Daily BTC options market report · 24-hour comparison

Bitcoin options: 1w ATM implied volatility rises 3.17 points

BTC 1W ATM IV rose 3.17 vol points to 34.53% over the daily comparison.

Snapshot · 18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

  • BTCSpot-index 24h -0.15%1W ATM IV 34.53%1W RR25 -4.11 vol pts1W BF25 +2.13 vol pts1W IV − 7D RV -0.30 vol pts
  • BTC1W ATM IV 34.53%1W IV Δ +3.17 vol pts
Full snapshot readings
  • BTCSpot-index 24h -0.15%1W ATM IV 34.53%1W RR25 -4.11 vol pts1W BF25 +2.13 vol pts1W IV − 7D RV -0.30 vol pts

Notable move: BTC 1W ATM IV Δ +3.17 vol pts → 34.53% · percentile rank 87.0% by absolute move · 1-day moves · 30-day window (n=23).

Combined market read · daily observation window

The move in context.

BTC spot fell 0.15%; 1W ATM IV rose 3.17 volatility points to 34.53% over the daily window. RR25 moved toward calls (+0.35 points); BF25 wing premium increased (+0.13 points).

Uses the stored headline’s selected tenor. Cutoffs 17 Oct, 16:31 UTC to 18 Oct, 16:31 UTC.

Previous publication · research context

2026-10-17: “Bitcoin options: 1w skew moves further toward puts”

Previous publication cutoff 17 Oct, 16:31 UTC. Today’s market comparison starts at 17 Oct, 16:31 UTC. Snapshot clocks align for the measured comparison below.

Previous publication JSON · SHA-256 ae4c22a3bec4943fda109e927e3e192ffdfe18ea9f65bafa6585fd0081e6702f

Prior watch: measured outcome

Against the 2026-10-17 daily edition.

  • BTC 1W ATM IV: prior change +2.56 → current change +3.17 volatility points; same direction.
  • BTC spot-index return: prior change -0.42 → current change -0.15 percent; same direction.
  • BTC 1W RR25: prior change -1.81 → current change +0.35 volatility points; direction reversed.
  • BTC 1W BF25: prior change +0.27 → current change +0.13 volatility points; same direction.
  • BTC 1W RR25 ≤ -4.46 volatility points (hold the observed endpoint) at 18 Oct, 16:31 UTC: not met (observed -4.11 volatility points).
  • BTC 1W RR25 ≥ -2.65 volatility points (full retrace to the prior endpoint) at 18 Oct, 16:31 UTC: not met (observed -4.11 volatility points).

Next daily cutoff: measurable checks

  • Hold the observed level: BTC 1W ATM IV ≥ 34.53 percent at . Current level 34.53; threshold is the current observed endpoint.
  • Full retrace: BTC 1W ATM IV ≤ 31.36 percent at . Current level 34.53; threshold is the previous observed endpoint.
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. Stored editorial receipt independently reconstructed against native endpoints.

Canonical current report JSON · SHA-256 4f6cbfea0bce263c5d98b054833d82f4672e9a438b464730635bf331fc0c95f1

Prior artifact: /v1/btc/daily/2026-10-17/ae4c22a3bec4943fda109e927e3e192ffdfe18ea9f65bafa6585fd0081e6702f.json · SHA-256 ae4c22a3bec4943fda109e927e3e192ffdfe18ea9f65bafa6585fd0081e6702f

Consumed endpoint proof: c089760aef8ee30b0dc9dbd3327a51ef1e96958d5b80d77a7f69939ccb4a8d33

  • BTC:atmIv:1W:observed-current-level: rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.previous; rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.current; rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.change; evaluation window 2026-10-18T16:31:00+00:00 to 2026-10-19T16:31:00+00:00.
  • BTC:atmIv:1W:observed-previous-level: rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.previous; rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.current; rows[asset=BTC].report.tenors[tenor=1W].atmIv.change; evaluation window 2026-10-18T16:31:00+00:00 to 2026-10-19T16:31:00+00:00.

