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Bitcoin's options skew looks bearish โ but not because traders are aggressively paying for protection. While downside IV is cheap, the real extreme is upside IV: an all-time low of 23%. Nobody is paying for $BTC upside anymore.
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AI visual note: A Glassnode chart titled "Nobody Is Paying For Bitcoin's Upside Any More" tracks BTC Price, downside implied volatility, and upside implied volatility from January 2023 to early 2026, showing upside implied volatility collapsing to an all-time low of 23% โ indicating traders are no longer paying for $BTC upside, even as downside vol remains relatively cheap.