[Ether Options Daily] Open Interest at $5.5155 billion; $2,550 Call Options Lead in Trading Volume

Ethereum options open interest rose 1.18% to $5.52 billion ($5,515.55 million) as of 9:50 a.m. on the 3rd, up from $5.45 billion the prior day, per CoinGlass data, while 24-hour options volume stood at roughly $1.59 billion. Call options dominate open interest at 61.07% versus 38.93% for puts, indicating medium-term positioning is skewed bullish. In 24-hour trading, however, the split was far tighter—calls at 51.52% versus puts at 48.48%—showing short-term demand for upside and downside protection nearly evenly matched. The $2,550 strike led call option trading volume, marking it as a key near-term level to watch.