1W ATM IV – selected tenor
Percent

1W ATM IV – selected tenor. Percent. BTC: Current 34.53, Previous 31.36.CurrentPreviousBTC34.5331.360.0018.6537.29

Current: 18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC
Previous: 17 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

Bitcoin options: 1w ATM implied volatility rises 3.17 points. ATM implied-volatility term structure from Derivasys data.
Source: Derivasys options data. ATM implied-volatility; unsupported tenors remain blank. Cite this report.

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Plotted chart data
ATM IV, percent · 2026-10-18T16:31:00+00:00
TenorBTC currentBTC previous
1W34.5331.36
2W35.7933.49
1M36.7735.76
3M36.9536.67
6M37.7437.69
9M38.2338.22
1YUnavailableUnavailable
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01 · Daily briefing

Macro · Crypto · Options

The day in markets.

Smile rotation is the fitted IV change at +0.15 log-moneyness minus the change at −0.15, in volatility points. A positive reading indicates a relative shift toward the call side.

Bitcoin options: 1W ATM implied volatility rises 3.17 points

Bitcoin's 1W ATM implied volatility reached 34.53% at the October 18 cutoff, up 3.17 volatility points from 31.36% at the October 17 cutoff—the largest standard-tenor ATM IV change. Bitcoin's 1M ATM IV rose 1.01 volatility points to 36.77%. Bitcoin's 1M-minus-1W ATM IV slope fell from +4.40 to +2.24 volatility points against the prior daily cutoff, flattening the curve while remaining positive.

In underlying-market news, Decrypt reported Bitcoin ETF net outflows of $228.6 million for the week, following $681.1 million in the preceding week. The provisional, single-source report describes successive weekly flows, rather than flows over the daily options window. It provides context without establishing a causal link to the 1W implied-volatility move.

Macro

No qualifying macro event was retained for this report window.

Crypto

Selected canonical sources are retained below as context.

Links identify the underlying reporting for retained events; entries without a retained link are marked.

BTC volatility context · Derivasys DS30 and Bitfinex BVIV

Model-derived and market-implied volatility.

Derivasys DS30 is model-derived volatility; Bitfinex BVIV is a market-implied reference. Values and their difference are shown in volatility points.

DS30 · Derivasys model-derived

42.70 vol points

Measurement 18 Oct 2026, 16:31:00 UTC

At report cutoff · 0 min measurement lag

BVIV · Bitfinex market reference

40.67 vol points

Measurement 18 Oct 2026, 16:29:56 UTC

At report cutoff · 1 min measurement lag

Measurement age 64s · report-cutoff maximum 90s · persisted source maximum 15s · source availability: streaming · comparison eligible

BVIV minus DS30

-2.03 vol points

As of 18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC. Measurement freshness is shown separately for each index.

02 · Options market read

What the volatility surface did.

5 of 6 headline tenors were comparable at both endpoints. The largest ATM IV move was 1W at +3.17 volatility points, to 34.53%.

Derived directly from structured Derivasys surface data

03 · Catalyst check

17 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC to 18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

Relevant context found; no confirmed catalyst

Relevant market event

1 relevant event was retained for the comparison window.

Confidencelow causal confidence

News is presented as contextual association unless the structured evidence supports a stronger relationship.

04 · Detailed analysis

What changed across the BTC volatility surface.

Implied versus realised

At the 16:31 UTC cutoff, 1W ATM IV was 34.53%, broadly in line with seven-day realised volatility of 34.83%; 24-hour realised volatility was 23.59% and 30-day realised volatility was 33.13%.

Front end

Front-end ATM IV increased, averaging +2.16 volatility points to 35.70% across 1W, 2W and 1M.

Long end

Six-month ATM IV was broadly unchanged at 37.74% (+0.05 volatility points); 1Y was unavailable.

Skew

RR25 was broadly unchanged, averaging +0.03 volatility points to -3.10 volatility points across the five available headline tenors.

