Daily SOL options market report · 24-hour comparison
Solana gained while its options surface softened
Solana rose 0.87 per cent over the 24-hour window even as one-week implied volatility fell 1.58 points and call-relative skew strengthened. The broader backdrop remained cautious after renewed inflation warnings, while a contained exploit involving an outdated Solana contract affected 1,685 Rain card users; neither event provides a sufficiently direct explanation for the options repricing.
SOLSpot-index 24h +0.87%1W ATM IV 71.20%1W RR25 +3.38 vol pts1W BF25 +4.88 vol pts1W IV − 7D RV Unavailable
SOL1W ATM IV 71.20%Spot-index 24h +0.87%
Full snapshot readings
SOLSpot-index 24h +0.87%1W ATM IV 71.20%1W RR25 +3.38 vol pts1W BF25 +4.88 vol pts1W IV − 7D RV Unavailable
01 · Daily briefing
Macro · Crypto · Options
The day in markets.
Solana rose 0.87 per cent over the 24-hour window even as one-week implied volatility fell 1.58 points and call-relative skew strengthened. The broader backdrop remained cautious after renewed inflation warnings, while a contained exploit involving an outdated Solana contract affected 1,685 Rain card users; neither event provides a sufficiently direct explanation for the options repricing.
Solana gained while its options surface softened
SOL advanced over the session, but implied volatility declined across the standard-tenor curve and the one-week risk reversal moved further towards calls.
Macro
Renewed warnings that inflation remained too hot kept tighter Federal Reserve policy in the market conversation.
Links identify the underlying reporting for retained events; entries without a retained link are marked.
02 · Options market read
What the volatility surface did.
6 of 6 headline tenors were comparable at both endpoints. The largest ATM IV move was 1M at -2.13 volatility points, to 66.24%.
Derived directly from structured Derivasys surface data
03 · Catalyst check
News context unavailable.
News context was not collected.
04 · Detailed analysis
What changed across the SOL volatility surface.
Implied versus realised
At the 18:14 UTC cutoff, 1W ATM IV was 71.20%, 9.53 volatility points below seven-day realised volatility of 80.73%; 24-hour realised volatility was 45.34% and 30-day realised volatility was 61.55%.
Front end
Front-end ATM IV decreased, averaging -1.85 volatility points to 69.21% across 1W, 2W and 1M.
Long end
Long-dated ATM IV decreased, averaging -0.84 volatility points to 59.36% across 6M and 1Y.
Skew
RR25 moved towards calls, averaging +0.93 volatility points to 3.49 volatility points across the six available headline tenors.
Convexity
BF25 decreased, averaging -0.27 volatility points to 5.21 volatility points across the six available headline tenors.
Largest standard-tenor move
The largest standard-tenor ATM IV move was -2.13 volatility points at 1M, to 66.24%.
Universe roll: added 31AUG26; removed 29AUG26. Comparisons use common expiries only.
RR25 moved towards calls, averaging +0.93 volatility points to 3.49 volatility points across the six available headline tenors. Negative RR25 denotes a richer 25-delta put wing under the call-minus-put convention.
BF25 decreased, averaging -0.27 volatility points to 5.21 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.
0.6d
Smile rotation
30AUG26, +37.61 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
30AUG26Expiry effect
0.6 days
104.86
+0.90 USD
55.01%
-12.75 vol pts
+7.51 vol pts
+0.79 vol pts
4SEP26
5.6 days
104.86
+0.90 USD
71.38%
-1.47 vol pts
+1.93 vol pts
-1.43 vol pts
11SEP26
12.6 days
104.86
+0.90 USD
70.90%
-1.33 vol pts
+1.57 vol pts
-0.91 vol pts
25SEP26
26.6 days
104.98
+0.79 USD
67.19%
-1.95 vol pts
+1.24 vol pts
-1.28 vol pts
25DEC26
117.6 days
105.01
+0.92 USD
60.44%
-1.04 vol pts
+0.47 vol pts
+0.33 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.
30AUG26rotation towards calls · wing steepening4SEP26rotation towards calls · wing flattening11SEP26rotation towards calls25SEP26rotation towards calls25DEC26parallel shift lower
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
30AUG26
4SEP26
11SEP26
25SEP26
25DEC26
-0.30kATM+0.30k
Evidence, source data and methodology
Report comparison baseline → current snapshot
2026-08-28 18:14:00 UTC → 2026-08-29 18:14:00 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
Solana rose 0.87 per cent over the 24-hour window even as one-week implied volatility fell 1.58 points and call-relative skew strengthened. The broader backdrop remained cautious after renewed inflation warnings, while a contained exploit involving an outdated Solana contract affected 1,685 Rain card users; neither event provides a sufficiently direct explanation for the options repricing.
At report cutoff · Levels and stored endpoint changes
What matters now
Vol: SOL 1W ATM IV 71.20% · Δ -1.58 vol pts
Skew: SOL 1W RR25 3.38 vol pts · Δ +1.79 vol pts
Wings: SOL 1W BF25 4.88 vol pts · Δ -0.79 vol pts
Vol
SOL 1W ATM IV 71.20% · Δ -1.58 vol pts
Skew
SOL 1W RR25 3.38 vol pts · Δ +1.79 vol pts
Wings
SOL 1W BF25 4.88 vol pts · Δ -0.79 vol pts
IV versus RV
SOL Unavailable
Unavailable readings: SOL 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 25DEC26.
Expiry
Δ a
Δ b
Δ rho
Δ m
Δ sigma
Smile classification
30AUG26
+0.04620
+0.00950
+0.07500
-0.11500
-1.90150
rotation towards calls, wing steepening
4SEP26
-0.03700
+0.01460
+0.04250
-0.00930
+0.20170
rotation towards calls, wing flattening
11SEP26
-0.02370
+0.01980
+0.07670
+0.01060
+0.10240
rotation towards calls
25SEP26
-0.02890
+0.01680
-0.08340
-0.05740
+0.12350
rotation towards calls
25DEC26
-0.11020
+0.05980
+0.18280
+0.05800
+0.27130
parallel shift lower
Current surface characteristics
Where normalized model Greek intensity is highest.
These are comparable Black-forward Greeks for a one-SOL 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
SOL · Unavailable · Surface cutoff 29 Aug 2026, 18:14:00 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 and canonical SOL index databases
Realised volatility
Annualised root-mean-square of one-minute canonical SOL-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 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-SOL ATM-forward call, zero rate, fitted SVI IV
