Perpetuals' $4.5B UpsideOnly Surge and Bitdeer’s $155M Mining Hub Shift Crypto Derivatives Demand
Perpetuals.com logged $4.5 billion in two‑week trading volume on its risk‑free UpsideOnly platform and sealed a tokenized commodity exchange pact with Datavault AI, while Bitdeer Technologies broke ground on a $155 million, 101 MW natural‑gas‑powered mining and AI data centre in Alberta. The twin moves highlight a rapid pivot of capital from traditional equity futures toward crypto‑linked futures, options and tokenized commodity contracts.
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On September 22, 2025 the OCC adjusted Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) options, creating the CEPU1 contract. Each CEPU1 contract now delivers 100 CEPU American Depositary Shares plus a cash component of $88.28, derived from $0.882807 per ADS. The cash portion settles through...
BTCC Exchange Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures Trading and Introduces Widespread Fee Reductions Below Market Rates
BTCC, the longest‑running crypto exchange, announced zero‑fee trading for more than 30 TradFi futures pairs and a permanent taker‑fee cut of up to 25% on its standard futures contracts. The changes take effect June 1 for TradFi instruments and June 3 for...
AVGO Call Spread Bust, Puts Must Be Rolled
$AVGO "Trade Idea 2: Buy the June 5 Expiry 490/497.50 Call Spread ($3.55) and sell the June 5 Expiry 435 Put for 5 cents." a bust, will need to roll puts down and out
Skyriss Unveils 2026 Guide to Choosing Regulated Forex and CFD Brokers
Skyriss has launched a 2026 educational checklist that walks traders through the key questions for selecting a regulated forex or CFD broker. The guide stresses regulatory transparency, platform access, cost structures and risk controls, aiming to raise standards in a...
Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders
Kraken announced plans to launch the first CFTC‑regulated perpetual futures contracts for U.S. traders, routing the product through Bitnomial after a $550 million acquisition. Perpetual contracts, which generated more than $60 trillion in annual volume in 2025, will be offered alongside Kraken’s...
Dispersion & Correlation Are Screaming Overbought. Downside Hedging Is Cheap.
The CBOE Dispersion Index (DSPX) has surged to levels last seen during the Covid crash, while the Correlation Index (COR1M) has slipped to near‑record lows. This rare divergence reflects extreme positioning in AI‑related equities, creating a pronounced risk of a...
💡Trade Idea for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The author recommends re‑entering a familiar stock with a cash‑secured put as part of the Wheel options strategy. After a recent rally, the stock pulled back, yet it stays above its long‑term moving averages and retains bullish momentum. The put...
Rising Negative Exposure Signals Upcoming Put Debit Spread Opportunity
Negative exposure continues to increase above and below spot on $SPY. An opportunity for Put Debit Spreads might be setting up soon. We are getting that chop off $755 right now.
U.S. Equity Futures Slip as AI‑Driven Tech Rally Faces Rotation Risks
U.S. equity futures retreated Tuesday, with S&P 500 futures down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures slipping after a record‑setting AI rally. Traders cite potential rotation and geopolitical uncertainty as the main headwinds, tightening volatility for options and other derivatives.
WTPI: Capping Upside For A Little Premium At A High Cost
WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (WTPI) employs a cash‑secured put strategy on the S&P 500, charging a 0.44% expense ratio while advertising a 30‑day SEC yield of about 3.26%. The approach mirrors a covered‑call overlay, capping upside potential and offering only...
Bloomberg Launches Options IOI Tool for Equity Derivatives Traders
Bloomberg unveiled Options IOI on June 1, a tool that uses natural‑language processing to turn broker chat messages into structured, machine‑readable pricing signals for equity derivatives traders. The platform consolidates fragmented indications of interest from Instant Bloomberg chats, allowing users to...
Scanner Reveals $3.3M Put Purchase Signaling Confidence
Playing around w/ templates and filterings in the new Hawk Options Scanner, allowing me to put in all my customized flow views to catch stuff that even I missed manual today, like this one Five Below $FIVE opening sale 150 January...
