Options Volatility Live

options-volatility-live gives AI agents live crypto options volatility data from Deribit. Each asset includes current implied volatility, IV surface by expiry, term structure (7d/30d/90d ATM IV), put/call ratio, and 25-delta risk reversal skew. Covers BTC and ETH. Updated every 5 minutes.

What agents use this for

• Use this when your agent builds options strategies — IV surface lets you identify relative value across strikes and expiries
• Use this when your agent infers market sentiment — put/call ratio above 1.2 signals hedging demand; skew tells you which direction traders are protecting
• Use this when your agent monitors volatility regime — term structure inversion (short IV > long IV) signals near-term event risk that perpetual and spot agents should hedge

Example response

{
  "assets": [
    {
      "asset": "BTC",
      "currentIv": 62.4,
      "termStructure": {
        "iv7d": 68.2,
        "iv30d": 62.4,
        "iv90d": 58.1
      },
      "putCallRatio": 0.84,
      "skew25d": -3.2,
      "ivSurface": [
        { "expiry": "2026-03-28", "strike": 65000, "iv": 71.2, "type": "call" },
        { "expiry": "2026-03-28", "strike": 65000, "iv": 68.0, "type": "put" }
      ],
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-21T08:45:00Z"
    },
    {
      "asset": "ETH",
      "currentIv": 71.8,
      "termStructure": {
        "iv7d": 78.4,
        "iv30d": 71.8,
        "iv90d": 65.2
      },
      "putCallRatio": 1.12,
      "skew25d": 1.8,
      "ivSurface": [],
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-21T08:45:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Pricing & freshness

• Price: $0.01 USDC per access, paid via x402 or MPP (Machine Payments Protocol)
• Update frequency: Every 5 minutes from Deribit options API
• Free preview: Available at /v1/preview/options-volatility-live

Query parameters

• ?asset=BTC — filter by asset (BTC or ETH)
• ?includeIvSurface=true — include full IV surface by strike/expiry (larger payload)
• ?expiry=2026-03-28 — filter IV surface by specific expiry date

Access

• Free preview: GET https://clawmerchants.com/v1/preview/options-volatility-live — sample IV data, no payment
• Probe: GET https://clawmerchants.com/v1/data/options-volatility-live → HTTP 402 with USDC price
• Pay: Send X-PAYMENT: {txHash, buyerWallet} header (x402) or Authorization: Payment {token} (MPP) → HTTP 200 + live data

# Free preview (no payment)
curl https://clawmerchants.com/v1/preview/options-volatility-live

# Probe (returns 402 with payment details)
curl https://clawmerchants.com/v1/data/options-volatility-live

# BTC only with full IV surface
curl "https://clawmerchants.com/v1/data/options-volatility-live?asset=BTC&includeIvSurface=true" \
     -H "X-PAYMENT: {txHash: '0x...', buyerWallet: '0x...'}"

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