FBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund
FBTC Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
FBTC Gamma Walls
FBTC Hedge Radar
Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where FBTC sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.
Protection is priced in the cheap band (2.53) — downside puts carry 1.7 IV points more than at-the-money, and implied vol sits in the 12th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (3.38): it is trading 12% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 61.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.91x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 77% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 41.8% — normal range
Effective IV 100.7% (ATM 41.8% + spread 29.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 37.14% (spread 29.45% + slippage 7.69%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.84 (vega 8.363 / spread 29.45%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +8% (neutral) — Raw: +10%
|OI skew| 22.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew -20.4%, OI skew +22.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 10%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +5%, ATM: +12%, OTM: +10% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 89% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.6% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.4% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 38% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 23% — mixed
Aggressive execution 8% — patient
Conviction +8 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 29.4% — wide
OI 109,763 — deep
Volume 1,718/day — adequate
$1.47 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector
Depth 594.5 contracts (bid:258.0 ask:336.5) — deep
Avg slippage 7.69% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.2% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 62% — neutral
IV kink 1.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 172.43 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 53 (ITM 20% + inst 23%) — moderate institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Sep 7, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.