Silver overtakes bitcoin on volatility as year-end trading thins

Bitcoin BTC$88,518.75 and silver are sending sharply different signals to markets as the year closes, with volatility data showing traders actively repricing one asset while leaving the other stuck in neutral. Over the past month, bitcoin’s annualized 30-day realized volatility has steadily compressed into the mid-40s, reflecting a market that remains range-bound and short on…

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Volatility Creeps Higher as Seasonal Strength Kicks In

Bitcoin’s BTC$113,244.11 implied volatility (IV) gauge has climbed to a 2.5-month high, consistent with the seasonal trends. Volmex’s bitcoin implied volatility index, BVIV, which represents the annualized expected price turbulence over four weeks, has topped 42%, the highest since late August, according to data source TradingView. IV measures the market’s expectations for future price swings…

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