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Bitcoin Reclaims $90,000 as ‘Hedging Shackles’ Fall After $1.8B Options Expiry

Bitcoin’s $1.81 billion options expiry triggered sharp volatility, with prices swinging between $88,700 and $89,500 before rebounding above $90,000. The drop was fueled by four straight days of ETF outflows…

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Bitcoin Derivatives Tighten as Options Open Interest Builds Around Crucial Price Levels

Bitcoin hovered between $94,869 and $95,115 per coin at 9 a.m. EST on Jan. 18, 2026, while derivatives traders remained anything but idle. Futures and options markets show crowded positioning,…

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Bitcoin Isn’t Breaking out—But Derivatives Traders Are Positioning Like It Will

Bitcoin has spent the last day drifting inside a tight intraday band between $87,418 and $90,307, a price range that looks calm on the surface but masks increasingly complex positioning…

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Deribit’s $28.5 Billion Boxing Day Options Expiry Becomes Bitcoin’s Main Event

A record-breaking $28.5 billion in crypto options is set to expire at Deribit this Friday, turning the year’s final trading days into a high-stakes derivatives showdown. Institutional Bitcoin Bets Stack…

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