Convexity

BF25 was broadly unchanged, averaging -0.04 volatility points to 2.09 volatility points across the five available headline tenors.

Largest standard-tenor move

The largest standard-tenor ATM IV move was +3.17 volatility points at 1W, to 34.53%.

24h spot-index return

BTC spot-index return was -0.15% over 24 hours.

7d spot-index return

BTC spot-index return was -3.27% over seven days.

Universe roll: added 22OCT26; removed 18OCT26. Comparisons use common expiries only.

05 · Standard-tenor ranking

Largest surface events

01

Largest eligible smile rotation

21OCT26, -9.47 vol pts
02

Largest standard-tenor ATM IV move

1W, +3.17 vol pts
03

Largest standard-tenor RR25 move

2W, +0.45 vol pts
04

Largest standard-tenor BF25 move

6M, -0.16 vol pts
05

Largest eligible SVI rho move

21OCT26, -0.0819 param
06

Largest eligible SVI sigma move

26MAR27, +0.0650 param

06 · ATM volatility

Standard-tenor ATM implied volatility.

TenorCurrent (vol %)Comparison snapshot (vol %)Change (vol pts)Relative change
1W34.5331.36+3.17 vol pts+10.11%
2W35.7933.49+2.30 vol pts+6.87%
1M36.7735.76+1.01 vol pts+2.82%
3M36.9536.67+0.28 vol pts+0.76%
6M37.7437.69+0.05 vol pts+0.13%
9M38.2338.22+0.01 vol pts+0.03%
1YUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Source: Derivasys Research — structured data

07 · Risk reversals

RR25 skew moved most at 2W.

RR25 was broadly unchanged, averaging +0.03 volatility points to -3.10 volatility points across the five available headline tenors. Negative RR25 denotes a richer 25-delta put wing under the call-minus-put convention.

-4.8 vol pts-3.9 vol pts-2.9 vol pts-2.0 vol pts-1.0 vol pts1W2W1M3M6M9M
TenorCurrent (vol pts)Comparison snapshot (vol pts)Change (vol pts)
1W-4.11-4.46+0.35 vol pts
2W-3.75-4.20+0.45 vol pts
1M-3.32-3.12-0.20 vol pts
3M-2.55-2.28-0.27 vol pts
6M-1.78-1.62-0.16 vol pts
9M-1.57-1.41-0.16 vol pts
1YUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Source: Derivasys Research — structured data

08 · Butterflies

BF25 convexity changed most at 6M.

BF25 was broadly unchanged, averaging -0.04 volatility points to 2.09 volatility points across the five available headline tenors. BF25 measures the average 25-delta wing premium over ATM IV.

1.8 vol pts2.0 vol pts2.1 vol pts2.3 vol pts2.5 vol pts1W2W1M3M6M9M
TenorCurrent (vol pts)Comparison snapshot (vol pts)Change (vol pts)
1W2.132.00+0.13 vol pts
2W2.012.04-0.03 vol pts
1M2.062.14-0.08 vol pts
3M2.172.22-0.05 vol pts
6M2.062.22-0.16 vol pts
9M2.112.25-0.14 vol pts
1YUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Source: Derivasys Research — structured data

09 · Expiry effects

Near-settlement moves, shown with context.

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.

0.6d

Smile rotation

19OCT26, -17.16 vol pts
1.6d

ATM IV change

20OCT26, +8.60 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.

30.5%32.7%34.8%36.9%39.1%1W2W1M3M6M9M

Suppressed outside the observable listed-expiry range: 1Y.

