Whale bets $353 million on BTC bullish: 2026 options layout reveals market expectations

SerumDegen · 2026-01-16T02:22:13+00:00

A major investor has recently been actively positioning in the BTC options market, purchasing 1,300 contracts expiring in 2026 with a strike price of $100,000 and 2,400 contracts with a strike price of $98,000. The total premium paid exceeds $10.22 million, with a notional value of $353 million, indicating a strong bullish confidence.

SerumDegen

2026-01-16 02:22:13

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【Bi推】A major whale has been very active recently. According to on-chain data, a leading whale address recently made a large-scale BTC bullish options position—buying 1,300 contracts expiring on February 27, 2026, with a strike price of $100,000 at once, while also sniping 2,400 contracts expiring on January 30, 2026, with a strike price of $98,000. This guy is extremely confident about the market outlook.

Calculating the costs, the premium paid amounts to $10.22 million, and the notional value behind these contracts actually reaches $353 million. Even more impressive, this whale used 35x leverage. Such high leverage operations not only reflect a firm bullish outlook on BTC’s upward movement but also suggest that the market is experiencing a clear shift in sentiment—institution-level big players are already betting real money on Bitcoin’s trajectory in 2026.

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SeeYouInFourYears

· 01-18 09:58

This whale really dares to play, using 35x leverage to push directly to 2026. Either get rich or get liquidated.

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FantasyGuardian

· 01-16 20:35

35x leverage? This guy really dares to play, jumping straight into the doubling bet in 2026... But how much damage does a nominal value of $353 million have to take to break even?

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GasFeeWhisperer

· 01-16 02:51

This whale's move is really bold—using 35x leverage to play 2026 options... You must be very optimistic to do this, or maybe just have so much idle money that there's nowhere else to spend it?

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LightningPacketLoss

· 01-16 02:48

Whoa, 35x leverage? This guy really isn't afraid of death. Going all-in with $353 million—either making a killing or losing everything. No middle ground.

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4am_degen

· 01-16 02:44

35x leverage? This guy really dares to play, throwing down $10.22 million, betting that BTC will turn the world upside down by 2026.

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ArbitrageBot

· 01-16 02:36

35x leverage? This guy really dares to play. Just threw in $353 million like that. Whether he can turn things around by 2026 all depends on BTC's mood.

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DegenDreamer

· 01-16 02:31

Damn, this whale is really ruthless. Using 35x leverage to play like this—either faith or madness.

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