Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.
Deribit-listed BTC options at $90,000 and $100,000 strikes have been sold to dealers, according to Amberdata.ongoing price surge gives off an aura of invincibility, one force threatens to slow the ascent above $90,000, potentially keeping the cryptocurrency rangebound above the said price level.
Those making the bitcoin options market on crypto exchange Deribit currently appear to have a significant positive"gamma" exposure at the $90,000 and $100,000 strike options. In simple terms, it means traders/investors have sold options at these levels, leaving market makers, who are always on the opposite side, with a large chunk of long positions.buy the underlying asset when its price is falling and sell on the rise to keep their net exposure direction neutral.
"We see a lot of traders owning optionality up to the $90K handle for Nov 29th and Dec 27th. But the $90k-$100k+ range has been sold to dealers," Amberdata's Director of Derivatives, Greg Magadini, said. Dealers are stuffed with positive gamma at the $90,000 strike options expiring at the end of November and December.
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