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BTC and ETH both register high-confidence contango/carry regimes but diverge on realized-vs-implied vol, while XAUT's thin data set leaves its engine with no decisive structural edge.

BTCCarry / Calendar Environment

BTC sits in an 83%-confidence Carry/Calendar regime: term structure is in steep contango (+11.0 pts), VRP is modestly positive (+0.6 pts), and gamma walls at 80,000 bracket spot (79,919) with balanced flow. Max pain (79,800) sits near spot, consistent with the range-bound tape the regime describes.

ETHCarry / Calendar Environment

ETH registers a 92%-confidence Carry/Calendar regime with steep contango (+13.1 pts), but VRP is negative (-1.8 pts, RV 49% above the blended IV benchmark) — a direct tension between a term structure that rewards carry and a realized-vol print that has been outrunning implied, which the engine resolves by favoring diagonals and long-premium structures over plain calendars.

XAUTMixed / Quiet Environment

XAUT sits in a low-confidence (40%) Mixed/Quiet regime: VRP is modestly negative (-1.5 pts, RV 24.5%), the tape is described as quiet, and with no flow or DVOL data available the engine's top-ranked structures cluster tightly in the Fair band with no decisive edge.

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Mission Control

What matters right now — the regime, the numbers, and today's playbook — in one screen. Conditions read from live BTC & ETH options data, not trade advice.

The 30-second read

BTC spot · live
$79,956
Carry / Calendar Environment
High conviction
ATM IV · 1d
27.8%
mid · 40th %ile
Exp. move
±1.2%
Med vs history
Conviction
92
/100 regime fit
IV pctile (~30 DTE) 45%IV − RV +0.6 ptsTerm slope +10.7 ptsSkew (5% wings) -3.5 pts7d trend +1.5%

BTC implied vol sits in the 45th percentile of its ~30 DTE history, with options pricing 0.6 points more vol than realized, the term structure is in contango (+10.7 pts), and price is trending higher (+1.5% / 7d). Calendars and diagonals harvesting the term-structure edge are favored.

ETH spot · live
$2,503
Carry / Calendar Environment
High conviction
ATM IV · 1d
38.9%
cheap · 32nd %ile ↓
Exp. move
±1.6%
Med vs history
Conviction
92
/100 regime fit
IV pctile (~30 DTE) 41%IV − RV -1.8 ptsTerm slope +13.0 ptsSkew (5% wings) -4.9 pts7d trend +1.4%

ETH implied vol sits in the 41st percentile of its ~30 DTE history, with realized vol running 1.8 points above implied, the term structure is in contango (+13.0 pts), and price is range-bound. Calendars and diagonals harvesting the term-structure edge are favored.

XAUT spot · live
$4,421
Mixed / Quiet Environment
Low conviction
ATM IV · 1d
21.2%
building history
Exp. move
±0.9%
to 1d expiry
Conviction
40
/100 regime fit
IV − RV -1.5 ptsSkew (5% wings) -2.6 pts7d trend -0.8%

With realized vol running 1.5 points above implied, and price is range-bound. No structure has a clear edge here.

Today's Playbook

What the current regime favors — and what to sit out — from the live ranking engine. Conditions-based structure ideas, not trade signals or advice.

BTCCarry / Calendar Environment
High conviction · 92/100
Structure to consider
Calendar call spread
Fair · 61

Why it fits: contango term structure, quiet realized movement.

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Alternative
Calendar put spread
Fair · 61/100 fit
Sit out
Synthetic put (short spot + call)
weakest regime fit · 47/100
Pre-trade checks
  • Steep contango (+10.7 pts)
  • IV not cheap (45th pctile)
  • Front decay funded (VRP +0.6)
  • Trending up
ETHCarry / Calendar Environment
High conviction · 92/100
Structure to consider
Diagonal call spread
Fair · 57

Why it fits: contango term structure, uptrend.

Watch: negative VRP (RV > IV).

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Alternative
Diagonal put spread
Fair · 57/100 fit
Sit out
Reverse jade lizard
weakest regime fit · 44/100
Pre-trade checks
  • Steep contango (+13.0 pts)
  • IV not cheap (41st pctile)
  • VRP negative
  • Range-bound tape
XAUTMixed / Quiet Environment
Low conviction · 40/100
Structure to consider
Put ratio backspread (2×1)
Fair · 59

Why it fits: quiet realized movement, negative VRP (RV > IV).

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Alternative
Long synthetic future
Fair · 55/100 fit
Sit out
Put ratio spread (1×2)
weakest regime fit · 43/100
Pre-trade checks
  • VRP near zero
  • Tape quiet

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The full read

Global options market context

Deribit · 30d DVOL index
BTC global option OI $33.2B across 964 listings · DVOL 38.7%
ETH global option OI $4.3B across 848 listings · DVOL 52.5%

The world's options market for scale — analytics on this site cover Delta Exchange, where these contracts actually trade in INR margin.

ATM implied volatility term structure

Mean of call/put mark IV at the strike nearest spot, per expiry (settlement 12:00 UTC · 5:30 PM IST).

ExpiryScoreDTEATM IVExp. moveStraddlePCR (OI)
2026-09-07511.027.8%±1.2%Med$924.170.55
2026-09-08432.030.5%±1.8%High$1,4350.80
2026-09-09393.032.5%±2.3%High$1,8780.00
2026-09-11675.034.5%±3.2%Low$2,5711.29
2026-09-187012.036.9%±5.3%High$4,2621.18
2026-09-256719.036.0%±6.5%Low$5,2355.25
2026-10-305754.036.9%±11.3%High$9,0501.18
2026-11-275382.038.5%±14.6%High$11,6391.10
ExpiryScoreDTEATM IVExp. moveStraddlePCR (OI)
2026-09-07551.038.9%±1.6%Med$40.480.47
2026-09-08332.037.2%±2.2%High$54.792.04
2026-09-09363.039.4%±2.8%High$71.12
2026-09-11505.043.4%±4.0%Low$101.240.41
2026-09-186412.047.1%±6.8%High$170.440.75
2026-09-256119.048.1%±8.7%Low$218.782.18
2026-10-305654.050.3%±15.4%High$385.40.87
2026-11-275182.051.9%±19.6%High$489.630.91
ExpiryScoreDTEATM IVExp. moveStraddlePCR (OI)
2026-09-07701.221.2%±0.9%$41.990.94
2026-09-11725.223.1%±2.2%$96.650.79

IV rank & percentile are coming — history collection started 21 Jul 2026 and the view unlocks once enough snapshots accumulate. Data refreshes every minute.