According to @GreeksLive, the FOMC minutes at 19:00 UTC will offer detailed insight into members’ views on growth, inflation, and rate projections, serving as a key input for markets to gauge policy direction (source: @GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, after last Friday’s annual options settlement, block trades still represent a significant share due to reduced retail activity during the holiday period and the need to reestablish positions post-settlement (source: @GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, put blocks have stayed elevated following weak fourth-quarter performance, while implied volatility has not yet rebounded and may recover next week as participants return (source: @GreeksLive). According to @GreeksLive, overall liquidity remains subdued and sentiment is pessimistic this week, with limited opportunity, making options selling to capture theta the preferred strategy (source: @GreeksLive).

According to @GreeksLive, intraday chop produced multiple roughly 3 percent swings without clear direction, leaving many active traders near break-even despite heavy activity (source: @GreeksLive on X, Oct 1, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, short call positions that were down about 80 percent in the morning later reversed against sellers, highlighting a volatility whipsaw that punished option sellers (source: @GreeksLive on X, Oct 1, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, ETH implied volatility collapsed sharply as market participants rotated away from Ethereum, reducing premiums for long vol strategies (source: @GreeksLive on X, Oct 1, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, multiple traders sold ETH puts and BTC 120k calls expiring Oct 10, positioning for continued sideways action to harvest theta decay (source: @GreeksLive on X, Oct 1, 2025).