According to PANews on May 9, data from CoinDesk shows that institutional investor confidence is strengthening in the Bitcoin options market on Deribit exchange. Over the past week, institutions have increased bullish bets through Bitcoin options, mainly focusing on call options expiring in June/July with a strike price of 110 thousand USD, as well as calendar spread combinations expiring in September at 140 thousand USD and December at 170 thousand USD, indicating market expectations for Bitcoin prices to further climb to 140 thousand USD. On May 9, Bitcoin price surpassed 104 thousand USD, rebounding nearly 40% from the early April low, driven primarily by positive UK-US trade agreements and continuous inflows into spot ETFs.
At the same time, Ethereum showed strong performance, rising 30% within two days to 2,411 USD. Deribit observed a surge in demand for the 2,400 USD call options expiring in June, as well as long-term bullish spread contracts betting on the 2,600-2,800 USD range. Deribit pointed out that institutional position adjustments indicate an enhanced bullish sentiment toward mainstream crypto assets in the market.