Our weekly crypto derivatives analytics report delves into macro events; the current state of crypto and trading signals from spot trading volume; and futures, options and perpetual contracts.

At the start of the week, Bitcoin showed signs of decoupling from US equities. However, US president Trump's positive remarks about the US-China trade war (which had included a 145% tariff on Chinese goods) triggered a relief rally across markets. As a result, BTC has resumed moving up with US equities. 

This rally has led to a rise in short-tenor implied volatility and a recovery in BTC’s put-call skew, indicating that traders are seeking upside exposure.

Please check out the report’s highlights.

Perp open interest rises across the board

Perpetual open interest increased significantly this week across various tokens, especially ETH. Perpetual trading volumes also rose. Notably, Ap 7, 2025 recorded the highest trade volume of the month, following Trump's comment, "Forget markets for a second, we have all the advantages."

BTC option open interest shows a mixed picture; put-call skew in short tenor sends positive signals

President Trump’s recent willingness to negotiate a trade deal with China’s President Xi triggered a relief rally across asset classes, including crypto. Bitcoin had already risen 7% since Apr 21, 2025, prior to Trump's comments. Despite this rally, open interest in puts has outpaced calls, with options volume remaining relatively balanced. 

It's unclear if the demand for puts reflects a hedge against downside risks, or a bet against the upward movement. Meanwhile, perpetual funding rates are providing limited insight into sentiment. However, the recovery of the put-call skew at short tenors indicates that traders are seeking upside exposure to the rally — and are willing to pay for it.

ETH unexpectedly outperforms BTC in this relief rally

ETH's response to the recent crypto market recovery has diverged from previous trends: it outperformed BTC in spot prices, a rarity in past rallies, and open interest in calls exceeds that in puts — opposite to BTC's trend. In addition, ETH call open interest is nearly double that of puts, with calls dominating options volumes. This suggests traders anticipate ETH will reduce its significant underperformance against both BTC and other “ETH killers” like SUI and SOL. Additionally, the spot rally has led to another term structure inversion for ETH.

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Bybit X Block Scholes crypto derivatives analytics report (Apr 24, 2025): Put-call skew recovers at short tenors, showing reviving sentiment

Explore all the hottest Bybit events happening during the week of TOKEN2049 Dubai in this article.

It’s that time of year again — TOKEN2049 Dubai is back, and the city is buzzing with excitement. As one of the most anticipated events on the crypto calendar, it’s not just about the main conference; it’s about everything happening around it, too. From side events and workshops to exclusive mixers and demo days, Bybit is showing up in full force this year. Here's your inside look at what to expect during this action-packed week.

The heart of TOKEN2049 Week, TOKEN2049 Dubai promises two full days of future-facing discussions and innovation in the world of crypto. At the center of it all is Bybit’s immersive booth experience, built on the theme 

. It’s not just a theme — it’s a vibe. Picture claw machines, 

If you’re heading to TOKEN2049 Dubai, be sure to drop by the Bybit booth (located at P33) and chat with our extraordinary Bybit team! And don’t miss your chance to grab a gacha token by scanning our QR code with Bybit Pay. You could walk away with exclusive Bybit merch! 

DMCC x VARA: Crypto regulations and business growth

Policy meets progress at this exclusive evening event co-hosted by DMCC and VARA. This gathering brings together regulators and industry leaders for an open discussion on the future of digital asset compliance and business growth in the region.

You can expect sharp insights, candid perspectives and forward-thinking dialogue about what it really takes to scale a crypto business in a regulated environment. If you care about the future of web3 in the UAE, this is one event to mark on your calendar.

Bybit After Hours: Exclusive Insights & Networking 

 is a private cocktail evening for top-tier traders and long-time supporters of Bybit. This event is equal parts networking, knowledge sharing and celebration.

 to strategic conversations with the Bybit team, this night is tailored to those who trade big and think bigger. With an invite-only guest list, it’s set to be one of the most exclusive experiences of the week.

The Crypto Hub x Bybit Crypto Ark Demo Day

 is all about bringing hands-on energy to the web3 scene. Hosted at the Crypto Ark inside Bybit’s office, this event welcomes founders, devs and crypto creatives for a casual evening of product showcases, idea exchange and light networking.

While Bybit provides the space, the real spotlight is on the community — those shaping the next wave of innovation in web3.

 from across the CIS region are gathering for a deep dive into the tools, tips and strategies that drive growth at Bybit. This meetup goes beyond surface-level sharing — expect actionable workshops covering our Bybit Affiliate program and affiliate best practices.

