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Derive market overview

BTC, SOL, XRP, ZEC and ADA options are priced for less movement than the market has actually delivered this month.

Page calculated 18 Sept, 08:46 UTC · Checks for updates every 5 min while visible

Data timing

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Calculations and trade ideas use fixed rules and templates, not AI.

BTCoptions cheap
$77,977+2.0%
IV 32% · RV 44%smart long $1.7M
ETHoptions fair
$2,502+2.5%
IV 47% · RV 49%smart long $1.5M
SOLoptions cheap
$105.90+5.7%
IV 51% · RV 64%smart flat
XRPoptions cheap
$1.33+2.8%
IV 59% · RV 94%smart flat
HYPEoptions fair
$88.35+10.4%
IV 65% · RV 72%smart long $782.8K
ZECoptions cheap
$1,485+7.3%
IV 110% · RV 162%smart long $517.4K
XAUToptions fair
$4,394+1.7%
IV 24% · RV 22%smart long $52.5K
ADAoptions cheap
$0.2141+11.1%
IV 77% · RV 97%smart flat
KoolKrypto
Trade spotlight

The ETH call spread everyone copied

KoolKrypto (@koolkrypto223) bought 23,500 ETH 26 Mar 5000/7000 call spreads for $898.2K and said so on X. 128 other wallets have since put on the same legs, 101 of them new to Derive.

Copied
43,816 × · $1.3M
Spread now
$29.90 vs $38.22
At mark
-$224.8K
ETH needs
+102% in 189d
Every wallet, every entry →
spot 2.5k5.0k7.0k
Biggest Derive print, 24h
$24.7M notionalSold 10,000 ETH 2.6k call, 20 Sep 26 · $25K premium · package leg · 0x96b9…a701
Smart money, net
long $1.7MBTC delta · long $1.5M ETH
Ideas, last 30 days
+10.0%on cost · 105 ideas · 50% profitable

Trade ideas

rule-based, not advice; each card shows what triggered it
Track record, last 30 days: 105 ideas, average +10.0% on cost, 50% profitable

Each idea is recorded the first time it fires and marked at the current mid every 15 minutes; expired legs settle at intrinsic. Return is per unit of the structure as a share of the entry cost, before fees. Ideas open for less than a day are not scored yet.

Pin risk
57 ideas · -2.2% · 44% profitable
Gamma wall
24 ideas · +41.6% · 75% profitable
Vol mispricing
17 ideas · +12.7% · 41% profitable
Followed wallet
7 ideas · -6.1% · 29% profitable
Followed walletETH
@koolkrypto223

KoolKrypto bought the bull call spread ETH 2.5k/2.6k 20 Sep 26

spot 2.5k2.5k2.6k
They paid
$17 · $170k for 10,000
Now
$39.3 (mark $16.2)
Their P&L
-$8k
Why this fires
Breakeven
$2,540
Best case
$100 (3×)
Traded
09-17 15:37 · $49.31M

Buy the bull call spread ETH 2.5k/2.6k 20 Sep 26 on Derive.

KoolKrypto (@koolkrypto223), a wallet we follow, paid $170k for 10,000 of them on Derive by RFQ (buy ETH 2.5k call, 20 Sep 26, sell ETH 2.6k call, 20 Sep 26) with ETH at $2,465. Large active book, about $1B notional and +$8M realized a month. Explained the ETH March-27 call-spread thesis on X on 11 Sep 2026.

Rule: Followed wallet traded $49.31M notional, 2026-09-17 15:37 UTC.

KoolKrypto's wallet →
Vol mispricingXRP

XRP options look cheap: buy a straddle

spot 1.331.001.001.35
Cost
$0.14 (10.5%)
Max loss
$0.14
Breakeven
$1.21 / $1.49
Why this fires
Move
±10.5%
Expiry
2 Oct · 14d
Trigger
IV 59% vs RV 94%

Buy the 2 Oct 1.35 straddle on Derive.

XRP has moved at 94% annualised over the last month (94% over the last week), but options are only pricing 59%. When the market moves more than options price in, owning options pays.

Rule: Implied 59% vs realized 94%, ratio 0.62 (rule fires below 0.85).

XRP 2OCT26 chain →
Gamma wallSOL

SOL has a call wall at 110 for 25 Sep

spot 106110
Credit
$0.9 (0.85%)
Max gain
$0.9
Max loss
unlimited
Why this fires
Breakeven
$110.94
Expiry
25 Sep · 7.0d
Trigger
$1.97M OI at 110, 3.9% above

Sell the 25 Sep 110 call on Derive.

