Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest rose 4.54% to $30.01 billion in a Coinglass snapshot Tuesday, while a Deribit $78,000 call topped 24-hour volume as calls held most outstanding contracts and trading activity.
The snapshot was recorded at 7:05 a.m. ET (12:05 UTC). It showed $30.01 billion in options contracts remained open, compared with $28.71 billion in the prior reading. About $4.43 billion in options traded over the 24-hour period.
Calls made up 57.81% of open interest, while puts represented 42.19%. For 24-hour volume, calls accounted for 55.64% and puts 44.36%.
Deribit held all three top open-interest contracts. Its Dec. 25 $80,000 call ranked first, followed by a Dec. 25 $60,000 put and a Dec. 25 $100,000 call. The Nov. 7 $78,000 call led trading volume. The next two were Deribit contracts expiring Nov. 27: a $75,000 put followed by a $100,000 call.
These shares show the composition of outstanding contracts and recent trading, but do not establish traders’ positioning, hedging activity or directional outlook for Bitcoin. A previous Bitcoin options snapshot put open interest at $28.36 billion.