It’s also a chance to hear directly from Bybit product leads and regional managers, share success stories and walk away with fresh ideas to maximize conversions. 

Wunderbit x Bybit: “Hey, Trading Bot, where is my profit?”

 are here to stay — and this event is going deep into what makes them tick. Co-hosted by Wunderbit and Bybit, the evening workshop blends honest stories from real traders with expert insights on how to avoid common automation pitfalls.

From bot setups that work to the ones that quietly drain your profits, this is your chance to ask the tough questions, hear unfiltered answers — and maybe rethink how you’re running your own bot strategy.

 (RWAs) are taking center stage at the RWA Gulf Summit, a high-powered event co-hosted by Qatar National Bank, Commercial Bank International and DMZ Finance. This summit brings together bank leaders, wealth funds, participants in DIFC, institutional investors and industry pioneers to explore the evolution of tokenized finance in the Middle East and beyond.

Bybit’s Head of Financial Products Jerry Li will take the stage to discuss how 

 (CEXs) can harness RWAs for enhanced yield and 

Dubai's Pinnacle Mixer: Mantle, Mirana, Bybit and Ethena

High above the city, this mixer brings together some of the biggest names in web3 — Mantle, Mirana, Bybit and Ethena. Expect an unforgettable evening of casual chats, cross-chain connections and cocktails with the minds behind some of today’s most innovative projects.

This private event is all about experiencing Bybit Pay in action. See interactive demos, grab a sneak peek at upcoming partnerships and network over bites and drinks. It’s a rare behind-the-scenes look at the way Bybit is shaping the future of crypto payments. 

Wrapping up the week is the Bybit Institutional Symposium — a full-day event dedicated to aligning strategies with institutional clients and forging new collaborations. From macro views to product deep-dives, this conference is built to spark big conversations among serious players.

The day concludes with a gala dinner, a fitting finale to a week in which ideas, connections and innovation have taken center stage.

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Balance (EPT) is revolutionizing web3 gaming with evolving AI companions, blending blockchain, strategy, and intelligent gameplay in one powerful platform.

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are a key growth area within the blockchain industry. Projects like Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET), 

 (AI16Z) and countless others have been essential components driving the overall crypto market. As of April 2025, the CoinGecko portal lists more than 500 cryptocurrencies within its category of AI Agents. These intelligent assistants are now helping individuals and businesses analyze markets, create textual and visual content, automate work processes and trade profitably.

There's a further area where AI agents on the blockchain are flourishing: the world of 

 gaming. In this sphere, bots and agents based on AI algorithms are helping users develop the best in-game strategies, succeed in the competitive world of play-to-earn (P2E) and overcome key challenges in complex gameplay.

Balance (EPT) is a blockchain gaming project that takes the use of 

 to a completely new level. The creation of the team at the world’s largest social gaming platform, E-Pal, Balance offers players AI agents that can aid them in the in-game environment and serve as their personal companions. Based on a multi-layer architecture, the platform offers some of the most cutting-edge use cases for gaming-oriented AI agents.

 (EPT) is a web3 gaming platform that allows players to easily create, own and use AI companions within the blockchain games it supports.

 Balance supports a variety of first-party (internally developed) and third-party web3 games. You can deploy your AI gaming companions and they’ll act as your assistants, friends or co-players within Balance games.

Using Balance.fun, the platform’s primary web interface, you can create your AI agents and specify various details, such as appearance, personality and functions.

Balance isn’t just another obscure crypto gaming platform. The origins of the project date back to 2020, when the E-Pal social gaming provider was launched by four young California-based technology entrepreneurs — Brian Xiong, Tung Pham, Yuzhe Norris Wang and Yuanzhe Li. E-Pal quickly became a leading force in the newly emerging social gaming field, helping players worldwide find gaming companions. By early 2024, E-Pal had become the world’s largest gaming companion platform, boasting 4.2 million users and 450,000 Epals (gaming companions).

In February 2024, the E-Pal team focused its efforts on 

 and AI technologies, starting the development work on the Balance gaming platform. In September of the same year, Balance went live.