ExpiryTime leftForward now (USD)Forward change (USD)ATM IV nowATM IV changeRR25 changeBF25 change
19OCT26Expiry effect0.6 days81,037.06-205.24 USD35.25%+11.67 vol pts-2.24 vol pts+0.18 vol pts
20OCT26Expiry effect1.6 days81,062.69-196.38 USD37.13%+8.60 vol pts-0.96 vol pts+0.28 vol pts
21OCT262.6 days81,101.8-173.23 USD35.29%+6.27 vol pts-2.12 vol pts+0.36 vol pts
23OCT264.6 days81,117.43-189.65 USD34.24%+3.66 vol pts-0.29 vol pts+0.29 vol pts
30OCT2611.6 days81,234.32-171.54 USD34.76%+2.01 vol pts+0.76 vol pts0.00 vol pts
6NOV2618.6 days81,316.78-187.16 USD37.03%+1.63 vol pts+0.03 vol pts-0.19 vol pts
27NOV2639.6 days81,562.61-189.58 USD36.67%+0.73 vol pts-0.37 vol pts-0.03 vol pts
25DEC2667.6 days81,890.52-186.42 USD36.46%+0.44 vol pts-0.37 vol pts+0.01 vol pts
26MAR27158.6 days82,979.9-161.11 USD37.55%+0.05 vol pts-0.17 vol pts-0.13 vol pts
25JUN27249.6 days84,087.94-152.07 USD38.08%+0.01 vol pts-0.17 vol pts-0.19 vol pts
24SEP27340.6 days85,190.46-160.06 USD38.56%+0.01 vol pts-0.16 vol pts-0.08 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.

19OCT26rotation towards puts · wing steepening
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
20OCT26rotation towards puts · wing steepening
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
21OCT26rotation towards puts · wing steepening
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
23OCT26parallel shift higher · rotation towards puts · wing steepening
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
30OCT26rotation towards calls
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
6NOV26parallel shift higher · wing flattening
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
27NOV26rotation towards puts
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
25DEC26parallel shift higher
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
26MAR27limited movement
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
25JUN27limited movement
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k
24SEP27limited movement
-0.30k0.00k+0.30k

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.

Completed-session cross-asset context

Crypto volatility against US equity risk.

BTC 30-day implied volatility was 1.8 times VIX, while its 30-session return correlation with SPX was mixed at 0.58.

Implied-volatility premium

BTC 30-day ATM IV was 36.19%, against VIX at 19.99: a 16.20-point spread and 1.81× ratio.

Daily-close realised-volatility regime

BTC 20-calendar-day realised volatility was 21.40%, versus SPX 20-session realised volatility of 10.45%. The spread ranked at percentile rank 5.8% of 257 prior observations.

This separate RV estimate uses 20 daily close-to-close log returns, sampled at 16:00 New York time, ending at the completed-session timestamp shown below. It requires a valid close for each day, rather than every intervening minute. Crypto RV is annualised with √365; SPX uses 20 trading-session returns and √252. It does not replace the intraday IV–RV comparison.

Equity co-movement

Return correlation with SPX was 0.576 over 30 aligned sessions and 0.343 over 60 sessions. VIX9D, VIX and VIX3M closed at 20.12, 19.99 and 20.50.

Mixed-horizon comparison: crypto RV uses 20 calendar-day close-to-close log returns and √365 annualisation; SPX RV uses 20 US trading-session close-to-close log returns and √252. The spread and its historical rank describe this mixed recipe, not a matched-horizon relative-value signal.

As of 16 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC. Implied volatility and completed-session realised volatility use their respective observation windows shown above.

