Bitcoin Options Flow: Put Selling, Skew, and Volatility Changes
Summary
This options-flow note interprets recent Bitcoin activity against a backdrop of strength in gold and macroeconomic risk. It says spot and ETF inflows had not prompted substantial fresh call buying, while traders opened put sales across several strikes and maturities. The author reads those sales as premium collection and an attempt to establish a price support zone. Some call trades involved buying at one strike while selling calls at a higher strike, limiting the exposure to an upside move.
The note also reports that skew had moved back toward flat, with a slight positive call skew across the cited months, and that volatility had surged earlier before falling as traders sold short-dated gamma and longer-dated vega. It describes demand absorbing longer-dated puts despite elevated VIX. These are the author’s interpretations of observed flows; the text provides no complete trade dataset, sizing, outcome analysis, or systematic rules, so the positions should not be treated as proof of support or a reliable forecast.
Key ideas
- The author reports muted fresh call buying despite Bitcoin strength and ETF inflows.
- Put sales across several strikes and expiries are interpreted as premium collection and an effort to establish a price floor.
- Some call buying was paired with sales of higher-strike calls, limiting the bullish exposure.
- Skew reportedly moved toward flat and then slightly toward calls across the cited maturities.
- Volatility fell after an earlier rise as traders sold gamma and vega, but the note offers no systematic performance evidence.
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