Bears aim to pin Bitcoin price below $46K leading into Friday’s $3B BTC options expiry

Cointelegraph

Published Sep 23, 2021 01:30PM ET

Updated Sep 24, 2021 06:20PM ET

This week's combination of bearish factors was enough to bring Bitcoin's (BTC) price down to its lowest levels in 46 days, and this nearly obliterated 86% of the $2 billion September call (buy) options that expire on Sept. 24.

There's still room for some surprises, especially considering the deadline is 8:00 UTC on Sept. 24. However, the incentives for the bears seem small because the sub-$40,000 test on Sept. 21 caused less than $250 million in futures contracts liquidations.

Bitcoin price at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) in USD. Source: TradingView
Bitcoin options aggregate open interest for Sept. 24. Source: Bybt.com
h3 Bulls dominate BTC price but they are overconfident/h3 h3 Incentives are in place for bears to keep BTC below $46,000/h3

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