The Ethereum options have a put call ratio of 0.44 on Friday’s expiry, indicating that investors are optimistic about the ETH price rebound.
Investors are closely observing the swings with Ethereum options expiring later today, as the price of Ethereum is exhibiting significant volatility in the wake of the approval of the spot Ethereum ETF.
Ethereum has recovered 3% from its lows yesterday and is presently trading at about $3,250 as of press time.
Ethereum Options Expiry
The notional value of the 499,811.00 Ethereum options set to expire today is $1.622 billion, with a maximum pain point of $3,300, according to the data from derivatives platform Deribit.
Here, the maximum pain point is the price that can cause the most distress to the option holders.
Conversely, the Deribit data shows that the put-call ratio is 0.46.
This indicates that the purchase (call) options hold a significant advantage over the sell (put) options.
Consequently, the present put-call ratio underlines that traders prioritize purchasing options over selling them, which emphasizes optimism in the broader market.
The Ethereum price has rebounded to $3,250 amid the broader market recovery that occurred earlier today.
In what appears to be the sell-the-news event following the spot Ethereum ETF approval, the ETH price dipped to its critical support of $3,150 a day before.
The spot Ether ETFs have experienced outflows for the past two days, with Grayscale’s ETHE witnessing a significant decline.
Moreover, after the ETF trading went live earlier this week, the Ethereum price has experienced significant selling pressure.
Analysts say Ethereum is behaving exactly like Bitcoin after the approval of the Bitcoin ETF in January.
The Bitcoin price maintained a low point for nearly two weeks before it resumed its ascent to a new all-time high.
Market analysts anticipate that Ethereum will initiate an upward trend by the end of August.
In the last two days, more than 160,930 unique users have logged into the crypto exchange Coinbase, according to the on-chain data from CryptoQuant.
Meanwhile, despite 47,811 ETH outflows during the same period, the net flow of 113,119 Ether remains a source of selling pressure on the altcoin.
“The Ethereum Netflow data may be a leading indicator of whether Grayscale’s Spot ETF, ETHE, will continue to exert selling pressure for a while longer,” noted a Cryptoquant analyst.
Bitcoin Options Expiry
Data from Deribit indicates that 265,717.50 Bitcoin options are scheduled to expire today, with a notional value of $18.6 billion and a put call ratio of 0.44, signifying further optimism for the future.
BTC has recovered by 5% in the last 24 hours, surpassing $67,000 amid optimism around the recent Bitcoin Conference.
