Institutional Bitcoin Demand Grows After the FED: Significant Increase in Targets by the End of March! - Coin Bulletin

Bitcoin (BTC) investors revised their price expectations upward following the US Central Bank (Fed) meeting, in light of Jerome Powell's comments on temporary inflation.

Following the recent Fed meeting, significant bullish expectations emerged in the Bitcoin (BTC) options market. While the Fed maintained its forecast of two interest rate cuts this year, Powell described the effects of Trump's tariffs on inflation as temporary. This statement led investors to increase their call option positions in anticipation that BTC will appreciate in value.

According to Amberdata data, the short and long-term risk reversals of BTC reflect rising expectations, indicating an increase in demand for call options. This situation shows a reversal of the bearish expectations that prevailed during the week before the Fed meeting. In particular, near-term call options and calendar call options taken for the end of March are noteworthy.

(# Cautious Expectations of Ethereum

Unlike Bitcoin, no optimistic turnaround has been observed in the Ether )ETH### options market. Risk reversals for Ether indicate high demand for put (put) positions in options expiring until May. This situation signals that despite the upcoming Pectra upgrade for Ethereum, investors continue to maintain a cautious stance.

This upgrade of Ethereum will include smart accounts, blob scaling, and validator user experience improvements. These developments are seen by many experts as a revolutionary change in the industry, especially with Ethereum developers launching the new testnet Hoodi, which will go live on March 26. However, it can also be said that the cautious stance in Ethereum options is aimed at protecting against potential risks in other altcoins.