Per the project’s documentation, the platform operates on its own chain, Balance Chain, with 

 (AA) technology used for cross-chain communication. The fungible and 

 (NFTs) held by user accounts are based on the 

A key part of the Balance ecosystem is Key Nodes — purchasable 

 that help with the processing, storage and distribution of data required in the resource-intensive environment of web3 gaming. Some applied instances are the management of real-time leaderboards and the automatic distribution of loot and in-game currency. These nodes can also support the computational requirements of training AI models. As a reward for their work in supporting the platform’s operations, Key Nodes receive a wide range of rewards and benefits, including distributions of EPT tokens, the platform’s native cryptocurrency.

As the ecosystem develops, Key Nodes are envisioned to be involved in governance, 

 launch in September 2024, Balance introduced its Points System, designed to reward early contributors to the platform. During the campaign run in September, users could earn points by completing various specified tasks in various activities, such as joining the project’s social media pages or commenting and reposting.

The 400 users with the best performance in the Points System earned a whitelist spot to receive Pioneer Badge NFTs — distinct tokens that provide owners with early access to games, future campaigns, airdrops and beta testing opportunities. Pioneer Badge NFT holders can also enjoy other benefits, such as premium NFTs and voting rights on the Balance platform.

Balance’s platform provides a set of tools to create and use intelligent companions for Balance-based games. You can design your AI companions by specifying their key traits and behaviors through custom prompts and strategies. The AI agents on Balance can assist you in battles, gaming contests, learning, routine task execution and interactive entertainment.

Balance’s platform is made up of five key layers, each one serving a specific purpose in supporting its user and developer communities. At the top of the architectural stack is the application layer, which acts as the main interface for users to interact with human and AI companions and the wider Balance community.

The application layer also contains the AI Battle Reporting System, which is designed to give users feedback and analysis tools on their performance in the platform’s gaming ecosystem. AI technology is leveraged here to provide personalized analytics and performance improvement recommendations.

A range of NFTs are also part of the layer. These include in-game asset NFTs, as well as 

 (SBTs) that serve as summaries of the holder’s achievements.

The platform layer hosts the various games within the Balance gaming universe. These include both internal games and third-party games that have partnered with Balance. The key concept uniting all of the games is the active integration of AI companions and AI players, making the platform a unique environment in which humans and AI agents play, interact and compete.

The platform layer also features an AI-driven NFT launchpad that offers a rich tool set for creating personalized NFTs for games and applications. These NFTs can be traded on Balance's NFT marketplace, which is also an integral part of the platform layer.

The protocol layer includes a trio of critical protocols — the Fans Protocol, Epal Fan Token (FT) Exchange Protocol and Asset Protocol. The Fans Protocol lets players launch and manage their Fan Tokens, creating opportunities for influencers and community builders to tokenize their efforts and launch high-potential crypto assets. Meanwhile, the Epal FT Exchange Protocol facilitates the management of (and trade in) Fan Tokens.

The third protocol, Asset, is used for the comprehensive management of a wide range of digital assets on Balance, providing easy-to-use tools for asset creation and trading.

The token layer is designed for core operations involving the platform’s native EPT token. This layer supports the use of EPT for in-game purchases, access to services and AI companions, Fan Token minting and trading, in addition to other functionalities.

This is the underlying infrastructural layer that powers the platform’s operational mechanism. It can be described as Balance's operating system, and is made up of several critical components: the node system, the Balance 

, the Balance Chain network and the platform's unique ID system.

The node system provides the computational and storage resources to power games and other functionality on Balance. In addition, the system acts as a key connecting medium between Balance Chain and the AA functionality that lets the platform enjoy cross-chain capabilities.

The Balance stablecoin, also part of the infra layer, is designed to reduce volatility and bring rate stability to the platform's gaming ecosystem. The Balance stablecoin system helps players engage in asset trading without the fear of wild market fluctuations, an important consideration in the 

Designed to support multiple chains, Balance Chain operates based on dynamic protocol adaptation, automatically selecting the optimal blockchain platform according to user preferences and needs. This dynamic adaptability is designed to reduce costs, improve operational speed and enhance overall security for users.

The final major component of the Balance infrastructure layer, the Balance ID system, is a unified and secure user authentication and identity management solution. To be introduced later in 2025, the ID system will let users access all services and games within the Balance ecosystem via a single set of cross-platform decentralized credentials. In addition to human players, also AI companions will have their unique IDs.

