Gate Research: Implied Volatility Remains Elevated as Gate Exclusively Launches Options Recurring Sell

According to observations from Gate Research, implied volatility (IV) in the current options market remains elevated, with BTC and ETH IV at 46% and 70%, respectively. From the skew structure perspective, BTC skews across maturities have converged to around -5 vol this week, while ETH shows structural divergence and rising short-term hedging demand. Meanwhile, ETH forward skew remains relatively stable, whereas BTC continues to exhibit steeper downside protection demand. The largest block trade involved buying BTC-131225-90000-P and selling BTC-131225-98000-C, totaling approximately 1,000 BTC with a net option premium expenditure of around $170,000.
Gate exclusively launches a simplified options trading tool — the Rolling Covered Option Product, assisting users in automatically and continuously selling options within a preset period. Users can customize contract selection by Delta/Strike, set expiration dates (T+1/T+2/T+3), choose execution methods for selling prices, define quantities, and optionally set take-profit and stop-loss parameters. The strategy executes daily opening positions automatically and seamlessly rolls over to the next period upon expiration, achieving full automation. The tool also provides clear risk indicators, margin estimates, and projected trade paths to help users manage their strategy execution more intuitively.

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