Key Points
- $11.7 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire on May 30 at 08:00 (UTC) on Deribit.
- BTC is trading above $108,000, and ETH trades above $2,700.
On May 29, Deribit announced the Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry data – $11.7 billion in crypto options will expire on May 30 at 08:00 (UTC).
Here is the detailed information on the crypto options expiry.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry Data
Tomorrow morning, $10.03 billion in Bitcoin options will expire with a Put/Call Ratio of 0.87 and a Max Pain Point of $100,000, lower than today’s Bitcoin price.
Also, $1.67 billion in Ethereum options will expire with a Put/Call Ratio of 0.83 and a Max Pain Point of $2,300, also lower compared to the ETH price today.
As Deribit also noted, the calls dominate OI at higher prices, mirroring lingering upside interest, while volatilty seems to be cooling down.
We’ll have to see how the crypto market reacts on May 30 following the BTC and ETH options expiry.
🚨 Options Expiry Alert 🚨
At 08:00 UTC tomorrow, over $11.7B in crypto options are set to expire on Deribit.$BTC: $10.03B notional | Put/Call: 0.87 | Max Pain: $100K$ETH: $1.67B notional | Put/Call: 0.83 | Max Pain: $2,300
Calls dominate OI at higher strikes, reflecting… pic.twitter.com/VlISVbmL8t
— Deribit (@DeribitOfficial) May 29, 2025
Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Trajectories on May 29
Here are the price actions for BTC and ETH today:
BTC Price Action
At the moment of writing this article, BTC is trading above $108,700.
After dropping to $107,300 levels earlier today, BTC price rebounded to current levels above $108,000. Following yesterday’s announcement that GameStop bought 4,710 BTC, mirroring retail interest in the digital asset, institutional interest in BTC also continues.
On May 28, the US-based BTC ETFs recorded over $432 million in inflows, marking the 10th consecutive inflow day in the crypto products. As of May 28, the total net assets in BTC ETFs were over $130,29 billion, and the cumulative net inflow in the crypto products was over $45.3 billion, according to data from SoSoValue.
ETH Price Action
Today, May 29, ETH was a better performer compared to BTC, and the digital asset is up by over 2% in the past 24 hours. At the moment of writing this article, ETH is trading above $2,714, surging from $2,600 levels reached on May 28.
Earlier, ETH topped $2,772 before cooling down to current price levels.
Regarding the US ETH ETFs, on May 28, the crypto products also recorded inflows of almost $84,9 million, marking the 8th consecutive day of inflows.
The biggest inflow day for ETH ETFs since May 16 was on May 22, when the crypto products reached flows above $110 million.
Despite the global tensions and geopolitical insecurities, the crypto market maintains optimism amidst increased worldwide adoption.