EPT is the native cryptocurrency of Balance. Although the platform has been operational since 2024, the EPT token was just launched on Apr 21, 2025, with a total and maximum supply of 10 billion. It was issued on two major blockchains — Ethereum and BNB Chain. EPT has a wide range of functional use cases on the platform, including the following:

The EPT token's supply allocation is per the chart below.

 as a swap pair with USDT, and through the exchange's 

 based on USDT. You can also take advantage of Bybit’s campaign dedicated to the token to grab a share of the 

Under the terms of the event, new users can earn EPT rewards by accumulating a deposit volume of at least 3,000 EPT, or by depositing at least 100 USDT and trading 100 USDT worth of EPT via their first spot trade with Bybit. Meanwhile, existing users can qualify for rewards by trading at least 500 USDT worth of EPT on Spot. The event is valid through May 5, 2025, 9AM UTC.

As of Apr 25, 2025, the EPT token has been on the market for only four days, and is trading at $0.0117, which is 26.4% lower than its ATH of $0.01708 on Apr 21, 2025, and 11.4% higher than its ATL of $0.01129 on Apr 22, 2025.

Long-term price forecasts for EPT are mostly bullish. DigitalCoinPrice 

 of $0.0412 in 2027 and $0.0615 in 2030, whilePricePrediction 

These and other emerging long-term forecasts for the token don't constitute investment advice. Given EPT's extremely short history on the market so far, 

 on the token's future prospects, carefully assess market fluctuations within the crypto gaming niche and consider all other relevant factors before investing in it or any other cryptocurrency.

Capturing emerging market trends and sensing the broader market conditions, the team at E-Pal recognized the tremendous potential of gaming companions back in 2020. Four years later, E-Pal realized that the new market dynamics in gaming called for something even more innovative — the use of AI companions, in addition to fellow humans. The resulting product, the Balance platform, is now racing to stake the claim to the best web3 gaming environment supported by AI agents.

The platform's unique features — cross-chain functionality supported by an AA mechanism, a dynamic exchange system that selects the best network for users' transactions and, most importantly, intelligent AI companions — can certainly help establish Balance as a leader in this niche of web3 gaming.

AI agents are taking the gaming industry by storm, with blockchain technology acting as a powerful enabler of these intelligent friends of ours. The Balance gaming universe — supported by the proven track record of E-Pal — has a great chance of becoming the go-to environment in which to befriend your next artificial gaming partner.

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Balance (EPT): Revolutionizing web3 gaming with evolving AI companions

Mantle has launched the Mantle Index Four (MI4), an institutional-grade fund providing diversified exposure to yield-bearing digital assets. 

The S&P 500 rose 2.03% on strong Alphabet earnings and optimism over a possible Fed rate cut. Gold jumped 1.5% to $3,338 as trade tensions rose and a weaker dollar, along with falling yields, boosted demand. Fed rate cut signals also supported the rally. The Coindesk Indices, which tracks the broader crypto market, rose 0.74%, with Bitcoin up 0.06% and Ether down 1.89%, in the past 24 hours. Trade these markets and more with up to 500x leverage on Bybit MT5 using this 

Today's top performer is INIT, up 15.4%, following the launch of Initia, which aims to revive the appchain concept with an interconnected network and an INIT token airdrop.

Initia (INIT), founded in 2022, is a modular blockchain platform that combines a Layer 1 network with customizable Layer 2 rollups, enabling scalable decentralized app development. It offers flexibility in virtual machines, gas tokens, and transaction systems, while ensuring interoperability and addressing issues like liquidity fragmentation and network congestion. Initia has 

 to revive the appchain concept by offering a network that integrates appchains in a cohesive, interconnected way. The platform emphasizes full-stack control for apps, avoiding fragmentation. Initia is also launching an airdrop with claims available until May 24, 2025. The native token, INIT, has a fixed supply of 1 billion, distributed across eight categories.

Check out the latest prices, charts, and data of 

, an institutional-grade fund providing diversified exposure to yield-bearing digital assets. In partnership with Securitize, which has tokenized over $3B in assets, the fund aims to fill a market gap by offering native yield generation in a traditional fund format. Mantle Treasury has committed up to $400M as the anchor investment. The fund will rebalance quarterly and incorporate DeFi-native staking strategies, such as mETH and bbSOL, while ensuring investor protections. MI4 targets both crypto-native and traditional investors, with Phase 1 rollout scheduled for Q2 2025.

Yesterday, BTC spot ETFs saw a total inflow of $114.7 million, all from non-GBTC funds, while GBTC recorded no flow.

