Bitcoin trader claims $250K became $3.4M during market drop

A Bitcoin options trader known as Crash has claimed to have turned $250,000 into roughly $3.4 million this week, sharing an account screenshot alongside a separate claim of a 150x return on a BTC put. Summary Crash described the $250,000-to-$3.4 million result as a weekly gain across his trading. A separate options trade allegedly turned $130 into $25,000 within six hours. The attached screenshot displayed total account assets of $3,387,187.14. His post emphasized closing positions after favorable moves, particularly when trading less liquid contracts. Crash’s post described several trading results during the market decline, including the weekly account growth, a six-hour options trade, and a Bitcoin put that he said delivered a 150x return. “Turning $250,000 into $3.4M this week on the market drop,” he wrote, before describing the smaller trade as his personal record for a percentage return on a single contract within one day. The account image accompanying the post showed assets denominated in US dollars, with most of the displayed balance available and a smaller amount marked as in use. It presented an account balance rather than a transaction-by-transaction breakdown of the pos...