According to @glassnode, Bitcoin options positioning has undergone a notable shift. Their full-history GEX heatmap reveals expanding negative gamma below the current spot price, while positive gamma walls above are thinning. This creates a short-gamma pocket, where dealer hedging activities could intensify price movements.

According to Glassnode, the 1-week 25 delta put skew has rebounded from 7 vol to 14 vol, indicating that traders are still prioritizing downside risk over upside potential. While panic pricing has eased, the elevated skew reflects cautious sentiment in the derivatives market.

According to Glassnode, the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) in the cryptocurrency options market has turned positive. Earlier this month, the one-week VRP hit -45, indicating realized volatility was significantly higher than implied volatility. However, implied volatility has since increased while realized volatility stabilized, causing VRP to shift into a positive range. This indicates that short-term options are now trading at a premium.

According to @glassnode, Bitcoin's one-month implied volatility has dropped below realized volatility, indicating that BTC has been more volatile than options pricing anticipated. If realized volatility remains high, implied volatility may face upward pressure, potentially impacting options trading strategies.

According to @KobeissiLetter, 0DTE (zero days to expiration) options now account for approximately 78% of daily Nasdaq 100 options volume, marking a significant increase of 23 percentage points since early 2024. For the S&P 500, 0DTE options represent about 65% of daily trading volume, up from 50% in January 2024. This highlights a growing trend in short-term trading strategies, which could significantly impact market volatility and liquidity dynamics.

According to @StockMarketNerd, Robinhood ($HOOD) faces challenges due to its reliance on cyclical revenue streams from options and crypto transactions, which currently account for 40% of its business. While the company has shown innovation and strong execution with a diversified product suite, concerns remain about its ability to sustain growth as a structural compounder like CrowdStrike ($CRWD) or Cloudflare ($NET). This cyclical dependency may limit long-term growth potential, though it appears to be priced into market expectations.

According to CNBC, traders can leverage options strategies to capitalize on the rebound of one of the 'Mag 7' stocks. The analysis highlights potential opportunities for both bullish and hedging plays, focusing on strategic option contracts to optimize risk and reward. This approach aims to provide investors with flexible tools to navigate the stock's recovery phase effectively.

According to Justin Sun, Deribit is offering an exciting reward program tied to TRX options trading. New verified users can receive free options and additional bonuses by meeting deposit and trading volume thresholds. Rewards include USDC bonuses and entry into special prize draws, aimed at boosting TRX options activity. This initiative highlights growing opportunities in TRX derivatives trading and incentivizes higher trading volumes.

According to @glassnode, short-term carry strategies remain favorable as 1-week realized volatility has surged, but implied volatility has risen even more, maintaining a positive volatility risk premium. This indicates that implied volatility remains above realized volatility, and if realized volatility decreases, short option carries could be advantageous approaching expiry.

According to @GreeksLive, February 6 saw the expiration of 33,000 BTC options with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.54 and a maximum pain point of $80,000, amounting to a notional value of $2.1 billion. Additionally, 219,000 ETH options expired with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.91, a maximum pain point of $2,400, and a notional value of $420 million. These metrics highlight significant trading activity, offering insights into market sentiment and potential price implications for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

According to @KobeissiLetter, retail investor activity in the U.S. options market has surged dramatically. Year-to-date in 2026, the average daily options volume for precious metals like gold and silver is 6.6 times higher than the total volume recorded in 2023. This unprecedented growth highlights heightened interest in gold and silver trading among retail investors, surpassing all previous years' activity levels.