Dolomite, the 10th largest DeFi lending app, is launching a 200M token 

 (20% of total supply) during its TGE on April 24, rewarding users based on platform usage. The DOLO token powers a three-token system alongside oDOLO and veDOLO, enabling incentives, governance, and potential revenue sharing. With over $800M in TVL, Dolomite expands to Berachain, integrating with its Proof of Liquidity system to offer advanced lending features and asset utility.

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Options

Strangle options are an investment strategy consisting of two separate option contracts with different strike prices, but the same expiration date.

Unsure about being bullish or bearish with your latest crypto 

 trade? Fortunately, being a crypto options trader grants you the choice of earning profits without being forced to take a side. One example of such an options strategy that takes advantage of volatility is the strangle. By taking positions on both 

, crypto options traders can benefit from any large movements in the underlying asset. 

Keen to learn how to personally plan and execute such trades? From long strangle options strategies that allow you to benefit from movements on both ends of the market to short strangle options strategies that make use of upcoming volatility, here's all you need to know about trading and setting up strangles in the crypto options market.

Strangle options are an investment strategy consisting of two separate options contracts with different strike prices but the same expiration date. This strategy allows traders to benefit from moderately volatile markets by simultaneously trading call and put options at different strike prices.

While this type of investment approach can yield substantial profits, it also carries higher risks than many other trading strategies, due to the need for accurate market timing and understanding the current sentiment.

 (IV) is a key factor to consider when executing a strangle options strategy, as it demonstrates the amount of uncertainty or risk in the market. Implied volatility measures the expected market price movements in an options contract, and is derived from option prices themselves. It shows how much traders think an asset will move over the life of the option, which helps them to decide whether buying or selling options contracts is the right move for them when executing a strangle options strategy. In short, traders expecting more price movement in the near term should execute a long strangle strategy while traders expecting less volatility in price should write a short strangle strategy.

Whether you’re buying calls and puts in anticipation of significant volatility or taking advantage of the implied volatility present by writing calls and puts, the following are the differences between long and short strangle options strategies.

A long strangle options strategy involves simultaneously buying call and put options with different strike prices. This strategy is predicated on the assumption that the underlying security will move significantly in either direction, resulting in a profit from one of the two positions. 

Overall, this type of investment approach carries higher risk than other strategies, since it requires precise timing to properly execute, and the belief that the high IV of the options contracts will result in a large price movement for the underlying crypto asset.

Short strangles are essentially the inverse of long strangles: crypto options traders write, or sell, call and put contracts at different strike prices. This creates a situation where you’ll receive options premiums credited to your account, based on the strike prices at which you’re writing the options contracts. In order to profit from the short strangle crypto options strategy, the options premiums you’re receiving need to be greater than the overall movement of the underlying crypto asset. In other words, by applying this strategy, you’re expecting volatility to fizzle out and the price of the underlying crypto asset to be flat over time.

Strangle options involve trading put and call options contracts at the same time. The idea for long strangles is to profit from the volatility of the underlying crypto asset by playing both sides of the market. In the case of the short strangle, traders seek to earn options premiums by writing contracts, and to profit due to a lack of price volatility.

To do this, strangle options traders need to identify two different strike prices: one higher than the current market price and one lower than the current market price. This range will then determine the strike prices at which traders will execute the strategy.

Once these strike prices have been identified, you can then buy or write both call and put options at these respective strike prices. This essentially gives you a range within which you expect the underlying asset's price to stay. If the price hovers within that range, short strangle strategy executors will rejoice — as they've managed to rake in a profit. Conversely, long strangle strategy traders will hope for the price to exceed this predetermined range in order to turn a profit.

Benefits of Using Strangle Options Strategies

Because long strangle traders are buying both call and put contracts, they’ll make money as long as the price of the underlying asset moves considerably in either direction. This reduces the 

 that the trade will go wrong, since traders will still be able to make a profit if there’s sufficiently large movement, which reduces risk exposure in comparison to separately and exclusively buying only call or put contracts.

Affordable for Traders With Limited Access to Capital

Long strangle options are significantly more affordable than other options strategies, and are designed for options traders with limited access to capital. This is due to the strangle strategy's preference for out-of-the-money options, 

 at-the-money options that possess higher intrinsic value.

Increased Liquidity From Credited Option Premiums

If you're an active crypto trader, you'll definitely appreciate the added liquidity that comes from writing crypto options contracts. By writing call and put contracts, you'll now have access to these funds, which can then be used to generate additional yield. Whether you're utilizing them to trade on additional leverage, or putting them to work by generating passive yield in a staking pool, traders writing short strangle options can definitely get more bang for their buck thanks to this strategy.

