According to @GreeksLive, the Aug 22, 2025 Community Daily Digest reports mixed market sentiment with traders split on overall direction, highlighting uncertainty in near-term positioning, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 22, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, the key focus is whether the latest price action reflects new short positions entering or the liquidation of existing longs, a distinction central to current trade setup evaluation, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 22, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, 34,000 BTC options expired on August 22 with a Put-Call Ratio of 1.3, a max pain level at 118,000, and a notional value of 3.82 billion dollars (@GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, 220,000 ETH options also expired with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.82, a max pain level at 4,250, and a notional value reported as 950... (@GreeksLive).

According to @GreeksLive, fund managers running multiple SMAs face inconsistent execution prices and timing across client portfolios, and its Aggregated RFQ is designed to solve this by letting accounts execute together as one order, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 22, 2025. In an example shared, seven accounts traded a combined 480 BTC via the Aggregated RFQ workflow, illustrating that portfolios can be executed together to maintain consistent prices and timing across SMAs, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 22, 2025. Trading takeaway: this enables block-sized BTC execution across segregated accounts with synchronized timing and pricing to reduce dispersion between client outcomes, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 22, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, with the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole meeting approaching, positioning in the options market is divided, source: @GreeksLive. Block bullish trades totaled US$1.61 billion while block bearish trades totaled US$1.14 billion, and together they accounted for roughly two-thirds of the day’s total turnover, source: @GreeksLive. Trading was mainly driven by large block orders, given their share of daily activity, source: @GreeksLive.

According to @GreeksLive, the Community Daily Digest published on Aug 20, 2025 reported a deeply divided market with extreme bearish sentiment in early trading and significant losses on positions, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 20, 2025. Key traders are watching critical levels around 113k for near-term direction, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 20, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, its Community Daily Digest published on 2025-08-19 reports a bullish stance, with traders actively selling puts and looking for continued upside momentum. Source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 20, 2025, https://twitter.com/GreeksLive/status/1957985444886638637 The digest highlights key support at 113–114, with traders positioning around that zone. Source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 20, 2025, https://twitter.com/GreeksLive/status/1957985444886638637

According to @GreeksLive, multiple macroeconomic events are on the calendar this week (Aug 18–24), but none are expected to directly impact the crypto market (source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 18, 2025). The primary trading catalyst is Deribit’s launch of USDC options on Tuesday, flagged as the most notable development for crypto derivatives traders this week (source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 18, 2025).

According to @GreeksLive, for August 11–17, 2025, notional block trade volume totaled $763,438,652 ($763.4 million), source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 18, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, Deribit handled $542.4 million and OKX $221.0 million in block trades over the period, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 18, 2025. Based on the reported figures, Deribit accounted for approximately 71.1% and OKX 28.9% of the week's total, with an average daily block volume of about $109.1 million and Deribit volume at roughly 2.45 times OKX, source: calculation from @GreeksLive data on X, Aug 18, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, on August 15, 39,000 BTC options expired with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.95, a max pain point at $118,000, and $4.6 billion in notional, while 280,000 ETH options expired with a Put-Call Ratio of 1.04, a max pain point at $4,000, and $1.3 billion in notional, source: @GreeksLive. By the Cboe Options Institute definition, a Put-Call Ratio below 1 indicates more calls than puts and above 1 indicates more puts than calls, framing BTC as slightly call-leaning and ETH as slightly put-leaning for this expiry, sources: Cboe Options Institute and @GreeksLive. Key strike references flagged for monitoring are $118,000 for BTC and $4,000 for ETH as the stated max pain levels, source: @GreeksLive.

According to @GreeksLive, BTC set a new all-time high and ETH approached its all-time high before the market saw an unexpected correction primarily triggered by a stronger-than-expected PPI reading (source: @GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, there were no major changes in the options market during the selloff, with main-term implied volatility largely unchanged (source: @GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, the key takeaway for traders is the PPI-led pullback occurring without a corresponding spike in main-tenor IV (source: @GreeksLive).

