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Bitcoin and Ether Options: Volatility, Term Structure, Skew, and Flows

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Summary

This mid-week market recap summarizes conditions in Bitcoin and Ether derivatives as of December 14, 2022. It highlights tight trading ranges and realized volatility remaining firm near its lows. Bitcoin’s options term structure is described as being in contango, while skew is said to have changed little during the week. The flow summary characterizes Bitcoin activity as generally buy-side and Ether activity as led by call buying.

The material offers a brief market snapshot organized around volatility, term structure, skew, and options flows. It does not provide charts, quantitative readings, contract details, methodology, or a comparison with prior periods beyond the qualitative statement about stable skew. As a result, the observations are useful as a checklist of market dimensions to monitor, but they do not establish a trading signal or explain how to interpret the flow data. Conditions are specific to the date in the title and should not be treated as current or as evidence of future price direction.

Key ideas

  • The recap reviews Bitcoin and Ether derivatives through volatility, term structure, skew, and option flows.
  • It describes trading ranges as tight and realized volatility as firm near its lows.
  • Bitcoin’s term structure is reported to remain in contango.
  • Bitcoin flows are characterized as generally buy-side, while Ether flows feature call buying.
  • The recap is a dated qualitative snapshot without detailed data or a stated trading method.

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CryptoOptionsVolatilityDerivatives pricing

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