Evidence and methodology

market-context-v1. Crypto snapshot and benchmark timestamps: 2026-10-16T20:00:00Z; ingestion: 2026-10-16T22:30:50.861284Z. Quality valid; freshness fresh, age 160260 seconds evaluated at 2026-10-18T16:31:00Z; alignment tolerance 600 seconds. IV is a 30-calendar-day fixed tenor nearest the US close, ACT/365 convention. Volatility levels and spreads use volatility_points; ratios use ratio; correlations use correlation_coefficient; percentiles use percentile_rank. Crypto RV uses 20 calendar-day close-to-close log returns and sqrt(365); SPX RV uses 20 US trading-session close-to-close log returns and sqrt(252). Correlations use 30/60 aligned US-session daily returns. Sources: Derivasys surface/canonical crypto index and Yahoo Finance ^VIX, ^VIX9D, ^VIX3M, ^GSPC. Other returned cross-asset readings: ivSpreadChange1d=-3.9900006866455087 volatility_points; ivRatioChange1d=-0.4162048640649352 ratio_change; rvSpreadChange1d=-0.5696639798204863 volatility_points; rvRatioChange1d=-0.15102434983895074 ratio_change; ivSpreadPercentile=null and ivRatioPercentile=null, each sampleCount=33; returnCorrelation30Percentile=61.30434782608695, sampleCount=230; returnCorrelation60Percentile=9.411764705882353, sampleCount=170. Level/change metric sampleCount values are null.

Index evidence and methodology

DS30 · Source measurement 18 Oct 2026, 16:31:00 UTC; observed receipt not recorded; ingested not recorded. Freshness: At report cutoff, evaluated 18 Oct 2026, 16:31:00 UTC. Measurement age 0s · report-cutoff maximum 120s · comparison eligible. Derivasys model-free 30-calendar-day implied volatility from fitted BTC SVI slices

BVIV · Source measurement 18 Oct 2026, 16:29:56 UTC; observed receipt 18 Oct 2026, 16:30:00 UTC; ingested 18 Oct 2026, 16:30:00 UTC. Freshness: At report cutoff, evaluated 18 Oct 2026, 16:31:00 UTC. Measurement age 64s · report-cutoff maximum 90s · persisted source maximum 15s · source availability: streaming · comparison eligible. Bitfinex BVIV reference price from the status channel

BVIV minus independently selected latest eligible DS30 at or before the requested cutoff

Source index JSON
RV observation windows and sampling

The 24-hour, seven-day and 30-day RV windows are assessed independently using observed one-minute index returns, annualised on a 365-day basis. Recorded minimums: at least 98% coverage over 24 hours, 97% coverage over seven days, 99.5% coverage over 30 days, with no gap longer than 60 minutes. Returns spanning gaps are excluded, not interpolated; unavailable windows remain unreported. The exact 24-hour spot return requires prices at both endpoints.

Evidence, source data and methodology
Report comparison baseline → current snapshot
2026-10-17 16:31:00 UTC → 2026-10-18 16:31:00 UTC

Changes use these stored market-snapshot baselines. The comparison baseline may differ from the snapshot used in the previous published edition.

Lead signal · 18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

The measurement behind the lead chart

BTC 1W ATM IV 34.53% · Δ +3.17 vol pts

BTC percentile rank 87.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=23); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-17

Original report summary

Bitcoin's 1W ATM implied volatility rose 3.17 volatility points to 34.53% between October 17 and October 18 at 16:31 UTC, according to Derivasys data. Bitcoin's 1W ATM implied volatility had stood at 31.36% at the opening cutoff. This was the largest standard-tenor ATM IV move. The stronger front-end increase narrowed the gap between weekly and monthly implied volatility while leaving the curve positively sloped.

At report cutoff · Levels and stored endpoint changes

What matters now

Vol: BTC 1W ATM IV 34.53% · Δ +3.17 vol pts

Skew: BTC 1W RR25 -4.11 vol pts · Δ +0.35 vol pts

Relative value: BTC 1W IV 34.53% / 7D RV 34.83% · spread -0.30 vol pts

Vol

BTC 1W ATM IV 34.53% · Δ +3.17 vol ptspercentile rank 87.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=23); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-17

Skew

BTC 1W RR25 -4.11 vol pts · Δ +0.35 vol ptspercentile rank 13.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=23); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-17

Wings

BTC 1W BF25 2.13 vol pts · Δ +0.13 vol ptspercentile rank 33.3% by absolute move · full history (n=42); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-08-29 to 2026-10-17

IV versus RV

BTC 1W IV 34.53% / 7D RV 34.83% · spread -0.30 vol pts

Δ compares the report’s stored surface endpoints. IV versus RV is a level comparison, not a daily change.

