[Bitcoin options watch] Open interest at $11.18 billion as calls lead 24-hour trading

Bitcoin options expiring October 30 showed call-heavy open interest, with a put/call ratio of 0.56. Calls also led trading across expiries over the past 24 hours. The positioning showed a preference for calls in outstanding contracts and recent trading, although put volume narrowly exceeded call volume for the October 30 expiry. As of October 23 at 11:42 UTC, Bitcoin options expiring October 30 had total open interest of 136,398 contracts, with a notional value of approximately $11.18 billion. Call open interest stood at 87,375 contracts, compared with 49,022 puts, producing a put/call ratio of 0.56.