According to BlockBeats, on October 18, Greeks.live researcher Adam shared insights on social media regarding the upcoming expiry of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options.

A total of 11,000 BTC options are set to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.78 and a maximum pain point of $64,000. The nominal value of these options is $1.26 billion. Meanwhile, 138,000 ETH options are also due to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.61 and a maximum pain point of $2,500. The nominal value of these ETH options stands at $360 million.

Bitcoin has shown a significant rebound this week, whereas Ethereum's recovery has been relatively weaker. The open interest for Ethereum options expiring this week is less than 30% of that for Bitcoin. In terms of implied volatility, at-the-money ETH options expiring in about a month have an implied volatility only 4% higher than BTC options, and this figure continues to decline.