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Feb 22 β€’ 25 tweets β€’ 9 min read
1/25 DeFi Options Trading Is Powerful!

There can be unlimited upsideβ€¦πŸ˜ˆ
But also unlimited downside 😣

Every trader should know how to create these 18 options strategies in @Panoptic_xyz for any crypto asset, any strike, any size:

❀️ & rt πŸ‘‡ Image
2/25 In this thread we'll cover:

1. ‡️
2. πŸ“ž
3. πŸ€ΈπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ
4. πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸ˜΅
5. πŸ’ŽπŸ¦Ž
6. πŸ¦–
7. πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦‹
8. πŸ“žπŸ§ˆ
9. πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‚
10. ‡️🧈
11. πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ»
12. πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦…
13. πŸ“…πŸ§ˆ
14. β†—οΈπŸ§ˆ
15. βš–οΈπŸ§ˆ
16. πŸ¦‡
17. πŸ¦“
18. πŸ¦“πŸ¦“πŸ¦“
3/25 Think $HEX is worthless?

"Put" your money where your mouth is:
Buy a "put"‡️ Panoption!

Substantial upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bearish ⬇️

Short LP position Image
4/25 Want to make a "call" that $APE will go up?

Buy a "call"πŸ“ž Panoption!

Unlimited upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bullish ⬆️

Short LP position + long asset Image
5/25 "Straddling" the line b/c you can't tell if $BLUR is going to go ⬆️ or ⬇️?

Buy a "straddle"πŸ€ΈπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ on Panoptic!

Unlimited upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Call + Put (same strike) Image
6/25 Feel like you're being strangled by excessive market volatility on $SHIB?

Buy a "strangle"πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸ˜΅ on Panoptic!

Unlimited upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Call (higher strike) + Put (lower strike) Image
7/25 Feeling a "little" bullish on $UNI?

How about a "jade lizard" πŸ’ŽπŸ¦Ž

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Substantial downside 😣
Neutral-to-bullish ↗️

Short strangle + long OTM call Image
8/25 A variation of πŸ’ŽπŸ¦Ž is the "big lizard" πŸ¦–

Sell a straddle instead of a strangle on Panoptic!
Useful when you believe the price will hover around the current price.

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Substantial downside 😣
Neutral-to-bullish ↗️

Short straddle + long OTM call Image
9/25 Think $LINK will stay rangebound?

Float like an "iron butterfly"! πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦‹

Like a πŸ¦–, except you're protected on both sides.

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Short straddle + long strangle Image
10/25 Bullish on $ETH but don't expect a huge surge?

Buy a "call spread" on Panoptic! πŸ“žπŸ§ˆ

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bullish ⬆️

Long call (lower strike) + short call (higher strike) Image
11/25 Are you hoping for a "Better Tomorrow"?

How about a "Super Bull"? πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‚

Like a πŸ“žπŸ§ˆ, but for the more bullish among us.

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Substantial downside 😣
Super-bullish ⬆️⬆️

Long call spread + short OTM put Image
12/25 Anon "spreading" rumors that $USDC is in trouble, but don't expect a huge drop?

Buy a put "spread" on Panoptic! ‡️🧈

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bearish ⬇️

Long put (higher strike) + short put (lower strike) Image
13/25 Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!
It's "Super Bear"! πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ»

Like a ‡️🧈, but for the more bearish among us.

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Unlimited downside 😳
Super-bearish ⬇️⬇️

Long put spread + short OTM call Image
14/25 Think an "upcoming announcement" is gonna be a nothingburger? πŸš«πŸ”

Take flight with a short "iron condor"! πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦…

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Short call spread + short put spread Image
15/25 Long-term bullish on $ETH but need more capital?

Buy a "call calendar spread" on Panoptic! πŸ“žπŸ“…πŸ§ˆ

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Long long-term call + short short-term call (same strike) Image
16/25 Panoptic mimics payoffs from long-term expiries through wide-ranged LP positions.

For example:
β€’ Narrow range (r = 1.087) ↔️ 1 day expiry
β€’ Wide range (r = 1.6) ↔️ 1 month expiry
(Assuming 100% annual volatility)
17/25 A variation of πŸ“…πŸ§ˆ is the "diagonal spread" β†—οΈπŸ§ˆ

Also called a "Poor Man's Covered call" β€” useful when you expect minor price movement.

