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Bitcoin Price Faces $11B Options Expiry After FOMC Uncertainty Clears Bitcoin price faces an $11B option expiry after the FOMC decision, with call-heavy positioning shaping the next potential rally.
Ahmed Barakat Cryptonews · October 29, 2026 · 4d ago
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About $11 billion in Bitcoin options are scheduled to expire on October 30, with derivatives data showing a put-to-call ratio near 0.53. The article cites $78,000 as the estimated maximum-pain level, the price at which aggregate option-holder payouts would theoretically be minimized. The Fed held rates at 3.75%–4% on October 28, with two officials dissenting in favor of a quarter-point hike; the next meeting is December 8–9. AI summary of Cryptonews’s report, written only from the publisher’s text. Read the original for full context.
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