Bitcoin's breakout to a two-month high has coincided with rising perpetual futures open interest and higher funding rates for several altcoins. Short-dated Bitcoin and Ether options have moved toward ...

While the VIX index ended last week unch’d at 14.5%, there were notable changes underneath the index surface. Read more here.

There are a variety of pre-trade and derivatives trading tools that help examine market sentiment and formulate options strategies. This analysis explores such tools using the September 2024 Hong Kong ...

The S&P 500 options market is currently reflecting heightened short-term anxiety, as seen through a rare condition known as backwardation in the implied volatility term structure. In this state, ...

Except for gold, implied volatilities for most asset classes ended 2025 near a 1-year low. Gold has been the biggest ...

Over $2.2B in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire in 2026’s first major settlement, as traders watch for volatility unlocks.