Bitcoin and Ethereum Pinned at Max Pain as $2.2 Billion Options Expire into Macro Storm
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-09 13:58

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth 2.2BexpireaskeyUSeconomicandlegaleventsapproach.PhotobyBeInCryptoBitcoinandEthereumaretradingtightlyaroundkeyoptions“maxpain”levelsasmorethan2.2B expire as key US economic and legal events approach. Photo by BeInCrypto Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading tightly around key options “max pain” levels as more than 2.2 billion worth of crypto options are set to expire on Deribit. Meanwhile, traders and investors are bracing for a volatile convergence of two critical macro catalysts later today. Over 2.2BillionBitcoinandEthereumOptionsExpireat8:00UTCAtthetimeofwriting,Bitcoinwastradingnear2.2 Billion Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expire at 8:00 UTC At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading near 90, ...