ES Calls Surge 406% as SpotGamma Identifies the 6830 Gamma Magnet Before the Move
On April 9, SpotGamma’s TRACE heatmap and HIRO indicator highlighted a developing negative‑gamma zone at the SPX 6830 level, signaling a potential bullish move in the S&P 500. Trader Doug Pless entered a 0‑DTE ES call at $8.10 after bullish options flow confirmed the...
🎯 Take Profit Alert: ONDS Cash Secured Put
The Options Oracle closed a June 26 $8.50 cash‑secured put on ONDS, having collected a $216 premium and now locking a $174 profit. The trade captured roughly 80.6% of the available premium while still 24 days remained until expiration. The author...
OpenSea Teases Hyperliquid-Powered Perpetuals Launch
OpenSea, the top NFT marketplace, announced it will launch perpetual futures using Hyperliquid’s builder‑code infrastructure. The plan was confirmed via a product marketing lead’s X post, which invited early‑access requests and affirmed the Hyperliquid partnership. Builder codes route orders to...
U.S. Equity Futures Hit Record Highs as Oil Rebounds and Nvidia Fuels AI Optimism
S&P 500 futures surged 0.3% to a new all‑time high of 7,620 while Nasdaq futures rose 0.2% after oil prices rebounded above $91 per barrel and Nvidia announced a new AI‑focused PC chip. The moves sparked fresh activity in options...
Bitcoin Starts Its First Gapless CME Week as the Market Searches for a New Signal
CME Group launched continuous 24/7 Bitcoin futures trading on May 29, eliminating the traditional weekend price‑gap. In the first 48 hours, more than 7,200 contracts—about $50 million in notional value—changed hands, confirming strong institutional appetite for weekend hedging. Meanwhile, equities hit record highs...
The Benefits of Multi-Manager Portfolios in CTA Investing
Abbey Capital leverages a $7.8 billion managed‑account platform to build multi‑manager CTA portfolios, emphasizing diversification beyond pure trend‑following. The firm argues that true risk reduction emerges after allocating to eight‑to‑ten independent managers, mixing short‑term, macro and value‑oriented strategies. Managed accounts provide...
Navigating The Market Gamma Dynamics Amid Record Call Buying And Elevated Risk Taking
Record call buying has driven unprecedented gamma exposure in the equity options market, prompting heightened risk‑taking among traders. The surge in call volume amplifies market makers' hedging obligations, inflating implied volatility and widening bid‑ask spreads. Elevated gamma levels increase the...
Investors Are Piling Into Bullish Options Bets — Another Sign that the St...
Investors are aggressively buying bullish call options, driving the Cboe equity put‑call ratio down to 0.452, its lowest level since March 2022. The five‑day average and the 21‑day average, now at 0.493, both signal unprecedented optimism, echoing readings that preceded the...
Large Positions Betting On Extreme Gold Price Spike This Year Are Opening On CME Gold Market
Large speculative positions have opened on the CME COMEX for December 2026 gold call options with strikes at $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000 per ounce. The open interest totals roughly 1.1 million ounces at $10k, 2.4 million ounces at $15k and 2.65 million ounces at...
Earned 190% on SPY Call Debit Spread
...and that's $760 on $SPY. Just closed my Call Debit Spread on $SPY for 190%. I entered this spread earlier after we saw several bounces off $755, along with increasing positive exposure at $760 and increasing bullish premium.
S&P 500 E-Mini Futures - Elliott Wave Analysis
The latest Elliott Wave count on S&P 500 E‑mini futures shows a five‑wave impulse developing from the spring 2025 low. Wave ① finished in late 2024, followed by a corrective A‑B‑C pattern (wave ②) that established the cycle bottom. Wave ③, the dominant leg,...
