CoinDesk: Crypto market sentiment cools, but BTC and ETH options have not yet priced in panic
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Major cryptocurrencies are under pressure and market sentiment is cooling, but the options market has not yet shown traders panic-buying downside protection.
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Analysis: Despite cooling sentiment in the crypto market, traders have not yet panicked
PANews September 28 reports, citing CoinDesk, that despite cooling sentiment in the crypto market, traders have not panicked. Major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have come under pressure after their upward momentum stalled last Monday, but the options market has not yet shown traders rushing to buy downside protection. Skew indicators show that put options are slightly more expensive than call options, but remain far below historically typical levels. Data analytics firm Laeviats said this represents a reversion in skew, rather than concentrated buying of puts. Bitcoin 7 daily skew's week-on-week change is at the 52 th percentile of the 92 week range, versus a median of -4.41v, leaving downside protection at historically low prices. For Ethereum, calls remain more expensive than puts, but the premium has narrowed from 1 weeks ago, indicating that bullish sentiment is cooling.
Major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have come under pressure after their upward momentum stalled last Monday.
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The options market has not yet shown traders rushing to buy downside protection.
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Skew indicators show that put options are slightly more expensive than call options, but remain far below historically typical levels.
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Laeviats said the current change represents a reversion in skew, rather than concentrated buying of puts.
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Bitcoin 7 daily skew's week-on-week change is at the 52 th percentile of the 92 week range, with a median of -4.41v, leaving downside protection at historically low prices.
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Ethereum calls remain more expensive than puts, but the premium has narrowed from 1 weeks ago.
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Options can be understood as insurance against price volatility. If traders are very concerned about a decline, they will typically buy put options more aggressively. The article says that although puts have become relatively more expensive, there has been no concentrated buying, so the current state is interpreted as cooling sentiment rather than panic. The narrowing relative premium on Ethereum calls also reflects a weakening of bullish sentiment.
Why it matters to readers
Options skew and the relative prices of different options can be used to observe traders' attitudes toward upside and downside risk. The indicators in the article show that prices are under pressure, but demand for protection has not reached the level of panic described.
Beginners can treat this content as an observation of market sentiment rather than a clear signal of a price increase or decline. Price performance and options-market sentiment may change, so trading decisions should not be based solely on skew indicators.
Risks and unknowns
The content is a market analysis from PANews citing CoinDesk; the original article did not provide an independent link to the underlying data.
The article does not explain the skew indicator's complete calculation method, data sources, or specific statistical period.
The specific criteria for determining “historically typical levels” and “historically cheap levels” have not been disclosed.
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