Historical move evidence

BTC 1W ATM IV: percentile rank 87.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=23); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-17

BTC 1W RR25: percentile rank 13.0% by absolute move · 30-day window (n=23); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-17

BTC 1W BF25: percentile rank 33.3% by absolute move · full history (n=42); 1-day moves sampled daily UTC; 2026-08-29 to 2026-10-17

Technical appendix: measurement and history provenance

Download the full canonical report and evidence receipts (JSON). Artifact SHA-256: 4f6cbfea0bce263c5d98b054833d82f4672e9a438b464730635bf331fc0c95f1.

Daily options-surface context unavailable: the stored receipt does not validate.

Percentile sample windows, horizons and receipts

Samples use daily UTC observations. Weekly moves can be rolling and overlapping; observation counts do not imply independent periods. Missing legacy bounds and source revisions remain unavailable.

Frozen percentile denominators
Asset / tenor / metricCohortCount / horizonActual boundsOverlap / provenance
BTC 1W atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1333424d57af51ec0a39754b3672e16b9669c4329baacd71cb01a4877e0719ec
BTC 1W atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:417a6384f29935dde0b821c74b7df24f5086dddcb70704e1dbbb3c9dc660b138
BTC 1W atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:5113a14f853815f6430a08c935dda9474f3d9f7f2ed1a52bd3c96d101917e72b
BTC 1W bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:d61857a0d86b1d3d07934484e17a62553789bd1a51b101496f40603e342428d5
BTC 1W bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:e163b03dd3b23c21942d3dc9407171a2bff09e4cb3f5a14f61f37c8f7ccc53fa
BTC 1W bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:ebaa075ba91dc59973b38e7344822a6e047533c61e3ff6b3e7aa84a96256e8ab
BTC 1W rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:9c7e896e5d6975c147da1bab473f44cae0e2c5e622a9226ac6edfddb03e34359
BTC 1W rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:6ca3f484683625196420a185f345c0aac798860a9abbeda88bbb11dc2785a94a
BTC 1W rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:17a271bea1f84ac2acf68ab03ab3fe9e7077bc9514e5d3b616cd898d31b0ff91
BTC 2W atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:809f48d08539b1279e89704b1c32658bbd615e7d698d7f28929aa8fe3711a250
BTC 2W atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:d3f881b0b318fcd397c9b0ce53e04d4720390faf934e091d82d831cc3c5e36ae
BTC 2W atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:c0fb8786b37962ccc277aa6ae667b8bcf8ad006f21a9bdeaeb90e5d0c4491e2c
BTC 2W bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:5e9f7717bd339351f0d8bf01a5d6d067e648c36ba963e423a053451ab5eb830f
BTC 2W bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:252195ac2406c6036374736d9a22703b8a2196501fd1e454b390e2a3303b2f6d
BTC 2W bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:2aa6775552b6c35cfc8e1dd3ab632a64a029f1e4af2b9424078e06512db2d01c
BTC 2W rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1d3f336b92555f8e832bc9e730a7640ceafcf3f8a995e11e57dfcff2766830de
BTC 2W rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:3ee6d1606c01139b75e09b4d97d3b3ddb1bfd162efe0c523c0271c28010e8b81
BTC 2W rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:6ab22de72aa62bc3616cbf62f6d84724405b788f1eb4c4bfbc75a26abc936a0e
BTC 1M atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1d4a31850366ce88a05231eb8b1b162f376d7c1dd323be4060addb9beff9e842
BTC 1M atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:9ffc1e74bd66f6ae15f0afb35cca50e2b139284ead3ad21038b3ebcbd99e280c
BTC 1M atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:be417bcaadc3bb3d375d0d6be65a794c9204a0c14a8f1f482074db61cb74f6a1
BTC 1M bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:179887afe78e2c5d330fca5ed9354f92c01cc9f506c8a650e0f5eb0a8e4422b0
BTC 1M bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:948e20cea5beda9c26edd81d6a2f505c8b1c639bb29cd81e8fd621ebb2094793
BTC 1M bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:11d950675dea1964118e080ca37681d84cd2a772c421bea2bc6cb3a4e4375fef
BTC 1M rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:65cb83563a378a4ee401cd0ed7adbac441eb9c1df9773eda0622953fc4e248c6
BTC 1M rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:8de6b080d225fa4c9befb3ae9e68c47cc935d54ddad0b03850494d6a68aadaff
BTC 1M rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:178b50650cdfa79fc4b4db7a7289405442b3753780433a78dd80b72b208e3b12