$1.97M of open interest sits at 110 (mostly calls), 3.9% above spot, expiring in 7.0 days. Dealers hedging that strike sell as price approaches it from below and buy as it approaches from above, which tends to pin price near it into expiry.

Rule: Largest open interest within 5% of spot on the nearest expiry: 18,614 contracts.

SOL 25SEP26 chain →
Pin riskXAUT

XAUT max pain for 25 Sep is 4.4% below spot

spot 4.4k4.2k4.4k
Cost
$64.3 (1.46%)
Max loss
$64.3
Max gain
$135.7 (2.1×)
Why this fires
Breakeven
$4,336
Expiry
25 Sep · 7.0d
Trigger
max pain $4,200 vs $4,394

Buy the 25 Sep 4.4k/4.2k put spread on Derive.

Max pain is the expiry price at which option holders collectively lose the most. For 25 Sep it is $4,200, against spot at $4,394. Price often drifts toward it in the last days as hedges unwind; a tendency, not a rule.

Rule: Max pain $4,200 vs spot $4,394, gap -4.4% (rule fires beyond 1.5%).

XAUT 25SEP26 chain →
Followed walletHYPE
@koolkrypto223

KoolKrypto bought the bull call spread HYPE 87.5/97.5 2 Oct 26

spot 83.6387.5091.0097.50
They paid
$2.22 · $111k for 50,000
Now
$3.92 (mark $3.14)
Their P&L
+$46k
Why this fires
Breakeven
$91.47
Best case
$10 (3×)
Traded
09-17 20:20 · $8.36M

Buy the bull call spread HYPE 87.5/97.5 2 Oct 26 on Derive.

KoolKrypto (@koolkrypto223), a wallet we follow, paid $111k for 50,000 of them on Derive by RFQ (buy HYPE 87.5 call, 2 Oct 26, sell HYPE 97.5 call, 2 Oct 26) with HYPE at $83.63. Large active book, about $1B notional and +$8M realized a month. Explained the ETH March-27 call-spread thesis on X on 11 Sep 2026.

Rule: Followed wallet traded $8.36M notional, 2026-09-17 20:20 UTC.

KoolKrypto's wallet →
Cross-venueSOL

The same contract is 13 bps cheaper on Deribit than on Derive

Edge
$0.14 (12.8 bps)
Size
750 · $102.12
Risk
leg risk
Why this fires
Trigger
>5 bps after fees

Buy on Deribit at $3.8, sell on Derive at $4.

The SOL 140 call, 25 Dec 26 is offered at $3.8 on Deribit and bid at $4 on Derive. After both venues' fees that is $0.14 per contract of locked-in edge.

Rule: 12.8 bps of forward after fees (rule fires above 5 bps).

Arb scanner →

Notable trades

Derive · Last 24h · Ranked by unusual activity

Full tape
  1. Bought10,000 × bull call spread ETH 2.5k/2.6k 20 Sep 26

    KoolKrypto17 Sept, 15:37 UTC
    leg notional
    $24.7M
    net paid
    $170K
    Trade context: 105× this wallet's usual size

    hedger · 13% win rate · +$3.62M this month

    • Followed wallet
    • hit 64% under Deribit mark on the worst leg
    • 2-leg package, net debit
  2. Bought2,000 × bull call spread ETH 2.6k/2.8k 2 Oct 26

    KoolKrypto18 Sept, 01:36 UTC
    leg notional
    $4.9M
    net paid
    $53.6K
    Trade context: 21× this wallet's usual size

    hedger · 13% win rate · +$3.62M this month

    • Followed wallet
    • hit 50% under Deribit mark on the worst leg
    • 2-leg package, net debit
  3. Bought6.2 BTC 95k call, 27 Nov 26

    0xffd6…10b318 Sept, 08:27 UTC
    notional
    $479.7K
    premium
    $5.2K
    Trade context: 22% from spot

    hedger · 58% win rate · +$8k this month · on the smart money list

    • 8× this wallet's usual size
    • smart-money wallet
    • paid 6% over Deribit mark
  4. Bought5 BTC 105k call, 25 Dec 26

