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<p>With recent massive $4.3 billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP options expiry, experts claimed that derivatives are not only reshaping the risk-reward balance. They are also leading the crypto market prices rally, moving away from the recent peak jitters.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-shifts-in-crypto-market-sentiment-pushing-bitcoin-ethereum-prices-higher"><strong>Shifts in Crypto Market Sentiment Pushing Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Higher</strong></h2>
<p>Crypto analyst Markus Thielen from <a href="https://signal.10xresearch.com/p/10x-derivatives-edge-btc-eth-volatility-options-analysis-e445" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">10x Research claimed</a> term structures for both Bitcoin and Ethereum have shifted, with traders now expecting higher crypto prices.</p>
<p>The sharp shifts in skew and risk reversals signaled a transitioning sentiment from fear to a more balanced outlook.</p>
<p>The firm analyzed the widening implied-realized volatility spreads to find whether “options are rich or cheap.”</p>
<p>Bitcoin price has rallied suddenly amid a rapid rise in open interest across derivatives markets.</p>
<p>As Glassnode put it, the recent options sentiment has reset post-expiry last week, with open interest rebuilding, volume easing, and flows tilting toward cautious Q4 upside.</p>
<p>Adam from GreeksLive’s pointed out divergence of bullish and bearish market views, with significant debate over short-term trends.</p>
<p>Put option traders are getting squeezed due to a significant rally exceeding crypto market expectations. Key levels to watch include $115,000 as a potential support level and $127,000-180,000 as potential Bitcoin price targets.</p>
<p>Market structure shows the long-short ratio has dropped from 2 to below 1 within a week. Open interest remains high, potentially setting the stage for a short squeeze.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-crypto-prices-bitcoin-price-rally-to-continue-after-btc-options-expiry"><strong>Crypto Prices:</strong> <strong>Bitcoin Price Rally to Continue After BTC Options Expiry</strong></h2>
<p>28K&nbsp;BTC options with a notional value of $3.36 billion expired on the largest derivatives crypto exchange Deribit on October 3. Moreover, the max pain price was $115,000.</p>
<p>The put-call ratio was 1.13. This indicated traders were slightly bearish, placing more put bets than calls, likely for hedging against a fall.</p>
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   Bitcoin Options Open Interest | Source: Deribit
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<p>Crypto analysts reiterated an initial Bitcoin price target of $135K. Analyst Calen Franzen gave price targets of $136,000 to $139,000 for Bitcoin.</p>
<p>BTC price was trading 1.33% higher at $120,432 at the time of writing. The 24-hour low and high were $118,611 and $121,086, respectively.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the trading volume has increased slightly in the last 24 hours, indicating cautious trading.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ethereum-price-eyes-5-000-post-0-99-billion-options-expiry"><strong>Ethereum Price Eyes $5,000 Post $0.99 Billion Options Expiry</strong></h2>
<p>216K&nbsp;ETH options with a notional value of almost $0.99 billion expired today. The put-call ratio was 0.93, suggesting a slightly bearish sentiment among traders.</p>
<p>Also, the max pain point was $4,500, above the current market price. Moreover, the call bets are higher at the strike price, indicating bias towards a lower price to minimize losses.</p>
<p>In the last 24 hours, put volume was lower than the call volume, with a put-call ratio of 0.51. This supported an expected rebound in Ethereum price.</p>
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<p>According to Greekslive, some traders are choosing to take profits and wait for a pullback before re-entering despite crypto prices volatility at only 40%.</p>
<p>Rekt Capital predicted ETH rally as it tries to breakout from its monthly bull flag pattern.</p>
<p>Analyst IncomeSharks pointed out ETH/BTC chart with expectations of Ethereum going to $5,000 as Bitcoin moves back towards $125,000.</p>
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<p>ETH price jumped more than 2% in the past 24 hours amid record <a href="https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/09/30/bitmine-immersion-bmnr-buys-106m-eth-as-tom-lee-meets-vitalik-buterin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH treasury growth by Bitmine Immersion</a>.<br>The price was trading at $4,484. The 24-hour low and high were $4,343 and $4,558, respectively.</p>
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