Option Focus | BitMine Immersion Technologies sees a $393K double-short put spread dominate, signaling range-bound bearishness despite a smaller $211K OTM call spread betting on upside

Option Witch
6 hours ago

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. closed at USD 24.91, up 0.36%.

The session’s largest options flow was a premium-collection double-short put spread worth USD 393.00 thousand, while a smaller USD 211.00 thousand out-of-the-money call spread provided a counterweight. The put structure sold the 25.0 and 22.0 puts for the 2026-09-04 expiration, reflecting a range-bound to mildly bearish stance, whereas the call spread bought the 26.0 and 27.5 calls to position for a strong rally. The balance of large trades leaned bearish, with downside premium collection outweighing the upside speculation.

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Options Indicators

BMNR’s implied volatility is 81.32%, while its IV percentile stands at 11.16%, which indicates that although the absolute IV level looks high, it is still sitting near the lower end of its own historical range. In other words, the stock’s option volatility is currently on the low side relative to where it has traded before, so options appear cheaply priced rather than expensive. The IV/HV ratio of 1.31 also suggests implied volatility is running modestly above historical realized volatility, meaning the market is still assigning some premium for forward uncertainty, but not at an unusually stretched level.

The Call/Put volume ratio is 1.46.

Large Trades

A premium-collection put spread with a net credit of USD 393.00 thousand was the largest highlighted trade, built by selling the 25.0 put and the 22.0 put in the 2026-09-04 expiration. With the stock reference at 24.91, the short 25.0 put was in the money while the short 22.0 put was out of the money, making this a same-direction double-short put spread structured to collect option premium and express a range-bound to mildly bearish view. The trader appears willing to take downside exposure above 22.0 while partially defining risk with the lower-strike short put, suggesting an income-oriented stance rather than an outright aggressive bullish bet.

A directional call spread with a net debit of USD 211.00 thousand was the second major trade, created by buying the 26.0 call and the 27.5 call for the 2026-09-04 expiration. Both calls were out of the money versus the 24.91 stock reference, so this same-direction double-long call spread represents a debit structure aimed at capturing a strong upside move while keeping premium outlay limited. Strategically, it reflects a directional volatility bet on a rally through higher strikes, but the defined-risk structure also shows the trader was seeking leveraged upside participation rather than open-ended call buying.

Overall, the large-trade flow leans bearish. Although there was a meaningful upside-oriented call spread purchased, the dominant trade was the larger premium-selling put structure, and the balance of block activity points to a market tone that is more cautious than optimistic. Taken together, the bulk orders suggest traders see BMNR as more likely to stay capped or soften rather than stage an immediate breakout, with downside-premium collection outweighing the upside speculation.

Strategy Reference

For a lower assignment probability on the put side, a seller could consider the 20.0 put in the same 2026-09-04 expiration, which sits further out of the money than the dominant 22.0 short put and would still collect premium while reducing near-the-money downside risk.

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