Bullish for Bitcoin
JPMorgan Bitcoin ETF Options Shift
Quiet
Little coverage in Bitcoin in the 7 days to 21 October.
Judged on the 7-day share of Bitcoin coverage to 21 October
Updated 21 October 2026
The bullish argument: Institutional positioning data shows hedge funds have reduced their net bearish Bitcoin futures bets by a meaningful margin even as prices declined toward the eighty-thousand level, suggesting underlying institutional confidence in Bitcoin.
What changed?
0.7% → 0.3% of Bitcoin coverage · down from 28th to 60th-largest bullish argument (rolling 3-day share, 20 Oct → 21 Oct)
The idea itself is not new: its rolling 3-day share of coverage reached 0.7% on 14 August. Renewed coverage does not necessarily mean new evidence.
How attention has changed
0.3% of Bitcoin coverage
Rolling 3-day share · as of 21 Oct 2026
This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.
| Date | Share of coverage |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 0.5% |
| 2026-09-25 | 0.3% |
| 2026-09-26 | 0.3% |
| 2026-09-27 | 0% |
| 2026-09-28 | 0% |
| 2026-09-29 | 0% |
| 2026-09-30 | 0% |
| 2026-10-01 | 0.5% |
| 2026-10-02 | 0.3% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0.7% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0.4% |
| 2026-10-05 | 0.4% |
| 2026-10-06 | 0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 0% |
| 2026-10-09 | 0% |
| 2026-10-10 | 0% |
| 2026-10-11 | 0% |
| 2026-10-12 | 0% |
| 2026-10-13 | 0% |
| 2026-10-14 | 0% |
| 2026-10-15 | 0% |
| 2026-10-16 | 0% |
| 2026-10-17 | 0% |
| 2026-10-18 | 0% |
| 2026-10-19 | 0% |
| 2026-10-20 | 0.7% |
| 2026-10-21 | 0.3% |
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The argument and its evidence
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Recent coverage
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CryptoSlate · Published 19 Oct 2026
Wall Street's Bitcoin bears quietly retreated despite recent plunge toward $80,000
In coverage record: 20 Oct 2026
“Hedge funds cut their net bearish Bitcoin futures bets nearly 15% even as the cryptocurrency tumbled toward $80,000.”
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Earlier coverage
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CryptoSlate · Published 2 Oct 2026
Bitcoin traders load up on $100,000 calls as rally signal returns
In coverage record: 3 Oct 2026
“Deribit data show about $2.1 billion of Bitcoin call exposure at the $90,000 strike, $2.4 billion at $95,000 and $1.8 billion at $100,000”
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Financial Post · Published 30 Sep 2026
Bitcoin rides risk roller coaster as speculative bets slow
In coverage record: 1 Oct 2026
“The bitcoin options point to a bullish outlook in the short term while building more protections around US$70,000 toward the end of the year”
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Decrypt · Published 23 Sep 2026
$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday-Here's What It Means
In coverage record: 24 Sep 2026
“The put-to-call ratio here works out to 0.71—meaningfully more calls than puts, a bet that prices keep climbing, pretty much in tandem with the "greed" sentiment flooding the markets”
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TechBullion · Published 18 Sep 2026
Top 3 Cryptos to Buy Now: BTC and ETH Hold Gains While Pepeto Presale Brings 100x Tools Already Live
In coverage record: 19 Sep 2026
“BTC ETFs lost $746 million in two days after the hike, per Forbes, but the price held. That shows strong hands are not selling.”
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Bnn Bloomberg · Published 14 Sep 2026
Bitcoin’s late summer rally to face off against U.S. Fed, Congress
In coverage record: 15 Sep 2026
“the bitcoin options market has flipped bullish for the first time in 12 months, according to data from options platform Derive.xyz, with many traders betting bitcoin could hit $80,000 or higher by December. The 25-delta skew, which compares demand for bullish call options against protective put options, turned positive on August 20.”
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CryptoSlate · Published 8 Sep 2026
Bitcoin bulls are loading up on calls while spot traders keep selling
In coverage record: 9 Sep 2026
“The clearest change came in Bitcoin's options market, where 25-delta skew swung to -2.05% from +0.79%. Under Glassnode's methodology, the move means calls have become relatively more expensive than puts, signaling greater demand for upside exposure.”
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Decrypt · Published 27 Aug 2026
$6.4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Tomorrow-Here's What It Means
In coverage record: 28 Aug 2026
“This $6.4 billion batch covers 81,700 contracts—44,639 calls against 37,061 puts—for a put-to-call ratio of 0.83, a split that leans bullish.”
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CoinGape · Published 13 Aug 2026
BREAKING: JPMorgan Adds XRP Exposure, Expands BlackRock Bitcoin & ETH ETFs Holdings
In coverage record: 14 Aug 2026
“Wall Street giant even increased its call positions in IBIT to 3.94 million, up from 3.77 million. The firm also cut its put positions from 4.75 million shares to 3.49 million, indicating JPMorgan turned bullish on Bitcoin price.”
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