Bitcoin options traders are dropping their hedges going into the Fed meeting

The put/call ratio has fallen to about 0.52 from 0.76 in late June, and one-week downside protection has collapsed in price. The options market is positioned for a quiet week that contains an FOMC decision.

• Bitcoin options traders have sharply reduced downside hedges since late June, with the put/call open-interest ratio falling to about 0.52 from 0.76.
• Short-dated options show much lower demand for near-term protection than for three- to six-month tenors, signaling traders see this week as calmer even as they insure against turbulence later in the year.
• Implied volatility is subdued across the curve and slopes upward into the future, leaving markets with limited cushion if Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision or projections surprise investors.

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