BTC daily surface: 2W ATM IV falls 1.67 volatility points
Across the six available headline tenors, ATM IV averaged -0.66 volatility points, RR25 -0.08 volatility points and BF25 -0.08 volatility points between the stored endpoints.
BTCSpot-index 24h Unavailable1W ATM IV 32.05%1W RR25 -2.52 vol pts1W BF25 +1.52 vol pts1W IV − 7D RV Unavailable
Market context · daily observation window
Market context
Combined market read unavailable: the native comparison endpoints are incomplete or misaligned.
Previous report, watch levels and methodology
One-week surface context; the published headline retains its original evidence basis. Cutoffs 1 May, 00:01 UTC to 1 May, 23:59 UTC.
Measured change since prior report
Prior comparison unavailable: matching asset, cadence and adjacent observation endpoints were not verified.
A structured watchlist was not recorded or could not be verified in the prior edition; prior-watch outcomes remain unavailable.
Next daily cutoff: measurable checks
These checks are reconstructed from this edition’s stored endpoints; they were not recorded in the original report.
Measurable watch unavailable: no valid nonzero surface move has comparable endpoints.
Measurement basis and receipt
These are observed-level conditions for the next aligned cutoff, with no forecast or trade action. Spot uses exact index endpoints where available; ATM IV is quoted in percent and its change, RR25 and BF25 in volatility points. Derived from verified legacy artifact endpoints.
RR25 was broadly unchanged, averaging -0.08 volatility points to -4.22 volatility points across the six available headline tenors. Negative RR25 denotes a richer 25-delta put wing under the call-minus-put convention.
BF25 was broadly unchanged, averaging -0.08 volatility points to 1.93 volatility points across the six available headline tenors. BF25 measures the average 25-delta wing premium over ATM IV.
Contracts with fewer than 2 full days to expiry remain in the tables but are excluded from headline rankings. Settlement proximity, time decay, changing liquidity and fewer quotes can exaggerate their changes.
0.3d
ATM IV change
2MAY26, -10.75 vol pts1.3d
ATM IV change
3MAY26, -9.65 vol pts
10 · Volatility term structure
Today against the previous 24-hour snapshot.
Only fixed tenors bracketed by listed expiries at both snapshots are charted. The listed-expiry table preserves the observable exchange maturities underneath those interpolated points.
CurrentComparison snapshot
Expiry
Time left
Forward now (USD)
Forward change (USD)
ATM IV now
ATM IV change
RR25 change
BF25 change
2MAY26Expiry effect
0.3 days
78,187.39
+1864.30 USD
20.34%
-10.75 vol pts
+0.34 vol pts
-1.10 vol pts
3MAY26Expiry effect
1.3 days
78,169.43
+1855.85 USD
17.72%
-9.65 vol pts
+0.12 vol pts
-0.44 vol pts
4MAY26
2.3 days
78,165.35
+1821.85 USD
22.79%
-5.72 vol pts
+0.35 vol pts
-0.25 vol pts
8MAY26
6.3 days
78,153.22
+1825.18 USD
31.34%
-2.54 vol pts
-0.44 vol pts
-0.22 vol pts
15MAY26
13.3 days
78,180.89
+1838.04 USD
35.07%
-1.87 vol pts
+0.35 vol pts
-0.35 vol pts
22MAY26
20.3 days
78,194.7
+1832.58 USD
35.97%
-1.36 vol pts
+0.19 vol pts
-0.33 vol pts
29MAY26
27.3 days
78,227.6
+1846.22 USD
36.60%
-0.29 vol pts
+0.29 vol pts
-0.15 vol pts
26JUN26
55.3 days
78,335.33
+1837.66 USD
38.15%
-0.16 vol pts
+0.15 vol pts
+0.03 vol pts
31JUL26
90.3 days
78,519.41
+1850.81 USD
39.19%
-0.28 vol pts
-0.08 vol pts
+0.08 vol pts
25SEP26
146.3 days
78,822.32
+1880.23 USD
40.76%
-0.27 vol pts
+0.20 vol pts
0.00 vol pts
25DEC26
237.3 days
79,476.02
+1900.19 USD
43.04%
-0.08 vol pts
+0.08 vol pts
+0.06 vol pts
26MAR27
328.3 days
80,143.23
+1908.24 USD
44.10%
-0.09 vol pts
-0.20 vol pts
+0.02 vol pts
11 · Smile movement
Reconstructed SVI smiles for every common expiry.
Each overlay uses the stored five-parameter SVI fit and the snapshot-specific time to expiry. Ultra-short expiries are displayed but do not determine the headline ranking.
Each cell is the fitted IV change in volatility points. Rows are listed expiries; columns run from the put wing through ATM to the call wing.
