2026-01-14 20:21:03

Watch IBIT's put call open interest—it keeps climbing as investors pile into protective puts. But here's the thing: when too many people lean the same way on hedges, that's when you get the squeeze. This is just how markets breathe. The side everyone's betting against tends to be the one that moves.

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ProxyCollector

· 23h ago

Too many people hedging in the same direction, isn't this a contrarian indicator... Let's wait and see who gets caught in the middle.

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MrDecoder

· 23h ago

Starting to accumulate protective puts again. Should I reverse and buy the dip this time?

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WinterWarmthCat

· 23h ago

Looking at IBIT's put open interest, it is indeed soaring, but the problem is... when too many people copy the same move at the same time, they are more likely to be hit hard in return. This is the market's breathing rhythm, where the consensus of everyone being bearish often becomes the point of takeoff.

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FloorPriceNightmare

· 23h ago

Too many people shorting at the same time is actually the most dangerous signal. Are we about to be reverse-rolled again this time?

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FloorSweeper

· 23h ago

lol everyone's so busy buying puts they forgot the real move happens when the crowd gets too comfortable. classic paper hands behavior—they'll panic sell right before the reversal. already seeing the capitulation signals, just waiting for the squeeze to separate the smart money from the broke. this is textbook market psychology at work.

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mev_me_maybe

· 23h ago

Watching put OI rise, I know this trick... When there are many people, it's easy to be squeezed from the opposite side. Be careful this time.

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StablecoinGuardian

· 23h ago

Watching the put-call spread start to spike, this wave of hedge accumulation is really a bit excessive... A contrarian move, the collective obsession with shorting often signals a buying opportunity.

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