Risks of Using Strangle Options Strategies

Since you’re writing call and put crypto options contracts when executing a short strangle, theoretically your potential losses could be considered unlimited, especially on the written call option side of things. If the price exceeds the strike price of the written call, a trader will be forced to buy the underlying asset. They must then sell it at the strike price to the trader who had bought that written call. 

For example, let's say you were to write a short strangle for BTC, with the written call having a strike price of $33,000. If the price of BTC blows past $33,000 and soars to $40,000 at the time of expiry, then traders who wrote this call option will have to fork out an additional $7,000. This is because not owning the underlying BTC would force you to purchase said BTC at $40,000 and sell it to the BTC call buyer at $33,000.

As for the risks concerning the written put, crypto options traders must simply have enough to purchase the underlying crypto at the indicated strike price. This is because if the price falls below the strike price of the written put, you would own the underlying asset at the strike price at which the put was sold. 

Referring back to our aforementioned BTC short strange example, let's go with BTC falling to $25,000 at the time of expiry and you writing a put contract with a strike price of $30,000. This would force you to purchase 1 BTC at $30,000. In this sense, your losses can be considered unlimited as your cost price is now $30,000, regardless of what happens to the price of Bitcoin thereafter the option expires.

By these definitions and examples listed above, losses can be considered limitless as BTC can soar above or plunge below the strike prices of the contracts you've written. This risk of unlimited losses is often why crypto options traders tend to further 

 by purchasing out-of-the-money call and put options, transforming the strategy into an 

Contrary to popular belief, more than half of out-of-the-money options 

. This makes it all the more difficult for inexperienced long strangle options traders to profit, given how such options are the basis for the strategy. 

While the odds for success do increase, the more familiar the options trader is with timing the strategy and gauging existing implied volatility, it's certainly still a risk, considering the complexity of the strategy and how beginners may get left behind.

Strangle Options Strategy vs. Straddle Options Strategy

If you’re new to crypto options trading, you might confuse the strangle strategy with the straddle strategy. These two options strategies are similar in that each one involves writing two contracts, one at a put strike price and one at a call strike price. 

However, the key difference between the two is that with the strangle strategy, you’ll choose two prices that are at a range and further apart than what you would choose for a straddle strategy, which involves trading calls and puts at the same strike price. This means that while the strangle strategy gives you more potential reward, due to the larger distance between the contracts, it also has a greater risk because of the greater exposure to higher volatility in either direction. 

Ultimately, when deciding which approach is best for your own trading objectives, consider how much risk you're willing to take on, and how much reward you expect in exchange for that risk.

How to Set Up the Strangle Options Strategy

Thanks to volatility, the strangle options strategy is one of the most popular methods for traders looking to make a profit with options. 

 contracts and run a long strangle strategy, because we're expecting there to be a greater upcoming price movement than what's accounted for with the current implied volatility stated in the calls and puts contracts. 

With BTC prices at $30,000, we can run a long strangle by purchasing both a call contract and a put contract that are expiring in a month. Specifically, we can consider the 33000C and 27000p contracts expiring on Aug 25, 2023, with strike prices that are out-of-the-money by about 10% from the reference price of BTC. By executing this long strategy, you’ll be paying a total of 0.0194BTC, which is the equivalent of $582 worth of premiums.

Is the Strangle Options Strategy Worth Trying?

The strangle options strategy is a useful tool for both beginning and experienced traders. For beginners, the strangle options strategy helps reduce directional risk, since traders will have exposure to both sides, regardless of whether the price of the underlying asset goes up or down. Novice traders can also make excessive profits if the underlying asset moves far enough in either direction. 

Experienced traders, on the other hand, can use this strategy to capitalize on larger price movements in order to gain bigger profits because of the baked-in implied volatility. However, it’s important to remember that taking on higher levels of risk means greater potential losses as well as rewards, so traders must carefully consider their risk appetite before deciding which options strategies are suitable for them.

In order for crypto options traders to successfully profit from strangle options, it's essential to understand the basics of implied volatility and how that acts like a coiled spring, possibly causing a large movement in prices. From using long strangles to play the ramp-up in volatility, to writing short strangles to profit off expected price movements, we hope our guide has been helpful for you in understanding the basics of trading strangle options strategies.

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