Futures Implied Yield, 1-Month Tenor

ATM Implied Volatility, 1-Month Tenor

Futures

BTC Annualised Yields

Demand for leveraged long exposure increased earlier in the week, before falling abruptly following a reversal in BTC spot price.

ETH Annualised Yields

We observe a reversal similar to BTC’s, although yields remain 4% higher at short-dated tenors.

Perpetual Swap Funding Rates

BTC Funding Rate

Funding has flushed out and returned to zero, which could indicate that traders are not capitalising on the recent fall in spot prices, a leverage flush out has pushed prices down further, or both.

ETH Funding Rate

Following increased demand for leveraged long exposure as ETH revisited $3.7k, a similar pattern to BTC can be observed in ETH, drawing similar conclusions.

BTC Options

BTC SABR ATM Implied Volatility

Remains within a tight range following a slight deviation in short-dated tenors earlier in the week.

BTC 25-Delta Risk Reversal

Following a slight skew towards calls, a fall in BTC price has caused a shift in market sentiment towards puts.

ETH Options

ETH SABR ATM Implied Volatility

Has increased at short-dated tenors following a fall in ETH spot price, indicating a compression in the term structure as volatility has come up to meet volatility at longer-dated tenors.

ETH 25-Delta Risk Reversal

Has flattened out on two occasions over the past week as ETH briefly reached local highs.

Volatility Smiles

Historical SABR Volatility Smiles