Gate Research: Crude oil and gold volatility indices hit new highs since 2021, with bullish sentiment dominating the cryptocurrency options market.

PANews reported on March 12th that, according to Gate Research, BTC's volatility index (IV) is around 54%, and ETH's IV is around 75%, both at relatively high levels over the past year. Gold and crude oil volatility indices are around 33% and 108% respectively, reaching new highs since 2021. BTC skew remains in negative territory, with put option premiums dominating, but safe-haven demand has eased somewhat. GEX formed a significant positive Gamma peak near its March 27th expiry date, suggesting that short-term prices may be influenced by the Gamma magnetic effect, leading to a convergence in volatility. The largest 24-hour trading volume was a long option strategy: a BTC bull spread of approximately 1,000 BTC and an ETH risk reversal structure of approximately 8,500 ETH.

Gate has officially launched gold and crude oil options, ushering in a new era of multi-asset options trading. Building upon its existing 11 crypto asset options, the platform introduces traditional asset options for the first time, providing users with more cross-market volatility trading opportunities. Gold options are denoted as XAUT, and crude oil options as XTI. Against the backdrop of increased global macroeconomic volatility, gold and crude oil, as core commodities, offer traders new tools for volatility trading and risk management through their options.