Bitcoin isn’t ranging because of fear or bad news. It’s stuck by math.
BTC is pinned in a gamma trap between $85K–$95K. Options dealers, overloaded with exposure, are forced to sell every pump and buy every dip to stay neutral. That hedging loop kills volatility and locks price in a box. Not manipulation — mechanics.
Recent $1.6B ETF outflows weren’t bearish exits, just year-end rebalancing. Spot demand dipped, letting the gamma pin fully control price.
What breaks it? ~$500M of clean spot buying — or time.
Mid–late January, options roll off. Gamma decays. The pin breaks.
Bitcoin isn’t weak. It’s compressed by structure — and structure always snaps. 🚀
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$BTC Bitcoin Isn’t Weak — It’s Structurally Trapped ⛓️ (Break Incoming)
Bitcoin isn’t ranging because of fear or bad news. It’s stuck by math.
BTC is pinned in a gamma trap between $85K–$95K. Options dealers, overloaded with exposure, are forced to sell every pump and buy every dip to stay neutral. That hedging loop kills volatility and locks price in a box. Not manipulation — mechanics.
Recent $1.6B ETF outflows weren’t bearish exits, just year-end rebalancing. Spot demand dipped, letting the gamma pin fully control price.
What breaks it?
~$500M of clean spot buying — or time.
Mid–late January, options roll off. Gamma decays. The pin breaks.
Bitcoin isn’t weak.
It’s compressed by structure — and structure always snaps. 🚀