Using Options to Trade Volatility in Crypto-Linked Equities and Crypto Markets

Summary

This market commentary connects Federal Reserve expectations and stablecoin policy news with volatility in crypto and crypto-linked equities. It focuses on Circle’s post-IPO shares, noting a sharp rise in implied volatility and short-dated call skew, then discusses covered calls for existing holders and cash-secured puts as a way to seek entry at lower prices. It also compares Circle’s volatility with past spikes in Coinbase and MicroStrategy, which the author presents as examples of volatility later subsiding.

For crypto options, the commentary describes Ethereum volatility as elevated with a backwardated term structure, and suggests a put ratio structure if equities remain firm. Bitcoin is described as having a contango term structure and realized volatility below implied volatility; the author favors a gradual upward price path. These are time-specific opinions and trade ideas, not validated results. The document gives no systematic backtest, full risk analysis, or evidence that the proposed setups will work; options can carry substantial loss and assignment risks.

Key ideas

• The newsletter links macroeconomic releases and stablecoin policy developments to sentiment in equities and crypto markets.
• It discusses covered calls and cash-secured puts in response to elevated implied volatility in Circle shares.
• Past volatility spikes in Coinbase and MicroStrategy are cited as examples of crypto-equity implied volatility retreating.
• It describes Ethereum options as backwardated and Bitcoin options as in contango, with Bitcoin realized volatility below implied volatility.
• Its structures and directional views are opinions from a specific market snapshot, without systematic performance evidence.

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