current price around $2150.<\/p>\n<p>This price is close to the average realized price, which sits at $2300.<\/p>\n<p>Applying a standard deviation allows projecting a high average price currently estimated at $5300 and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmqG7ChJM6\">pic.twitter.com\/jmqG7ChJM6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Darkfost_Coc\/status\/2036675992970743919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The expert considers waiting the best strategy. Currently, the $2300 level acts as resistance, where many investors aim to break even. According to the analyst&#8217;s calculations, the upper deviation boundary for the coin&#8217;s price is $5300, and the lower is $1150.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at $2181, up 1.1% over the past day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-abe46e2776e7b176-46057992885656-1024x662.png\" alt=\"ETHUSDT_2026-03-25_15-17-59\" class=\"wp-image-277392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-abe46e2776e7b176-46057992885656-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-abe46e2776e7b176-46057992885656-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-abe46e2776e7b176-46057992885656-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-abe46e2776e7b176-46057992885656.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of ETH\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AETHUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier, on March 24, an analyst known as Sykodelic <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/analyst-outlines-condition-for-bitcoins-surge-to-200000\">outlined<\/a> a condition for Bitcoin&#8217;s price to reach $200,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The price of the leading cryptocurrency has reached $72,000 amid an impending major options expiry and reports of potential de-escalation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Bitcoin reaches $72,000 amid options expiry and Middle East de-escalation.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[480,46],"class_list":["post-95567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-ethereum"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"32","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Bitcoin reaches $72,000 amid options expiry and Middle East de-escalation.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95567","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=95567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95569,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95567\/revisions\/95569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}