Year-End Crypto Options Expiry DECEMBER 26

A major derivatives reset is coming, and markets are already tightening.

$BTC

👉 $23.86B in options expiring

👉 Dealers hedge aggressively near max pain

👉 Spot price can get pinned until it suddenly isn’t

$ETH

👉 $3.9B in options expiring

👉 Volatility often lags BTC… then catches up fast

👉 Gamma effects can amplify late moves

Options expiry doesn’t predict direction it unleashes it. Once contracts roll off, suppressed volatility often turns into sharp expansion. Fakeouts, sudden squeezes, and fast reversals are common around year-end expiries.

📌 Expect chop → expansion

📌 Risk increases after expiry, not before

📌 Patience > prediction

#Ethereum #Derivatives #Volatility

#CryptoMarkets #bitcoin $BTC