{"id":58610,"date":"2025-11-14T20:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=58610"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:46:41","slug":"ethereum-hit-by-730m-options-expiry-as-volatility-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=58610","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Hit by $730M Options Expiry as Volatility Surges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ethereum (ETH) slipped again on Thursday as 228,000 ETH options worth about $730 million expired, according to an update from Greeks.live.<\/p>\n

The token\u2019s drop marks its third straight monthly decline, reflecting a market that has turned sharply negative as volatility expectations flare.<\/p>\n

A Market Under Pressure<\/h2>\n

Greeks.live\u2019s data revealed<\/a> that 228,000 Ethereum options contracts expired with a maximum pain point, the price that causes the most options losses, at $3,475.<\/p>\n

This event coincided with the expiration of $3.95 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options, with the firm noting that both leading cryptocurrencies are falling in price. BTC dipped<\/a> below the key psychological level of $100,000, and Ethereum extended its losing streak to push market sentiment \u201cfrom neutral toward negative.\u201d<\/p>\n

The options trading platform also noted that market indicators are pointing toward a broad rise in implied volatility (IV), a measure of how much turbulence traders expect. While Bitcoin\u2019s near-term IV sits around 45%, Ethereum\u2019s figures are markedly higher, with major expiries going past 70% and short-term IV approaching 100%, indicating that traders may be bracing for bigger price swings in ETH.<\/p>\n

In a follow-up post, Greeks.live stated that with Bitcoin\u2019s break below $100,000, put options have gained the upper hand, leading them to characterize<\/a>\u00a0the current climate as a bear market.<\/p>\n

Diverging Signals and Macro Uncertainty<\/h2>\n

Despite the negative price action, not all on-chain data is pessimistic. Earlier in the week, analyst CryptoOnchain reported that major Ethereum holders had withdrawn<\/a> more than 413,000 ETH, worth over $1.4 billion, from the Binance exchange. It represented the largest single-day outflow since February, with such movements often interpreted as a sign of long-term confidence, as they usually reduce the immediate supply available for sale on trading platforms.<\/p>\n

From a technical perspective, some observers see potential for a rebound, with a recent analysis showing that ETH had reclaimed<\/a> its 50-week exponential moving average against BTC, a level that has historically come before major rallies.<\/p>\n

Other chart patterns also suggest possible bullish targets near $4,400 if the world\u2019s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap can maintain its footing above $3,000.<\/p>\n

The overarching uncertainty, however, stems from the macroeconomic landscape. As Greeks.live explained, the recent 43-day U.S. government shutdown created a data vacuum, leaving markets to rely on projections.<\/p>\n

Given that the likelihood of a rate cut is now uncertain and the Federal Reserve is expected to maintain a hawkish stance, the crypto market seems to be in a \u201cwait-for-signal\u201d phase. As one analyst, Doctor Profit, warned<\/a>, the worst may not be over, predicting a further drop for Bitcoin to the $90,000-$94,000 range.<\/p>\n

The post Ethereum Hit by $730M Options Expiry as Volatility Surges<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ethereum (ETH) slipped again on Thursday as 228,000 ETH options worth about $730 million expired, according to an update from Greeks.live. The token\u2019s drop marks its third straight monthly decline, reflecting a market that has turned sharply negative as volatility expectations flare. A Market Under Pressure Greeks.live\u2019s data revealed that 228,000 Ethereum options contracts expired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-58610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}