Crypto Derivatives: Analytics Report – Week 50
Key Insights:
Spot prices have largely regained the levels they lost in the selloff early in the week. So too has the shape of the at-the-money implied volatility term structure, regaining the noticeable kink that targets the end- of-Jan expiry. Perpetual swap funding rates showed little sign of slowing during the selloff despite talks of a spate of liquidations, indicating that traders are still willing to pay for leveraged long exposure. The only metrics not to return to pre-selloff conditions are both assets’ put-skew. The trending skew towards OTM puts began before the selloff, and has settled close to neutral levels across both term structures.
Futures Implied Yield, 1-Month Tenor
ATM Implied Volatility, 1-Month Tenor
*All data in tables recorded at a 10:00 UTC snapshot unless otherwise stated.
Futures
BTC ANNUALISED YIELDS – stick close to 10% across the term structure, having risen at short-tenors over the course of the past week.
ETH ANNUALISED YIELDS – did not see the same fall as BTC’s, but do also trade in a tight range close to 10% across the term structure.
Perpetual Swap Funding Rate
BTC FUNDING RATE – has been persistently high throughout the past week, despite the retrace in spot prices towards $40K.
ETH FUNDING RATE – has been persistently positive throughout the week at similarly high levels to BTC’s.
BTC Options
BTC SABR ATM IMPLIED VOLATILITY – the spot selloff saw an increase in short term vol, but the term structure has regained its January kink.
BTC 25-Delta Risk Reversal – the trending skew towards OTM puts seems to have stablised as smiles at all tenors reflect a more neutral sentiment.
ETH Options
ETH SABR ATM IMPLIED VOLATILITY – shows a similarly kinked term structure near to the end-of-January expiry as does BTC’s.
ETH 25-Delta Risk Reversal – a dislocation that took the 1 week skew away from other tenors appears to have resolved in the last 24 hours.
Volatility Surface
BTC IMPLIED VOL SURFACE – shows a cooling in tenors of 3-months or longer, with most of the action focused at the 1-month ATM strike.
ETH IMPLIED VOL SURFACE – shows less of a clear picture than BTC’s surface, with the implied vol of 1M OTM calls rising fastest across the surface.
Z-Score calculated with respect to the distribution of implied volatility of an option at a given delta and tenor over the previous 30-days of hourly data, timestamp 10:00 UTC, SABR smile calibration.
Volatility Smiles
BTC SMILE CALIBRATIONS – 26-Jan-2024 Expiry, 11:00 UTC Snapshot.
ETH SMILE CALIBRATIONS – 26-Jan-2024 Expiry, 11:00 UTC Snapshot.
Historical SABR Volatility Smiles
BTC SABR CALIBRATION – 30 Day Tenor, 10:00 UTC Snapshot.
ETH SABR CALIBRATION – 30 Day Tenor, 10:00 UTC Snapshot.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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