Based on market data as of January 7th, BTC's current price reached $91,927. The options market shows a strong positive Gamma state (with a scale of $470 million). What does this structure imply for price movement?



In a high positive Gamma environment, market makers' hedging trades produce significant volatility suppression effects. Their continuous high-throw and low-absorb operations effectively lock in price momentum, and it is expected that BTC will likely oscillate within a relatively narrow range of $90,000 to $93,000.

From a sentiment perspective, IV Skew is at an extremely low level (only 17.4% percentile), indicating that the market's demand for protection against sudden drops is not strong. This suggests that institutional investors' risk appetite remains positive. On the technical support side, the $90,000-$91,000 range is the main buy hedging zone for market makers, while the lower level at $85,000 forms a strong Put Wall support.

In such a market environment, institutions are deploying Iron Butterfly strategies, leveraging the precise pinning effect in the $90,000-$92,000 range to harvest time value (Theta). This may be the optimal strategic choice at this stage.
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MoonlightGamervip
· 01-07 16:52
It's the same old story of positive gamma. Basically, the big players are holding strong, and the market just oscillates to death.
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NeverVoteOnDAOvip
· 01-07 16:49
It's another positive Gamma lock-in, it seems this wave is just waiting to ride the volatility.
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BlockImpostervip
· 01-07 16:43
Bro, with this Gamma lock situation, retail investors shouldn't expect wild swings anymore. --- Institutions are playing Iron Butterfly here to harvest profits, and we're still debating whether to buy or not. --- It's the same old market maker trick, $90k to $93k is just a trap. --- The low IV Skew data is interesting, does it mean everyone’s not afraid of a drop? I find it hard to believe. --- Theta is harvesting time value; frankly, institutions are stacking money over time, and we’re using time to make money. --- Can that $85k Put Wall hold? Feels like it’s not that stable. --- Nowadays, analyzing options structures is more reliable than looking at candlestick charts. Never mind, I’ll just stick to HODL.
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NotAFinancialAdvicevip
· 01-07 16:41
Positive Gamma locks in momentum; simply put, institutions are playing the squeeze, and we're just waiting to be squeezed. Iron Butterfly sounds fancy, but in reality, it's just a time cost for harvesting retail investors. The 90k-93k range looks very safe, but who knows? Are institutions still this risk-tolerant? I feel like a reversal is just around the corner. The Put Wall at 85k is just a psychological bottom; it only gets interesting if it's truly broken.
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