Russell Piles $5M Into IWM $300 Calls
Russell (IWM) early day buys in June 30th (Q) $300 calls 24,000X for $5M, cheap upside blowoff shots
A ‘Volatility Spasm’ Is Set to Provide the Toughest Test yet to the 9-Week-Old Stock-Market Rally
U.S. equities have surged to record highs, with the S&P 500 posting a 19% gain over a nine‑week rally—the strongest stretch since May 2020. Options‑market analytics firm SpotGamma warns that a cluster of mid‑June events could spark a “volatility spasm,” testing the...
Binance Launches Perpetual Futures for Pre-IPO Market Exposure, Starting with SpaceX
Binance announced the launch of pre‑IPO perpetual futures, starting with a contract tied to the anticipated valuation of SpaceX. The SPCXUSDT contract settles in USDT and lets traders speculate on a private company’s price before its public listing. Binance frames...
CME’s 24/7 Crypto Futures Bring Their Own Set of Challenges for Institutional Traders
CME Group is launching 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures, extending continuous market access from the spot crypto world to traditional exchange‑traded products. The shift eliminates the overnight windows that banks use for trade reconciliation, margin processing, and system maintenance,...
Crude Oil Futures Rise After Israel Orders Expansion of Military Operations in Lebanon
Crude oil futures surged on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a deeper incursion into Lebanon. Brent crude rose 2.18% to $93.11 per barrel, while U.S. WTI climbed 2.52% to $89.56. Indian‑rupee‑denominated contracts jumped about 2.9%, with June...
Bullish Sentiment Drives Soybean Oil Rally After Selloff
📈Through May 26, funds posted their largest weekly selloff in CBOT soybean oil in five months, yet positioning remains extremely bullish. Bean oil rallied 4.5% in the next three sessions, topping 78 c/lb for the first time since 2022. Most-active futures...
CFTC Clears First Regulated Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Kalshi Launches BTCPERP
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the green light to KalshiEX’s BTCPERP, the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract, as Bitcoin hovered near $73,200. The approval also came with new guidance for Coinbase Financial Markets, signaling a broader regulatory...
Delta Hedging Performance Under Different Volatility Measures
A recent study using OptionMetrics SPX data from 2019‑2024 compares five volatility inputs for delta‑hedging. The SVI‑calibrated implied volatility surface, despite fitting the smile, increases hedging error variance 9.4% over a flat ATM IV. Close‑to‑close realized volatility cuts the error...
Fidelity Expands Institutional Crypto Services, Setting Stage for Crypto Derivatives
Fidelity International has enlarged its digital‑asset platform, adding Bitcoin and Ethereum custody, trading and research for institutional clients and integrating crypto exposure into retirement plans. The move, driven by CEO Abigail Johnson, positions the firm to launch crypto‑linked futures and...
CFTC Moves to Void $5 Million Gemini Penalty as It Targets Google Insider Trading on Polymarket
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a petition to vacate the $5 million civil penalty imposed on Gemini Trust Co., while simultaneously bringing a CFTC enforcement action against Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo for alleged insider trading on the Polymarket prediction...
Options Skew Hits Multi‑Year Low as Protection Premiums Plummet in Low‑Volatility Market
Options skew slid to its lowest level since January 2025 and the cost of downside protection fell to multi‑year lows, reflecting a broader low‑volatility environment that has driven the S&P 500 to a nine‑week winning streak. Market participants are rebalancing hedges as...
YMAG Bundles YieldMax’s Magnificent Seven Strategy Into One Ticker, And the NAV Decay Compounds Across All Seven
YieldMax’s Magnificent Seven Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAG) combines seven single‑stock covered‑call sleeves—Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, NVIDIA and Tesla—into a single ticker that pays weekly distributions. The synthetic covered‑call structure creates NAV decay, and because the decay occurs...
JP Morgan Adds Futures ETF to Lineup
J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched the JPMorgan Managed Futures Plus ETF (JPFP) on Nasdaq, adding a systematic managed‑futures sleeve to a core U.S. equity exposure. The actively managed fund charges a 0.59% expense ratio, positioning it as a low‑cost portable‑alpha...
