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Bearish for Bitcoin

BTC Options Expiry Max Pain

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Updated 14 October 2026

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BTC Options Expiry Max Pain

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The bearish argument: Options expiry events create short-term price gravity toward the max pain level.

How attention has changed

0% of Bitcoin coverage

Rolling 3-day share · as of 14 Oct 2026

15 Sep — 14 Oct 2026 · 30 days shown. From 0% on 15 Sep to 0% on 14 Oct; low 0% on 15 Sep, high 0% on 15 Sep.

This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.

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Rolling 3-day share of Bitcoin coverage · 30 days

As of 14 October 2026

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Record dates: 15 May–27 Aug 2026

Recent coverage

No articles in the current coverage window (7–13 Oct 2026). Earlier coverage remains available below.

Earlier coverage

  • TechBullion · Published 26 Aug 2026

    Crypto Market News: $81K Rejected and LINK and AVAX Bleed While Pepeto Quietly Wins

    In coverage record: 27 Aug 2026

    “$6.44 billion in options expire Friday with max pain at $68,000. Rallies built on leverage unwinds carry their own expiry dates, and the positions that survive are the ones taken before exchange pricing begins.”

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  • Crypto News · Published 21 May 2026

    Bitcoin options hit $31.3B on Deribit ahead of May 29

    In coverage record: 22 May 2026

    “With max pain sitting roughly $2,000 below Bitcoin’s current price near $77,000, a gravitational pull toward $75,000 remains a real risk heading into the May 29 settlement.”

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  • Crypto News · Published 15 May 2026

    Options expiry of $2.6B hits crypto May 15

    In coverage record: 15 May 2026

    “As crypto.news noted, expiry events of this size typically create short-term price gravity toward the max pain level as market makers manage hedges into the close.”

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