ETH options OI falls to $5.79 billion as $2,500 put leads volume

The Ethereum options market contracted while still holding a bias toward upside positioning. Short-term trading also leaned slightly toward calls, though the most active contract by volume was a put. As of Oct. 13 at 11:21 UTC, Ethereum options open interest stood at $5.79 billion, down 2.11% from $5.92 billion a day earlier. Ethereum options volume totaled about $1.25 billion. Open interest was split between calls at 61.49% and puts at 38.51%. By 24-hour volume, calls accounted for 51.17% and puts for 48.83%. The open-interest mix shows medium-term positioning remained more heavily allocated to upside exposure.