BYBIT BITCOIN OPEN INTEREST
How Much Money Is Riding on Open Bets on Bybit?
The value of futures positions still open on Bybit at the end of each day, and what backs them.
Open interest on Bybit
Open interest: the total value of futures positions still open at the end of each day. It grows when new bets are opened and falls when they are closed.
RIGHT NOW
Traders on Bybit have $2.82 billion riding on bets that are still open. As of Oct 20, 2026.
That reading is up 12.2% over the past 30 days.
Open interest on Bybit, today
Money riding on open bets
up 12.2% over the past 30 days, as of Oct 20, 2026
in cash-settled contracts
up 11.1% over the past 30 days, as of Oct 20, 2026
in coin-settled contracts
up 23.0% over the past 30 days, as of Oct 20, 2026
Understanding
Bybit Bitcoin Open Interest
Where it stands today
Traders on Bybit have $2.82 billion riding on bets that are still open as of .
$2.53 billion of the open bets on Bybit are settled in cash as of .
$292.0 million of the open bets on Bybit are settled in Bitcoin as of .
What is open interest?
Open interest is the total value of futures positions that are still open. It grows when new bets are opened and falls when they are closed or forced shut. It is not trading volume: volume counts what changed hands during the day, while open interest counts what is still standing at the end of it. A day of heavy trading that closes as many bets as it opens moves volume a long way and open interest hardly at all.
Why more than one line?
The figure splits by what the contract settles in. Cash-settled contracts pay out in dollars, so a trader can take a position on the price without ever holding Bitcoin. Coin-settled contracts pay out in Bitcoin, which means the collateral behind them moves with the price as well, and a falling price shrinks the backing and the position together. The split is worth watching because the two behave differently in a sharp move.
What does it tell you?
Read this against the same reading on other venues rather than on its own. Exchanges do not move together: money can pile into bets on one while it drains from another, and a market-wide total hides that completely. Each reading here is measured on Bybit and rolled into one figure per finished day.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Open interest: the latest reading is $2.82 billion, on . The highest reading since is $2.87 billion on ; the lowest is $1.95 billion on .
Open interest on Bybit, one reading a day, newest first.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open interest | $2.82 billion | $2.87 billion | $1.95 billion |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Open interest |
|---|---|
| 1 month ago | $2.52 billion |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Open interest |
|---|---|
| $2.52 billion | |
| $2.32 billion | |
| $2.06 billion |
Source: Measured by Maketo at Bybit, one reading a day. Reading for .