Crystalline Tension — Calls Dominate Puts as Bitcoin Derivatives Swell in Tight Trading Band
Bitcoin has been range-bound this weekend, hovering between $67,563 and $68,636 over the last day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, and derivatives traders have been anything but quiet. Futures and options data show billions i...
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