IV lowerIV higher
2MAY26
3MAY26
4MAY26
8MAY26
15MAY26
22MAY26
29MAY26
26JUN26
31JUL26
25SEP26
25DEC26
26MAR27
-0.30kATM+0.30k
Evidence, source data and methodology
Report comparison baseline → current snapshot
2026-05-01 00:01:00 UTC → 2026-05-01 23:59:00 UTC
Changes use these stored market-snapshot baselines. The comparison baseline may differ from the snapshot used in the previous published edition.
Original report summary
Across the six available headline tenors, ATM IV averaged -0.66 volatility points, RR25 -0.08 volatility points and BF25 -0.08 volatility points between the stored endpoints.
At report cutoff · Levels and stored endpoint changes
What matters now
Vol: BTC 1W ATM IV 32.05% · Δ -1.63 vol pts
Skew: BTC 1W RR25 -2.52 vol pts · Δ -0.74 vol pts
Wings: BTC 1W BF25 1.52 vol pts · Δ -0.20 vol pts
Vol
BTC 1W ATM IV 32.05% · Δ -1.63 vol pts
Skew
BTC 1W RR25 -2.52 vol pts · Δ -0.74 vol pts
Wings
BTC 1W BF25 1.52 vol pts · Δ -0.20 vol pts
IV versus RV
BTC Unavailable
Unavailable readings: BTC IV versus RV. See the report’s data availability notes.
Δ compares the report’s stored surface endpoints. IV versus RV is a level comparison, not a daily change.
12 · Technical appendix
Model parameters and normalized Greeks.
These diagnostics preserve the fitted-surface audit trail without competing with the main market story.
Show SVI parameter changes and normalized Greeks
SVI diagnostics
Daily movement in a, b, rho, m and sigma.
Among ranking-eligible expiries, the largest absolute rho change occurred at 25DEC26; the largest sigma change occurred at 4MAY26.
Expiry
Δ a
Δ b
Δ rho
Δ m
Δ sigma
Smile classification
2MAY26
+0.00590
-0.04630
+0.03480
+0.01860
+0.38430
rotation towards calls, wing steepening
3MAY26
-0.00640
+0.00400
+0.03200
+0.01250
+0.03700
wing steepening
4MAY26
+0.02610
-0.02110
+0.01710
+0.01450
-0.11850
rotation towards calls, wing steepening
8MAY26
+0.02880
-0.02580
-0.03500
-0.02000
-0.07180
rotation towards puts, wing steepening
15MAY26
+0.00700
-0.01660
-0.00150
+0.00070
+0.03180
parallel shift lower
22MAY26
+0.00760
-0.01720
-0.00100
+0.00710
+0.03370
parallel shift lower
29MAY26
+0.01830
-0.01940
-0.02280
-0.02110
-0.02230
parallel shift lower
26JUN26
-0.00350
+0.00210
-0.02610
-0.02640
+0.00720
parallel shift lower
31JUL26
+0.00590
-0.00050
-0.04300
-0.04540
-0.02900
parallel shift lower
25SEP26
-0.00300
+0.00330
-0.03870
-0.05680
+0.00290
parallel shift lower
25DEC26
-0.00880
+0.01330
-0.05780
-0.08880
-0.00450
parallel shift lower
26MAR27
-0.01200
+0.01090
-0.05080
-0.07000
+0.00680
parallel shift lower
Current surface characteristics
Where normalized model Greek intensity is highest.
These are comparable Black-forward Greeks for a one-BTC ATM-forward call at each listed expiry—not portfolio exposure, open interest or a prediction of dealer positioning.
Thresholds are asset-specific policies recorded in this edition. Each window is assessed independently; returns spanning gaps are excluded. Partial estimates may miss volatility during gaps.
RV coverage and methodology
BTC · Unavailable · Surface cutoff 01 May 2026, 23:59:00 UTC · 7D coverage not recorded / not recorded required · largest 7D gap not recorded / not recorded maximum · maximum gap not recorded. RV suppressed — valid 7D coverage was not recorded. Full 7D coverage policy was not recorded.
Derivasys proprietary historical SVI surface database
Comparison window
Nearest successful surface snapshots approximately 24 hours apart
RR convention
25-delta call IV minus 25-delta put IV
BF convention
Average 25-delta wing IV minus ATM forward IV
Fixed tenors
Fixed-tenor measures are interpolated independently at 1W, 2W, 1M, 3M, 6M, 9M and 1Y; headline rankings prioritise 1W, 2W, 1M, 3M, 6M and 1Y.
Smile reconstruction
Listed-expiry smiles are reconstructed from stored SVI total-variance parameters on a fixed log-moneyness grid.
Ultra-short expiries
Expiries with fewer than 2 full days remaining stay in detailed tables but are excluded from headline rankings. Settlement proximity, time decay, changing liquidity and fewer quotes can exaggerate their changes.
Greek normalization
Black forward Greeks for a normalized one-BTC ATM-forward call, zero rate, fitted SVI IV
