Bitcoin Volatility Is Still Compressing, Dimming Year-End Rally Outlook

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin Volatility Is Still Compressing, Dimming Year-End Rally Outlook Bitcoin's volatility indices are declining, just like the S&P 500's. By Omkar Godbole | Edited by Sheldon Reback Dec 10, 2025, 1:05 p.m. BVIV. (TradingView) What to know : Bitcoin's volatility indices are declining, just like the S&P 500's. The drop in bitcoin's implied volatility weakens the case for a year-end rally. Matrixport notes that the volatility compression suggests low odds of a significant price breakout. Bitcoin's BTC $ 92,082.19 volatility indexes are still declining, mirroring those of the S&P 500, bringing a price stability that weakens the case for a year-end rally, according to one analyst. BTC's annualized 30-day implied volatility, as measured by Volmex's BVIV index, has dropped to 49%, nearly reversing the spike to 65% from 46% over the 10 days through Nov. 21, according to TradingView data. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . Implied volatility is an options-based measure that represents the market's outlook for price swings over a specific period. The drop from 65% to 49% means expected price turbulence over the 30 days has declined from as much as 5 percentage points to 14%. The VIX index, which represents the 30-day implied volatility in the S&P 500, has also dropped, reaching 17% from 28% since Nov. 20. According to Matrixport, the so-called volatility compression suggests low odds of a year-end rally. "Implied volatility continues to compress, and with it, the probability of a meaningful upside breakout into year-end," the firm said in a market update Wednesday. "Today's FOMC meeting represents the final major catalyst, but once it passes, volatility is likely to drift lower into the year-end." Matrixport's view aligns with bitcoin's historical positive price-volatility correlation, though this relationship has gradually shifted toward the negative since November 2024. On Wall Street, implied volatility compression is typically associated with a bullish reset in the market sentiment. Bitcoin News Markets Volatility More For You Protocol Research: GoPlus Security By CoinDesk Research Nov 14, 2025 Commissioned by GoPlus What to know : As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M. GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. 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