01 · Daily briefing
Macro · Crypto · OptionsThe day in markets.
Solana options: 1M BF25 butterfly falls 0.72 volatility points
Solana’s 1M BF25 declined 0.72 volatility points from 3.58 to 2.86 volatility points over the 24 hours ending October 6 at 17:08 UTC. BF25 measures average 25-delta wing implied volatility minus ATM implied volatility. The absolute Solana 1M BF25 change ranked at the 87.2nd historical percentile; the current Solana 1M BF25 level stood at the fifth percentile across 40 historical observations.
Macro
No additional qualifying evidence was identified.
Crypto
The Solana Foundation announced Solana DvP, open-source onchain delivery-versus-payment infrastructure for financial institutions. Decrypt separately reported that DeFi Development Corp’s Solana holdings expanded at a slower pace than the prior week. The Block reported that the firm authorised an open-ended CHAD preferred-stock repurchase programme for shares trading below par. The two corporate accounts remain developing, single-source reporting; the available evidence does not establish that these developments drove the options changes.
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02 · Options market read
What the volatility surface did.
3 of 6 headline tenors were comparable at both endpoints. The largest ATM IV move was 1M at +0.82 volatility points, to 52.82%.
RV observation windows
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 99.5% coverage over 24 hours, 99.5% 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.
03 · Catalyst check
05 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC to 06 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTCRelevant context found; no confirmed catalyst
Relevant market events
3 relevant events were retained for the comparison window.
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04 · Detailed analysis
What changed across the SOL volatility surface.
At the 17:08 UTC cutoff, 1W ATM IV was 50.08%, 2.65 volatility points above seven-day realised volatility of 47.43%; 24-hour realised volatility was 38.22% and 30-day realised volatility was 56.00%.
Front-end ATM IV increased, averaging +0.45 volatility points to 51.44% across 1W, 2W and 1M.
Long-dated ATM IV is unavailable because comparable observations were not present at both snapshots.
RR25 moved towards calls, averaging +0.48 volatility points to 2.09 volatility points across the three available headline tenors.
BF25 decreased, averaging -0.68 volatility points to 2.44 volatility points across the three available headline tenors.
The largest standard-tenor ATM IV move was +0.82 volatility points at 1M, to 52.82%.
Universe roll: added 8OCT26; removed 6OCT26. Comparisons use common expiries only.