Bitcoin Call Buying Amid Persistent Demand for Downside Protection
Summary
This market note describes a shift in Bitcoin options activity: traders continued to pay for downside protection while also buying March and April calls at the 75,000 strike. The call purchases expressed a more optimistic directional view and took advantage of comparatively low call skew. Some call positions were paired with sales of puts at the 60,000 strike, while risk reversals and lower-strike puts remained two-sided.
The author points to firm one-month implied volatility alongside realized volatility and ongoing demand for optionality amid global uncertainty. The reported strike concentration and trade structures illustrate how bullish exposure can coexist with defensive hedging. However, the note provides no full volume series, trade-level verification, or backtest, so its flow interpretation is descriptive and does not establish a durable signal or forecast.
Key ideas
- Demand for downside protection remained firm even as traders bought higher-strike Bitcoin calls.
- March and April calls at 75,000 were highlighted as a concentrated area of activity.
- Some call purchases were financed by selling puts at 60,000.
- Implied volatility remained firm as realized volatility and demand for options persisted.
- The account describes observed flows but does not test their predictive value.
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