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The strategy aims to build upside exposure in March and April while minimizing upfront cost. <\/h2>\n

Updated Mar 5, 2026, 6:42 a.m. <\/span>Published Mar 5, 2026, 6:12 a.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Quant-driven trading firm TDX Strategies is pitching clients a bullish bitcoin trade with an interesting financing twist that helps offset the cost of the bet while reshaping the position\u2019s risk profile.<\/p>\n

The Hong Kong\u2013based firm suggested a \u201cbullish risk reversal\u201d strategy on Wednesday, which involves selling a put option (insurance against a downtrend) and using the premium earned to buy bullish call options \u2013 essentially funding bullish bets with income from put writing.<\/p>\n

This way, the trader effectively pays little or nothing upfront while remaining exposed to a bitcoin rally.<\/p>\n

It reflects a broader shift toward more sophisticated, options\u2011driven positioning, as traders look to stretch their capital further and fine\u2011tune their risk instead of just piling into spot or straightforward bullish leveraged bets.<\/p>\n

A call option is a contract that lets the buyer bet the price of an asset will rise above a specific level, called the strike price, by a certain date. If the price climbs above that strike, the buyer can profit; if it doesn\u2019t, they usually just lose the small fee they paid for the option. It’s analogous to buying a lottery ticket.<\/p>\n

A put option does the opposite. It lets the buyer set up protection against a potential drop in the asset below a specific strike price by a certain date. If it does, the put buyer stands to gain; if it doesn’t, the entity stands to lose the initial premium paid. It’s akin to buying insurance.<\/p>\n

TDX\u2019s suggested play combines the two in such a way that the trader becomes the seller of out\u2011of\u2011the\u2011money (OTM) puts (insurance) and collects the premium on one leg, then redeploys it to buy an OTM call on the other leg.<\/p>\n

The result is a low\u2011cost bullish structure compared with simply buying a call outright. An out\u2011of\u2011the\u2011money (OTM) call is an option whose strike price is above the current market price of Bitcoin, while an OTM put is one whose strike price is below the current market price.<\/p>\n

“The anticipated confirmation of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader introduces an added element of risk of immediate retaliatory escalation, however, we view any headline-driven market jitters as a tactical entry point,” TDX said in a market note.<\/p>\n

“We are looking to capitalize on temporary weakness to build upside exposure in\u00a0March and April [expiry], favoring bullish risk reversals (funding OTM calls by selling OTM puts),” TDX added.<\/p>\n

The strategy is not without risk. By selling out\u2011of\u2011the\u2011money puts, the trader is obligated to buy Bitcoin at the strike price if the market crashes below that level, which means he ends up acquiring the asset at a price higher than its prevailing market value.<\/p>\n

At the same time, while the calls offer upside participation, their high strike prices mean they may expire worthless if the rally falls short of expectations. In effect, the trader trades a lower upfront cost for a more asymmetric payoff: limited upside above the call strike and meaningful downside exposure below the put strike.<\/p>\n

The position, therefore, requires close monitoring and may not be suitable for new investors or those with limited capital and a weak grasp of options dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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