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bullish ⬆️

Long long-term call + short short-term call (different strikes) Image
18/25 Neutral-to-bullish, with a price target for $WBTC in mind?

Buy a "Call Ratio Spread" on Panoptic! πŸ“žβš–οΈπŸ§ˆ

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Unlimited downside 😳
Neutral-to-bullish ↗️

1 long call (lower strike) + 2 short calls (higher strike) Image
19/25 Expect some small price movement on $LDO but not sure which direction?

Try "BATMAN" πŸ¦‡

Limited upside πŸ˜‹
Unlimited downside 😳
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Call ratio spread + put ratio spread Image
20/25 Want to go long?

A "ZEBRA spread" may be what you're looking for! πŸ¦“

A synthetic replacement for longs: ~100 delta position with very low capital requirements.

Unlimited upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Bullish ⬆️
Capital efficient πŸ’Έ

2 ITM long calls + 1 ATM short call Image
21/25 Bullish, but want to hedge downside tail risk?

Try "ZEEHBS"! πŸ¦“πŸ¦“πŸ¦“

Unlimited upside 😈
Limited downside πŸ˜‹
Delta neutral πŸ«₯

Call ZEBRA spread + put ZEBRA spread, this one is special πŸ€ͺ Image
22/25 Caveats:

β€’ Panoptions are perpetual options with streaming premia rather than upfront premia, so payoff curves may differ from above
β€’ Panoption premia depends on a number of factors including the underlying price path and LP width

More on this later πŸ˜‰ #ResearchBites
23/25 Summary:

‡️=Put
πŸ“ž=Call
πŸ€ΈπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ=Straddle
πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸ˜΅=Strangle
πŸ’ŽπŸ¦Ž=Jade lizard
πŸ¦–=Big lizard
πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦‹=Iron butterfly
πŸ“žπŸ§ˆ=Call spread
πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‚=Super bull
‡️🧈=Put spread
πŸ¦Έβ€β™‚οΈπŸ»=Super bear
πŸ₯ŒπŸ¦…=Iron condor
πŸ“…πŸ§ˆ=Calendar spread
β†—οΈπŸ§ˆ=Diagonal spread
βš–οΈπŸ§ˆ=Ratio spread
πŸ¦‡=BATS
πŸ¦“=ZEBRA
πŸ¦“πŸ¦“πŸ¦“=ZEEHBS
24/25 Disclaimer:

πŸ“’ None of this should be taken as financial advice.
25/25 Comment below with questions.

Follow @Panoptic_xyz and @brandonly1000 for more #ResearchBites and other key updates!

Check out our blog πŸ‘‰ panoptic.xyz/blog
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More from @Panoptic_xyz

Feb 15
1/13 Why are some pools good 🐢 and other pools bad 😈?

The answer comes from breaking down LP profits into:
1. Price changes πŸ“ˆ
2. Fees collected 🎟️

By comparing LPs to options, we discover parallel insights β€” let's explore! 🧡
2/13 Price changes
⬆️ Price up: positive return
⬇️ Price down: negative return
‡️ Payoff determined by delta (Ξ”) & gamma (Ξ“) of LP position

Why use options terminology (Ξ” & Ξ“) for LPs?
Hint: that payoff looks awfully like a short put option!
3/13 Fees collected
β€’ Determined by theta (Θ) of LP position

πŸ•’ Θ: Rate of time decay (dV/dΟ„)
πŸ’° dV = fees collected
🧊 dΟ„ = 1 block

β†’ Θ = fees per block 🀯

βœ… Near the money: Θ > 0
❌ Far the money: Θ = 0
Read 13 tweets
Feb 10
1/12 The weekly volume on all NFT trading platforms was $120M last week. This includes BAYC, CryptoPunks, LOOT, Azuki, etc.

But...

$23 billion (yes, with a B) of value was traded on Uni V3 as financial NFTs πŸ“ˆ

Here's 8 reasons why @Panoptic_xyz is bullish on financial NFTs🧡
2/12 First of all: why is Uni V3 a financial NFT platform?

