Weekly BTC and ETH Derivatives Sentiment, Funding, and Volatility
Summary
This weekly report reviews crypto derivatives conditions for BTC and ETH after BTC reached a new record high and then traded within a stated price range. It tracks directional sentiment through perpetual swap funding, futures implied yields, at-the-money implied volatility, and 25-delta option skew. The report says BTC indicators remained positive, with short-dated options favoring calls and the one-month futures yield above the stated threshold. ETH showed weaker signals: perpetual funding turned negative and its option skew was less tilted toward calls.
The report also describes changes in volatility expectations and compares term structures and volatility surfaces across exchanges and maturities. Its evidence is a snapshot and brief account of recent market moves, including a volatility rebound amid tariff discussions. It does not provide a formal forecasting model, detailed data series, or a tested trading strategy, so the observations describe market conditions rather than establish predictive signals.
Key ideas
- BTC derivatives sentiment remained positive after its spot price retreated from a record high.
- Short-tenor BTC option skew favored out-of-the-money calls, though less strongly than during the preceding rally.
- ETH funding and option skew indicated less optimism than BTC derivatives markets.
- The report compares implied volatility and skew across assets, exchanges, maturities, and volatility surfaces.
- These observations are a market snapshot and do not demonstrate a validated trading signal.
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