Gold Stays Above $4,500 as US‑Iran Ceasefire Hopes Boost Commodity Options
Gold held firm above $4,500 an ounce on Friday, buoyed by optimism over a 60‑day US‑Iran cease‑fire extension and weaker US GDP and inflation data. The price stability is prompting heightened activity in gold futures and options contracts as traders...
Equity Put/Call Ratio Hits 0.51, Lowest Since 2022
The 40 day MA of the Equity Put/Call ratio has dropped to 0.51, its lowest level since early 2022 when it was rising. The last time it was at 0.51 and declining like now was in 2020. It made an...
May 2026 Metals Options Report
Gold options volume held steady in May as prices lingered around $4,500 per ounce, while the 10‑year Treasury yield rose to 4.58%, dampening safe‑haven appeal. Copper options rebounded, with monthly ADV hitting 8,000 contracts, but traders watch a looming U.S....
MSFT's $450 Strike Faces Massive Gamma, $58M Calls
Positive gamma exposure at $450 on $MSFT is getting real heavy. Not to mention the $58M in short-dated single-leg Calls so far today.
Funds Execute Largest Corn Long Liquidation Since 2025
📉Funds aggressively offloaded CBOT corn in the week ended May 26, as futures fell on good U.S. weather and Chinese demand concerns. Net long = 211k f&o contracts. The week marked funds' largest round (by far) of long liquidation since the...
CFTC Confirms Categorization of Certain Crypto Asset Perpetuals as Foreign Futures
The CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued an interpretation and a no‑action letter for Coinbase Financial Markets, confirming that its planned crypto perpetual contracts on the Deribit FZE foreign board qualify as foreign futures under Regulation 30.1. The decision mirrors the May 29, 2026...
U.S. CFTC Opens Crypto 'Perp' Door with First Approvals at Kalshi, Coinbase
The CFTC approved the first regulated bitcoin perpetual futures contracts, allowing Kalshi to list the BTCPERP contract. At the same time, the agency issued a no‑action letter that lets Coinbase Financial Markets route U.S. customers to global options and perpetuals...
What American Crypto Asset Perpetuals Mean for the Future of Crypto
The CFTC announced that a registered exchange can list a true bitcoin perpetual contract, marking the first regulated crypto‑asset perpetual in the United States. Perpetuals, which have no expiration date, are a core risk‑management tool in global crypto markets but...
There's a Record Disconnect Unfolding in the Trading Pits Right Now
A widening gap has emerged between the calm S&P 500 index and volatile single‑stock trading, with the Cboe VIX at a 2024 low of 15.6 while the S&P 500 Constituent Volatility Index (VIXEQ) hovers near a one‑year high. The spread between VIXEQ...
Sell May‑29 960/1050 Strangle, Capture Credit, Await IV Decline
$COST "Trade Idea 4: Sell the May 29 Expiry 960/1050 Strangle for a $4.35 credit." looks ot expire, let IV fall then can buy to close or watch
Hyperliquid Emerges as Ethereum Rival, Controlling 70% of DeFi Perpetuals
Hyperliquid now controls more than 70% of open interest across decentralized perpetual futures, processing $180 billion in monthly volume and generating $961 million in fees in 2025. The protocol’s buy‑back model and a $3.3 million stake by Goldman Sachs signal growing institutional confidence,...
Invesco Expands Its Synthetic Range on the LSE: The MSCI North America Swap ETF Launches with a TER of 0.08%
Invesco has added a new synthetic UCITS ETF tracking the MSCI North America Index, covering US and Canadian large‑ and mid‑cap equities. The fund trades on the London Stock Exchange with a total expense ratio of 0.08%, positioning it among...
TWIFO 499: Equities and Nat Gas Soar While Crude Plummets
In this episode of This Week in Futures Options, hosts Mark Longo and guest Dan "the Man" Grams dissect a volatile week where natural gas surged 8.25% while crude oil plunged 7.7%, making the energy complex the biggest mover on...