Liquidity in Uni V3 is deployed under a price range, which means LP positions are non-fungible and can't be tracked using ERC20s

Instead, Uniswap issues an ERC721 to track the funds controlled by each LP position
3/12 Reason 1: Most derivatives in TradFi *are* NFTs

β€”
Futures contracts expire at a set date, and each underlying has multiple tickers:
The Canadian dollar futures \6CH3 (exp. MAR-23) is different than the \6CM3 (JUN-23).

Options follow the OSI standard for exp, strikes, etc.
Read 12 tweets
Feb 8
1/11 We simulated LP performance for 21 popular Uni V3 pools (high TVL & volume)

Results were surprising:
πŸ“’ LPs can be profitable!

πŸ’° Which pools made the most?
πŸ“ Are narrow or wide ranges better?

Find out 🧡
2/11 Previously, we explored the ETH-USDC 30bps pool.

For this study:
πŸ—“οΈ Jun 2021 - Jan 2023 (20 months) for most pools
βš–οΈ Daily rebalancing
πŸ“ Narrow (r = 1.05) & wide (r = 1.75) ranges

Here's how other ETH-stablecoin pools compareπŸ‘‡
3/11 Bad pools πŸ˜” (but can you spot the good pool 🐢?)

β€’ ETH-USDC (5bps): -18%
β€’ ETH-DAI (30bps): -14%
β€’ ETH-USDC (30bps): -12%
β€’ ETH-USDT (30bps): -11%
β€’ ETH-USDC (100bps): -9%
β€’ ETH-USDC (1bp): -6%
β€’ ETH-USDT (5bps): -3%
β€’ ETH-DAI (5bps): +7%

(Returns in stablecoin) Image
Read 11 tweets
Feb 7
1/13 How do you know if one LP position or portfolio is riskier than another?

Is LPing riskier than HODLing?

This is the first of a series of threads where we discuss different types of risk, how to interpret them, and how to hedge them.

Let's dive in!
2/13 Risk measures (RMs) are crucial in assessing the stability and performance of a portfolio, and they can be used to guide investment decisions.

When providing liquidity on Uni V3, there are several key risks to consider such as volatility, market risk, etc.
3/13 Some commonly used risk measures are:

- Beta (Ξ²)
- Value-at-Risk (VaR)
- Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR)

All of these measures are related to the volatility of the portfolio. In particular, high volatility typically implies high risk.

Let's discuss them in more detail πŸ‘‡
Read 13 tweets
Feb 2
1/12 We analyzed simulated LP performance on ETH-USDC 0.3% pool.

Results were surprising:
πŸ“’ The optimal width was wider than expected.

β€’ What's the optimal width for max returns?
β€’ How does that change for πŸ‚ vs 🐻 markets?

Find out πŸ‘‡
2/12 The strategy is simple:

πŸ’¦ LP around the current ETH price with Β±X% width
βš–οΈ Rebalance your LP position after a day, week, or month (you pick)
πŸ’΅ Collect & compound your fees!
3/12 Our analysis includes >1.5 years of data (Jun 2021 - Jan 2023)

On 5 different range factors:
β€’ Β±5% (r = 1.05)
β€’ Β±20% (r = 1.2)
β€’ Β±50% (r = 1.5)
β€’ Β±75% (r = 1.75)
β€’ ∞ (UniV2 full-range, r = 1000)

Which one did best?πŸ€”
Read 12 tweets
Feb 1
1/12 In this series, we will look at different (financial) Greeks.

Most know about alpha, but what about beta? How can we compute it? How can we use it to hedge our investments?

Let's discuss! πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
2/12 First things first:

Beta (Ξ²) measures the risk of an asset or portfolio, S, against the risk of a reference market index, M.

See the mathematical definition belowπŸ‘‡πŸ€“

Ξ²(S; M)= correlation(S; M) x volatility(S) / volatility(M) Image
3/12 Beta increases w/correlation & relative risk (ratio of volatilities).

How can we interpret this? If:

- Ξ² = 1.5 β‡’ The asset S incr. 1.5% for each 1% incr. in the index M

- Ξ² = 0.5 β‡’ S incr. 0.5% for each 1% incr. in M

- Ξ² = -1.5 β‡’S decr. 1.5% for each 1% incr. in M
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