This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaos
A trader has executed a $28 million 'long straddle' options bet on ether, betting on significant price volatility regardless of direction. This complex strategy highlights how institutional participants are increasingly treating market turbulence as a tradable asset class.
The trade, a monstrous 15,000-contract "long straddle," involved the simultaneous purchase of 7,500 calls and 7,500 puts at the $1,875 strike price level, expiring on July 24, according to data source Laevitas . It’s like buying two lottery tickets at once: One that pays out if prices explode higher, and another that pays if they collapse. So any massive move, either way, can make money.
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