Coinbase2026-10-01 12:37:04Coinbase says short-dated Ethereum options reprice higher as call demand picks upCoinbase Markets said in a post on X that roughly $16 billion in Bitcoin options expired last Friday, and that Ethereum’s short-dated options were sharply repriced after the third-quarter expiry. The move was concentrated at the front end of the curve rather than in longer maturities. According to Coinbase Markets, implied volatility for 7-day at-the-money options jumped by nearly 10 volatility points, while longer-dated volatility stayed relatively stable. At the same time, the 7-day 25-delta skew turned positive, meaning call options were trading at a premium to puts. The desk said the repricing was focused on the short end and that demand was leaning to the upside. The comments were attributed to the Coinbase Markets account on X, as cited by Techub News.70
Derive2026-09-30 12:59:53HYPE options activity on Derive clusters around Oct. 9 expiryHYPE options trading on Derive is heavily concentrated in contracts expiring on Oct. 9, according to a post from Delphi Digital. The four most active HYPE options contracts on the platform all share that same expiry date. Three of them are call options with strike prices of $90, $95, and $97, while the fourth is a put option with a $77 strike. Over the past 24 hours, the combined notional trading volume of those four contracts reached $3.67 million. Delphi Digital said that figure accounts for roughly one-third of all HYPE options volume tracked by Derive’s options dashboard. The data points to a clear buildup of activity in a narrow set of contracts rather than a broad spread across multiple expiries.70
Bitcoin2026-09-29 17:00:48Bitcoin options traders pile into bullish bets above $90,000Bitcoin was trading at about $83,238 as of Sept. 30, based on HTX market data, but activity in the options market is leaning higher. Traders are increasingly building positions that wager on a move above $90,000, with $95,000 and $100,000 also standing out as popular strike prices. The positioning points to continued upside demand even as near-term sentiment around Bitcoin has softened. Institutional flows have also improved. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have now posted eight straight days of inflows, including $31 million recorded yesterday. According to BlockBeats, that combination of bullish options activity and steady ETF demand suggests buyers are still active at higher price levels, despite weaker short-term sentiment in the spot market.200
Policy Regula2026-09-18 19:10:19Traders speculate Leopold Aschenbrenner is behind $96M in AI stock call optionsTraders and social media commentators are speculating that AI researcher and investor Leopold Aschenbrenner may be behind roughly $96 million in call options tied to SanDisk, Micron, Intel, and Marvell, according to Protos. The report stresses that no Securities and Exchange Commission filing has identified the buyer, so the claim remains a theory rather than a confirmed fact. The options cited by ZeroHedge all expire on October 2 and include large bullish positions in Micron and SanDisk, plus smaller call positions in Intel and Marvell. Protos says the speculation is based on pattern-matching: Aschenbrenner has reportedly returned to buying AI stock options this month, he has a history of using short-term leverage, and SanDisk and Micron were the two largest holdings in his fund’s latest regulatory disclosure. The story also revisits the collapse of his hedge fund, Situational Awareness, which Protos says lost billions during a sharp downturn in AI stocks, was later cut off by JPMorgan Chase, and had previously operated with leverage as high as 400%.460
Leopold Asche2026-09-11 20:49:42Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund buys call options on AI-linked stocks againLeopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher, has again bought call options on AI-related companies through his hedge fund, Situational Awareness, according to Techub News, citing BeInCrypto. The positions include AMD, Bloom Energy, CoreWeave and SK Hynix. The move comes after the fund suffered a sharp drawdown in July this year, when a leveraged bet on AI stocks cut its assets from a peak of more than $45 billion to about $10 billion. This time, the report said, the return to call options caps downside at the premium paid for the contracts. Aschenbrenner is known for a 2024 essay that argued AI could reach human-level intelligence by 2027. His portfolio has been built around companies tied to AI computing capacity and power supply. On Friday, the stocks named in the report traded in different directions: Bloom Energy rose nearly 7%, AMD gained nearly 3%, while SanDisk and CoreWeave fell. It remains unclear whether the new options purchases were funded with remaining cash or newly raised capital.930
Bitcoin2026-08-28 12:44:43Glassnode: Bitcoin Put Demand Fades as Traders Bet on Further UpsideGlassnode reported that bitcoin's rapid rebound toward $80,000 has shifted options market sentiment. Open interest recovered to nearly 550,000 BTC, DVOL rebounded to about 41, and 25 Delta Skew narrowed across tenors, with short-term skew turning negative. Options flow is concentrated around $72,500 and $79,250, dominated by call buying, signaling traders are positioning for further gains.850
IBIT2026-08-24 14:42:00IBIT call option volume hits record 1.58 million as 3-day call skew posts biggest rise since January 2025Solid Intel said in a post on X that call option volume tied to IBIT climbed to a record 1.58 million contracts. The post also said 3-day call skew increased by 0.05, marking its largest rise since January 2025. The figures point to a sharp shift in short-dated positioning in IBIT options, based on the data cited in the update. Odaily carried the market brief in its 7x24 news feed.1040
IBIT2026-08-24 14:53:08IBIT Call Options Volume Hits Record 1.58 Million ContractsTechub News said iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw call options volume reach a record 1.58 million contracts. Crypto Briefing’s market analysis described the figure as a sign of strong bullish sentiment and said it could support a rise in bitcoin prices while reinforcing IBIT’s market dominance. The report did not provide any additional figures or commentary beyond that reading. This is a short market update based on the information available in the source.920
