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Bears aim to pin Bitcoin price below $46K leading into Friday’s $3B BTC options expiry By Cointelegraph

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Bears aim to pin Bitcoin price below $46K leading into Friday’s $3B BTC options expiry

This week’s combination of bearish factors was enough to bring ‘s (BTC) price down to its lowest levels in 46 days, and this nearly obliterated 86% of the $2 billion September call (buy) options that expire on Sept. 24.

The deadline for September 24th at 8:00 UTC is still a possibility of surprises. The incentive for bears is small considering that the Sept. 21 sub-$40,000 Test resulted in less than $250 Million in futures contract liquidations.

Coinbase Bitcoin Price in USD Source: TradingView
Bitcoin options aggregate open interest for Sept. 24. Source: Bybt.com

Bulls dominate BTC price but they are overconfident

Incentives are in place for bears to keep BTC below $46,000