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10x Derivatives Edge - BTC and ETH - Options Analysis -> Dec '25 trade with 31% return potential

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10x Research
November 24, 2025

Crypto options markets are quietly sending a very different message than spot prices. Implied volatility has spiked across both BTC and ETH, yet term structures suggest traders see this as a short-term shock rather than a long-term regime shift. At the same time, skew has collapsed toward stress levels, suggesting a surge in demand for crash protection as options premiums become increasingly stretched.

While call buying continues to dominate flows, notional positioning shows a growing divergence between Bitcoin’s institutional strength and Ethereum’s fading derivatives participation. Meanwhile, implied volatility has decisively moved above realized, flipping the carry dynamic and reshaping risk-reward across strategies. The full implications of these cross-market signals, and how to trade Bitcoin into year-end, are explored in the complete report.

See our favorite trade with 31% annualized profit potential in the attached pdf.

Bitcoin Term Structure and vs. 1-week ago

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