BTC options: front-end volatility eases while the long end holds steady
Front-end ATM IV fell 1.44 volatility points on average, led by a 2.11-point decline at 1W, while long-dated ATM IV was broadly unchanged and RR25 moved modestly toward calls.
RR25 moved towards calls, averaging +0.27 volatility points to -3.62 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 -0.05 volatility points to 1.99 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.
1.6d
ATM IV change
9AUG26, -5.06 vol pts0.6d
ATM IV change
8AUG26, -3.64 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
8AUG26Expiry effect
0.6 days
64,673.43
-20.72 USD
24.28%
-3.64 vol pts
+0.01 vol pts
-0.69 vol pts
9AUG26Expiry effect
1.6 days
64,685.3
-16.41 USD
19.41%
-5.06 vol pts
-0.22 vol pts
-0.54 vol pts
10AUG26
2.6 days
64,692.67
-16.47 USD
20.06%
-4.60 vol pts
-0.01 vol pts
-0.39 vol pts
14AUG26
6.6 days
64,722.45
-16.82 USD
25.86%
-2.60 vol pts
-0.06 vol pts
-0.16 vol pts
21AUG26
13.6 days
64,773.75
-12.44 USD
27.70%
-1.98 vol pts
+0.58 vol pts
+0.06 vol pts
28AUG26
20.6 days
64,812.41
-17.37 USD
30.02%
-1.27 vol pts
+0.51 vol pts
-0.19 vol pts
25SEP26
48.6 days
65,033.91
-20.19 USD
33.79%
-0.12 vol pts
+0.50 vol pts
-0.08 vol pts
30OCT26
83.6 days
65,318.61
-12.19 USD
36.67%
+0.06 vol pts
+0.48 vol pts
-0.08 vol pts
25DEC26
139.6 days
65,774.12
-7.68 USD
39.15%
+0.11 vol pts
+0.41 vol pts
-0.09 vol pts
26MAR27
230.6 days
66,455.18
-7.34 USD
40.55%
+0.13 vol pts
+0.32 vol pts
-0.12 vol pts
25JUN27
321.6 days
67,132.04
-11.20 USD
41.53%
0.00 vol pts
+0.09 vol pts
+0.03 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.
8AUG26rotation towards puts · wing steepening9AUG26rotation towards puts · wing steepening10AUG26rotation towards puts · wing steepening14AUG26rotation towards puts · wing steepening21AUG26rotation towards calls · wing steepening28AUG26rotation towards calls25SEP26rotation towards calls30OCT26rotation towards calls25DEC26limited movement26MAR27limited movement25JUN27limited movement
Surface movement heatmap
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
8AUG26
9AUG26
10AUG26
14AUG26
21AUG26
28AUG26
25SEP26
30OCT26
25DEC26
26MAR27
25JUN27
-0.30kATM+0.30k
Evidence, source data and methodology
Report comparison baseline → current snapshot
2026-08-06 17:21:00 UTC → 2026-08-07 17:21:00 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
Front-end ATM IV fell 1.44 volatility points on average, led by a 2.11-point decline at 1W, while long-dated ATM IV was broadly unchanged and RR25 moved modestly toward calls.
At report cutoff · Levels and stored endpoint changes
What matters now
Vol: BTC 1W ATM IV 26.07% · Δ -2.11 vol pts
Skew: BTC 1W RR25 -2.63 vol pts · Δ -0.22 vol pts
Wings: BTC 1W BF25 1.33 vol pts · Δ -0.12 vol pts
Vol
BTC 1W ATM IV 26.07% · Δ -2.11 vol ptspercentile rank 80.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=30)
Skew
BTC 1W RR25 -2.63 vol pts · Δ -0.22 vol ptspercentile rank 12.4% by absolute move · full history (n=105)
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 30OCT26; the largest sigma change occurred at 26MAR27.
Expiry
Δ a
Δ b
Δ rho
Δ m
Δ sigma
Smile classification
8AUG26
-0.00110
-0.02650
-0.06610
-0.06270
+0.23620
rotation towards puts, wing steepening
9AUG26
-0.00620
-0.01020
-0.06190
-0.04450
+0.13470
rotation towards puts, wing steepening
10AUG26
-0.00100
-0.00860
-0.04500
-0.03100
+0.05840
rotation towards puts, wing steepening
14AUG26
+0.00250
-0.00500
-0.04360
-0.02320
-0.00230
rotation towards puts, wing steepening
21AUG26
+0.00460
+0.00270
+0.02490
-0.00530
-0.05490
rotation towards calls, wing steepening
28AUG26
-0.00700
+0.00300
+0.02400
+0.01120
+0.04050
rotation towards calls
25SEP26
-0.01950
+0.01380
-0.02450
-0.03520
+0.06440
rotation towards calls
30OCT26
+0.00680
-0.01250
+0.05000
+0.03750
-0.00010
rotation towards calls
25DEC26
-0.01120
+0.00290
+0.00460
-0.02280
+0.03460
limited movement
26MAR27
-0.04740
+0.03340
-0.02790
-0.09980
+0.08750
limited movement
25JUN27
-0.03020
+0.02940
-0.01460
-0.05490
+0.02680
limited movement
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 07 Aug 2026, 17:21:00 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
Catalyst policy
Only sufficiently relevant, reliably sourced events are shown; otherwise no catalyst is assigned.
