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Using a Short Bitcoin Strangle for Expected CPI Range Trading

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Summary

The document presents a short strangle as a way to express the view that Bitcoin will remain within a range around a US CPI release. The example sells a May 17 call at $65,000 and a put at $59,000, collecting premiums of $227 and $201 per BTC. It states a maximum profit of $428 per BTC if Bitcoin finishes between the strikes at expiration.

The rationale combines implied volatility and chart context: the cited May maturity volatility is 56.8%, compared with 51.8% for other maturities, and the author describes price as bounded by demand and supply zones. The note also mentions a forthcoming SEC decision on an ETH ETF as a possible source of momentum. This is a dated trade idea rather than a tested strategy; the document gives no performance record or probability estimate. Because both options are short, a sufficiently large move in either direction can produce significant losses, so the stated maximum profit does not describe the risk outside the range.

Key ideas

  • A short strangle sells an out-of-the-money call and put with the same expiration and underlying.
  • The example targets Bitcoin remaining between $59,000 and $65,000 at May 17 expiration.
  • The stated maximum profit is the combined $428 per BTC premium if price expires between the strikes.
  • The thesis cites implied volatility and a demand-to-supply range as reasons to expect subdued price action.
  • Large moves in either direction can cause significant losses for the short-option position.

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CryptoOptionsVolatilityRisk management

This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.