Options Traders Are Bearish on Bitcoin (BTC) and Etheruem (ETH), But Bullish on These Two Altcoins! Here's Why!

Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin is trading sideways, just above $110,000, but altcoins have moved ￰0￱ difference between Bitcoin and altcoins is also reflected in the options market, with options data pointing to a decline for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and an increase for XRP and Solana (SOL). According to CoinDesk, options data points to a bearish outlook for BTC and ETH, while offering a bullish outlook for XRP and ￰1￱ in XRP stems from rising expectations for spot XRP ETF approval in the US, which has led options traders to anticipate a rise in the XRP ￰2￱ to the data, Deribit XRP call options are trading at higher prices than put options on all expiration dates, with December call options showing the highest premium over put ￰3￱ for spot XRP ETF approval in the US are ￰4￱ SEC could approve multiple XRP ETFs simultaneously in late ￰5￱ increased optimism has also been reflected in the options market, with further price appreciation expected.

“If approved, an XRP ETF could generate over $5 billion in the first month and the XRP price could reach $50 by the end of the year,” said Pimpious, a prominent XRP ￰6￱ XRP, there's also a positive price outlook for Solana (SOL). SOL options have also trended upward, with December call options trading at a higher premium than put ￰7￱ was stated that Solana's optimism stemmed from the recently approved Alpenglow ￰8￱ chief analyst Ryan Lee described the Alpenglow update as a defining moment for the SOL network and stated that it will reflect positively on the ￰9￱ to Deribit data, put options are more prevalent in Bitcoin and ￰10￱ in BTC, put options are priced higher in March 2026 expiration trades.

Ethereum-linked options are also trending towards selling options until the December expiration date. *This is not investment ￰11￱ Reading: Options Traders Are Bearish on Bitcoin (BTC) and Etheruem (ETH), But Bullish on These Two Altcoins! Here's Why!