BTC 3M atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:14577e4b47ed9496621c115eed0f7e8d71a2e0c268a968246d20806bfc61b2c9
BTC 3M atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:e1db0c58e2b3af1596c644c3da154f79a64ba946e4d59517dadb59060cc46f0f
BTC 3M atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:71c8c568b2da109896240c0189b2078ad38d7e2ff035dae0ddec609817481573
BTC 3M bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:14162655b7157a54a92a9eb911a65abc8abff3af8953dc8af73a7cd74ecfedd6
BTC 3M bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1948c29553548cbf74be6bc0c5e279906deead6552f4fbe24dd94907576a0967
BTC 3M bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:207daac5ad91d47aa3d443d6b61d664579b81037a31771d39c336184bd076250
BTC 3M rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:40759cf157d714f201dee853bb993f1dced11bfa47edaafcc2f2dcf715a4ba2e
BTC 3M rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:103615a54c7df49309633c73c33ef84dc9a1b2d006f445a7c5c0088efd028ffd
BTC 3M rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:d1328eb1fbe23dcdc26d7a5c4c8fc10b8ea997082d49957b379a4962c395b588
BTC 6M atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:684f42b47d3f42644c1eb9dac218e2969f0244b63332dc705a5d324e39b12332
BTC 6M atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:69b3a5a581ea0e02899aec4b9375d5185c2b1f5b8f340296c703b323abc1507b
BTC 6M atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:00298334afc671e6559345623ea7bc5d45a2d1e07ff4c29f106cea0d81a952fc
BTC 6M bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:c1ce094fb811ee454bc959833314138cc0937a0af3d8159586a1acd41740edec
BTC 6M bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:5c202474084ae4f01011245632bfa49285b9c8f1df69ae0e40f54224642d60d0
BTC 6M bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:a2033242e6a27b77296f5ac6770a86ab712a5e853be0dfba12507f47bba99eb4
BTC 6M rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:2cabf2645104083f7bfa9d08385da31bf8d7b1a90b5bfac6691618e382c250a3
BTC 6M rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1225ccf05fe209e10d23cc4e709ad794a4b2d196f94d092c2dc6b055899f7769
BTC 6M rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:ab10f570f439bdb2876e9414ba1937dc475be461ca2d27ad6c75ea3862b6e123
BTC 9M atmIvmove30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:49193d5f56a70ad407cfee903a6e2145f6dcb34768d33332793b722c3a699009
BTC 9M atmIvmoveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:a6a46910cd0aa96b1dfbba46db76ba0a9c5e839b43d26d13bfbf3323b65d7a1e
BTC 9M atmIvlevelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:1f2526d1b8aa501706e36202e9df9ff6054ffa0ef8dbcf110b63245af8b2e8fb
BTC 9M bf25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:5907dd89a8b138144b900e2d54e18a9c862dfc148d25c66a41102bd1d222126b
BTC 9M bf25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:e93b866db22379be63c4ff80cee6e2c4655f217c68bfaba11a70c0acb648bb59
BTC 9M bf25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:8ed609682ed57eddf7079e29a6e60f9e9fdbf3a2b837400823a84d29afa734e2
BTC 9M rr25move30d23 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
2026-09-17T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:6e6230d85ab0c0694fd9e4414dd8a36f5f2d9d1ab6842a162c8ba90f5dbe5580
BTC 9M rr25moveFullHistory42 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4b6a8017924c54e52fad8d3209410145d6f44eac3e211829bfc39686f0c7a112
BTC 9M rr25levelFullHistory46 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observations2026-08-29 → 2026-10-17
2026-08-29T16:31:00+00:00 → 2026-10-17T16:31:00+00:00
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:88fc54b81c7c3f85e8a2f5c0b6b223a218c2b690800915591aed94a8d6039736
BTC 1Y atmIvmove30d0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y atmIvmoveFullHistory0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y atmIvlevelFullHistory0 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y bf25move30d0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y bf25moveFullHistory0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y bf25levelFullHistory0 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y rr25move30d0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y rr25moveFullHistory0 samples; 1 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
BTC 1Y rr25levelFullHistory0 samples; 0 days; daily UTC observationsUnavailable → Unavailable
Exact start unavailable → Exact end unavailable
No period overlap in this cohort; source revision unknown; sha256:4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945

