Key Takeaways Binance is carrying $11.11B in bitcoin futures as total open interest swells to a hefty $52.64B. Deribit calls now make up 61.39% of options OI, a bullish tilt traders haven’t shown in 12 months. Deribit’s Sept. 25 max pain sits near $72K, leaving bitcoin at $77,769 comfortably above that level. Bitcoin derivatives traders have apparently decided that after spending months worrying about the floor, it is finally acceptable to look at the ceiling. Bitcoin traded around $78,278 at 10 a.m. EDT on Sept. 14, while derivatives data showed 676,820 BTC worth of futures open interest, valued at $52.64 …


