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Crypto traders are seeking cues on how the crypto market will unfold in the coming days, as uncertainty and thin liquidity persist. Investors are closely watching the max pain price levels for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) as $2.2 billion in crypto options expire today. In addition, rising long-term Treasury yields and gold prices exert further selling pressure on Bitcoin price. $1.85 Bitcoin Options to Expire Today Almost 21K BTC options with a notional value of $1.85 billion are set to expire on the largest derivatives crypto exchange Deribit on January 2. The put-call ratio of 0.48 indicates bullish sentiment among traders. However, this marks one of the lowest BTC options expiries in terms of notional value amid thin liquidity in the crypto market. Bitcoin max pain price is at $88,000, slightly below the current market price of $88,870. Deribit revealed heavy puts positioning around the $80,000 – $87,000 strike price, with bearish bias massively less above the $89,000 strike price. However, most traders are betting on Bitcoin price to hold near $88K in the coming days. The max pain price level often indicates the potential direction for price action as expiration dates approach. Also, there is a CME gap near the $88,000 level. BTC will continue to move range-bound until it breaks above $90,000. Bitcoin Options Max Pain Price. Source: Deribit Ethereum Max Pain Price Signals Rebound Above $3,000 Over 129K ETH options with a notional value of $400 million are set to expire on Deribit, with a put-call ratio of 0.62. This signals bullish sentiment among traders, with call volume almost doubling put volume over the past 24 hours. Moreover, the max pain price is at $2,950, below the current market price of $3,018 at the time of writing. Notably, $2950 strike price has higher…

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Filed under: News - @ January 2, 2026 9:25 am