Bitcoin options OI reaches $38.5 billion as $90,000 call leads volume

Bitcoin options open interest rose 0.93%, with calls maintaining the larger share. Calls also led daily trading volume, indicating a call-heavy short-term flow. Bitcoin options positioning remained tilted toward calls across both open interest and daily trading, with BTC priced at $81,020. Data collected on Oct. 15 showed total Bitcoin options open interest at $38.5 billion, up 0.93% from $38.14 billion previously. Options trading volume totaled about $4.77 billion. Calls accounted for 59.48% of open interest, compared with 40.52% for puts. By 24-hour trading volume, calls represented 53.3% and puts 46.7%. The call majority in open interest showed medium-term positioning concentrated more heavily in contracts benefiting from higher prices. Calls also led daily volume, extending that tilt into shorter-term activity. The largest open-interest contracts were the $95,000 call expiring Oct.

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