According to @Matt_Hougan, Bitwise’s alpha portfolio management team is providing an options-based income-generating solution for large Bitcoin (BTC) spot holders in partnership with Kraken Institutional, managed by Bitwise and executed entirely within Kraken’s qualified custody and OTC infrastructure (source: @Matt_Hougan on X; Kraken Institutional). Kraken Institutional described this as its first managed BTC income strategy, positioning institutional clients to pursue options-based yield directly on custodied spot BTC with professional management and integrated execution (source: Kraken Institutional).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, two Deribit whales bought aggressive out of the money BTC call options, including 3,000 contracts of 100,000 strike expiring 2026-01-30 for a total premium of 2.86 million dollars. According to @ai_9684xtpa, another buyer added 1,300 contracts of 100,000 strike expiring 2026-02-27 and 2,400 contracts of 98,000 strike expiring 2026-01-30, paying a combined 10.22 million dollars in premium. According to @ai_9684xtpa, on the first monthly expiration after the annual settlement at 4 pm, if these positions were not closed, the expiring legs would forfeit about 8.2 million dollars in premium. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the 100,000 strike calls expiring 2026-02-27, with roughly 4.878 million dollars in premium, also appear unfavorable at present.

According to @GreeksLive, Auto DDH now supports position-specific delta hedging, allowing traders to hedge only designated positions rather than aggregating all positions under the same coin into the delta total. @GreeksLive describes this as a precise hedging method that restricts delta calculations to selected positions for targeted risk control.

According to @StockMKTNewz, Nancy Pelosi exercised 50 call options with a $150 strike, adding 5,000 Alphabet shares, and purchased 20 additional GOOGL call options at a $150 strike, with the expiration date not specified in the post (source: @StockMKTNewz). According to @StockMKTNewz, these reported transactions increase her long exposure to Alphabet (GOOGL) via shares and derivatives, a positioning shift options traders may monitor for potential momentum and implied volatility cues in GOOGL (source: @StockMKTNewz).

According to Glassnode, the 1W skew dropped from 8% to 1% while the 1M 25 delta skew only moved from 7% to 4% at the low, remaining in put asymmetry where downside risk stayed priced based on Glassnode data. Glassnode indicates that longer tenor skew holding a put premium suggests stickier demand for protection and a slower normalization of downside pricing beyond the front week, a setup traders can factor into hedging and options positioning.

According to glassnode, conviction fades further out on the curve as the 3M 25D skew shifted by less than 1.5% and remained firmly in put territory, continuing to price asymmetric downside despite near-dated call demand (source: glassnode). glassnode added that the persistent put-side skew indicates longer-tenor options still reflect downside protection even as short-dated upside interest appears (source: glassnode).

According to @stocktalkweekly, a disclosed HII 300-strike call options trade of 30 contracts bought at $17 each ($51,000 total outlay) is now quoted at $126 per contract, valuing the position at about $380,000 and a reported +628% gain. Source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 14, 2026. Based on the stated prices, the unrealized profit approximates $327,000 in total, or about $10,900 per contract (from $1,700 cost to $12,600 mark-to-market), highlighting the convex payoff of long calls versus common stock exposure in the same name. Source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 14, 2026. The post does not reference any cryptocurrencies, indicating no direct crypto market linkage or immediate cross-asset impact from this particular equity options outcome. Source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 14, 2026.

According to @stocktalkweekly, KTOS January 2027 $40 call options are up roughly 1,700% as of Jan 13, 2026, signaling an outsized move in long-dated LEAPS contracts (source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 13, 2026). The post specifies the contract’s expiry and strike but provides no entry price, execution time, or underlying KTOS price context, limiting precise trade replication and risk assessment for options traders (source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 13, 2026). No cryptocurrencies or cross-market linkages are mentioned in the update, indicating no directly stated impact on digital assets such as BTC or ETH (source: @stocktalkweekly on X, Jan 13, 2026).

According to @CNBC, Lululemon’s shares could be poised for upside and the outlet explains how traders could capitalize on the view using options in a post shared on December 24, 2025, linking to its coverage (source: CNBC). The CNBC post indicates a bullish tactical setup expressed via options while not disclosing specific strategy details such as strikes or expiries in the post itself (source: CNBC). The source does not mention any direct implications for crypto markets or digital assets (source: CNBC).