TREE NEWS reports: Block trades in put options accounted for one-third of total options volume as the market entered a correction.live. Implied volatility across major tenors fell slightly versus the prior two weeks, with IV now near 35% after barely rising during the recent rally. The options data is consistent with a mid-bear-market bounce, with the market expecting little volatility.
Bitcoin Options Turn Bearish as Put Block Trades Hit One-Third of Volume
The notable signal is not the correction itself but the options market's muted reaction to it: put block demand spiking while implied volatility stays near 35% suggests participants are hedging rather than bracing for a sharp move. That combination — heavy downside positioning with little volatility priced in — points to expectations of a contained, possibly temporary drawdown rather than a regime change. The open question is whether IV stays this subdued if spot weakness persists, since a volatility repricing would say more about conviction than the block flow alone.
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