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 21OCT26; the largest sigma change occurred at 26MAR27.

ExpiryΔ aΔ bΔ rhoΔ mΔ sigmaSmile classification
19OCT26+0.00780-0.01620-0.10600-0.06330+0.02510rotation towards puts, wing steepening
20OCT26-0.00410+0.00080-0.02260-0.02130+0.04010rotation towards puts, wing steepening
21OCT26+0.00020+0.00010-0.08190-0.03240+0.00670rotation towards puts, wing steepening
23OCT26-0.00630+0.00870-0.01470-0.01150+0.02190parallel shift higher, rotation towards puts, wing steepening
30OCT26-0.01120+0.00590-0.04260-0.03210+0.05870rotation towards calls
6NOV26+0.00270-0.01440+0.07490+0.05100+0.03510parallel shift higher, wing flattening
27NOV26+0.00900-0.02190+0.06850+0.06870+0.01380rotation towards puts
25DEC26+0.02180-0.02090+0.06490+0.07720-0.03390parallel shift higher
26MAR27-0.02060+0.00590-0.01740-0.03340+0.06500limited movement
25JUN27+0.01320-0.00710-0.08150-0.08290+0.00240limited movement
24SEP27-0.01220+0.00290-0.04110-0.05140+0.04180limited 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.

Highest Gamma19OCT26, 0.000332 1 / USD
Highest Theta Decay19OCT26, -371.305928 USD / day
Highest Vanna24SEP27, 0.001894 delta / vol pt
Highest Vega24SEP27, 322.680364 USD / vol pt
Highest Volga24SEP27, -0.290308 USD / vol pt²

7D realised volatility · data quality

AssetRecorded RVStatusCoverage / requiredLongest gap / maximum
BTC34.83%Available100% / 97% required0 min / 60 min maximum

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 · Available · Surface cutoff 18 Oct 2026, 16:31:00 UTC · 7D coverage 100% / 97% required · largest 7D gap 0 min / 60 min maximum · maximum gap 60 min.

24h: complete; 1440/1440 observed returns; 100% coverage; 98% minimum; 0 min largest gap.

30d: complete; 43200/43200 observed returns; 100% coverage; 99.5% minimum; 0 min largest gap.

7d: complete; 10080/10080 observed returns; 100% coverage; 97% minimum; 0 min largest gap.

Source data JSON

13 · Methodology and provenance

Generated from measured Derivasys surface data.

Current snapshot
18 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC
Comparison snapshot
17 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC
Source
Derivasys proprietary historical SVI surface and canonical BTC index databases
Realised volatility
Annualised root-mean-square of one-minute canonical BTC-USD index log returns using a 365-day basis; all windows end at the current snapshot.
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 published only when listed expiries bracket the target at both comparison snapshots. Targets outside either observable range are suppressed, not extrapolated; headline rankings use only supported tenors.
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.

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