2026-01-18 15:40:23

Bitcoin options market is bracing for a massive deleveraging event—$8.27 billion in BTC options contracts are scheduled to expire on January 30, marking 2026's largest expiry date so far. This scale of notional value typically creates significant price volatility as traders unwind positions, hedge exposure, or roll contracts into later months. The concentrated expiry could trigger liquidations across leverage positions, making this a critical date to monitor for anyone holding Bitcoin or trading derivatives. Market participants should watch for unusual spot and futures price action as expiry approaches.

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BearMarketMonk

· 16h ago

The 827 billion contract is expiring, and this time it's probably going to break the sky.

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Layer2Arbitrageur

· 16h ago

ngl $8.27b expiry gonna be wild... actually if you run the delta distribution math, there's probably like 200-300bps of arbitrage sitting between perps and spot rn. just sayin

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BlockchainFoodie

· 16h ago

ngl, this january 30 expiry is literally the moment when all the traders' recipes start burning at once—$8.27 billion worth of half-baked leverage positions about to get liquidated like overcooked soufflé... the real question is which way the market orders the dish 🍽️

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