According to @GreeksLive, the Community Daily Digest published on 2025-08-14 reports a split in trader sentiment, with some participants acknowledging an infinite bid and ongoing upside momentum despite personal reluctance, which is the trading context cited in the update; source: @GreeksLive, Aug 14, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, other traders in the same digest are calling for a local top around the 122 level, identifying a price area being watched for near-term topping risk; source: @GreeksLive, Aug 14, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, this divergence outlines two immediate-term scenarios under discussion—continued upside momentum versus a local topping setup—providing a trading-relevant snapshot of positioning and risk focus; source: @GreeksLive, Aug 14, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, ETH is hitting historic highs while implied volatility is rising across all terms, with short-term at-the-money IV above 70%, source: @GreeksLive. Block trades and overall flow are leaning toward call options, skew is intensifying, and FOMO sentiment is high, source: @GreeksLive.

According to @GreeksLive, the Community Daily Digest dated Aug 13, 2025 reports predominantly bullish sentiment with strong momentum in BTC and ETH, as traders actively sell puts and hold deeply profitable long positions, source: @GreeksLive, Aug 13, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, the active put selling highlights risk-on positioning in the crypto options market and aligns with a buy-the-dip bias in BTC and ETH, source: @GreeksLive, Aug 13, 2025. According to @GreeksLive, this positioning suggests continued preference for premium-collection strategies over downside hedging in the near term, source: @GreeksLive, Aug 13, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, the community is predominantly bearish ahead of the CPI release. Source: @GreeksLive, Community Daily Digest, Aug 12, 2025. Traders expect further downside toward the 118 and 115 key levels. Source: @GreeksLive, Community Daily Digest, Aug 12, 2025. Multiple traders are already positioned short into the event. Source: @GreeksLive, Community Daily Digest, Aug 12, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, Ethereum (ETH) broke above $4,400 while both implied volatility and options skew rose markedly versus last week, indicating the market is pricing greater upside risk (source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 12, 2025). @GreeksLive also reported $330 million in block call options traded with the share stated at 24%, underscoring concentrated bullish positioning in large-sized trades (source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 12, 2025). Given the elevated IV reported by @GreeksLive, option premiums are richer than last week, so spread-based bullish structures can reduce vega and premium outlay compared with outright calls under these conditions (source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 12, 2025).

According to @GreeksLive, community traders show mixed sentiment, with some calling "top is in" while simultaneously positioning for upside via options spreads, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 11, 2025. Key trading levels under watch include the 120-170 range, source: @GreeksLive on X, Aug 11, 2025.

According to @GreeksLive, for August 4–10, 2025, Greeks.Live executed $385,798,958 ($385.8 million) in notional block-trade volume in crypto options (source: @GreeksLive). The breakdown was $269.1 million on Deribit and $116.7 million on OKX, and a recap of the top five block trades for the week was shared for market context (source: @GreeksLive).

According to @GreeksLive, options traders maintain a cautiously optimistic stance while actively managing positions following recent volatility spikes; source: @GreeksLive Community Daily Digest published 2025-08-08. According to @GreeksLive, market attention is centered on the 15-20 strike range for current options activity, guiding near-term focus for risk controls; source: @GreeksLive Community Daily Digest published 2025-08-08. According to @GreeksLive, disciplined position adjustments around these strikes are being used to navigate the elevated volatility backdrop; source: @GreeksLive Community Daily Digest published 2025-08-08.

According to @GreeksLive, an upcoming stream scheduled for August 5th will feature Constance Waing discussing her experience, the role of perpetuals products in the crypto market, innovations at Pacifica.fi, and the evolution of the crypto market. These topics are especially relevant for traders seeking insights on perpetuals trading strategies and understanding how market maturity is impacting volatility and liquidity. The session aims to deliver actionable information for optimizing crypto trading approaches, with a focus on the latest developments in derivative products and platform advancements (source: @GreeksLive).

According to Greeks.live, the crypto trading community currently exhibits a cautiously optimistic sentiment as of August 4, 2025. Traders expect a market bounce rather than a push to new highs, with positioning split between calls and shorts. This mixed sentiment suggests that while immediate bullish momentum is limited, many are preparing for potential short-term upward moves, which could influence BTC and ETH volatility and trading volumes. Source: Greeks.live