    0x004b…f97218 Sept, 08:24 UTC
    notional
    $389.9K
    premium
    $3.5K
    Trade context: 35% from spot

    mixed retail · 59% win rate · +$42k this month · on the smart money list

    • smart-money wallet
    • paid 9% over Deribit mark
  5. Bought100 ETH 3.2k call, 27 Nov 26

    0x004b…f97218 Sept, 08:23 UTC
    notional
    $250.3K
    premium
    $6.1K
    Trade context: 28% from spot

    mixed retail · 59% win rate · +$42k this month · on the smart money list

    • smart-money wallet
    • paid 10% over Deribit mark
Open interest and flow chartsnearest expiry by strike · net premium by expiry, 24h
BTC 19SEP261.0 days
spot $77,977 max pain $79,000 wall $80,000
ETH 19SEP261.0 days
spot $2,502 max pain $2,450 wall $2,475
← Net soldNet bought →

Premium bought minus premium sold, measured from the side initiating each trade. These are option payments, not profit or loss. Last 24 hours; trades of at least $50k notional.

Alerts

whales, smart money, followed
Whale18 Sep 08:35
Sold 280 ETH 5k call, 26 Mar 27 @ $36.39
$698.5K notional, $10.2K premium · 0x204a…28a0, rfq block
Whale18 Sep 08:35
Bought 280 ETH 4k call, 26 Mar 27 @ $88.21
$698.5K notional, $24.7K premium · 0x204a…28a0, rfq block
Whale18 Sep 08:27
Bought 6.153 BTC 95k call, 27 Nov 26 @ $846.58
$479.7K notional, $5.2K premium · 0xffd6…10b3, hedger
Whale18 Sep 08:26
Sold 5 BTC 95k call, 27 Nov 26 @ $983.00
$389.7K notional, $4.9K premium · 0xffd6…10b3, hedger
Smart money18 Sep 08:25
Bought 3.847 BTC 95k call, 27 Nov 26 @ $982.00
$300K notional, $3.8K premium · 0x004b…f972, mixed retail
Smart money18 Sep 08:24
Bought 5 BTC 105k call, 25 Dec 26 @ $695.00
$389.9K notional, $3.5K premium · 0x004b…f972, mixed retail

Who is positioned how

Cohorts →
Whale
+$9.9M
Leviathan
-$21.1M
Shrimp
+$211K
Smart money
+$4M
premium seller
-$25.6M

Net delta in dollars, 30 days; the bar is net as a share of gross.

Trending wallets

most traded in 24h
Leaderboard →
KoolKryptofollowedhedger$67.7M 24h
11 fills, 100% optionstoday -$226K30d +$4M
0x8e87…6a3aperp trader$14M 24h
3383 fills, 0% optionstoday -$19K30d -$163K
0xdc91…fabemixed retail$13.2M 24h
4 fills, 100% optionstoday +$66730d +$667
0x15ef…51f3perp trader$7.9M 24h
1725 fills, 0% optionstoday +$10K30d -$30K
0xb901…0247perp trader$3.6M 24h
1285 fills, 0% optionstoday -$126K30d -$1M
0x6308…b045rfq block$3.6M 24h
21 fills, 100% optionstoday +$2K30d +$1K

Smart money

the steadiest 17 of 66
All →
0xd699…5a26wing buyer+$38.6K0xd339…a77epremium seller+$25.7K0x8f45…f6aerfq block+$32.7K
How to read this page

Market prices, open interest, volatility signals and flow on this page come from Derive. The biggest print is the largest contract execution or same-second sweep by underlying notional, before notable-trade ranking; a package leg is not the whole spread. Premium is the amount paid for the option. Deribit supplies comparison prices and the cross-venue scanner. Implied is the at-the-money vol interpolated to 30 days from the Derive chain; realized is the annualised standard deviation of daily index moves over the last 30 days. Below 0.85× we call options cheap, above 1.25× expensive. Smart money is the top quarter of wallets by risk-adjusted 90-day results, among those that made at least $5k and traded in the last two weeks, with market makers removed; "smart long" on an asset chip is their net delta. Ideas are generated by fixed rules from these numbers, not by a person or a model; payoff diagrams are per unit at expiry and ignore fees. Notable trades are ranked by size against the wallet's usual size, distance from spot, smart-money or followed status, price versus Deribit's mark, and package legs. Alerts are aggressor fills over $250k notional in options (with at least $2k premium) or $1M in perps, over $50k by a smart-money wallet, or over $10k by a wallet we follow by hand; market makers are left out of the whale rows. The same rules feed the Telegram alerts.