Call options outperform high-leverage BTC perp strategy in sharp rally

Call options delivered stronger returns than a high-leverage Bitcoin perpetual futures strategy during Bitcoin’s roughly 25% surge over the past week, according to Crypto Briefing. The outlet said Bitcoin jumped from about $62,000 to nearly $80,000 on Aug. 25, adding the move amounted to a stress test for virtually every trading product in the crypto ecosystem. In a simulated comparison between call options and a high-leverage strategy, buying call options generated a 582% return, while the same premium-based high-leverage strategy produced a 450% return, Crypto Briefing said. The 132 percentage point gap was significant and suggested a structural shift in how traders respond to sharp price swings, according to the outlet.