Options Skew Analytics

AAL options analytics

AAL · Stock

Data as of 6 November 2026 (end of day)

AAL options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 50.8%, a move of about ±14.6% over the next month. That is higher than 67% of the 252 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 3.82 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 3% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Its next earnings report is 2027-01-21 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 5 reports the options market priced an average move of ±9.3% and AAL moved 5.0% on average, staying inside the priced band 5 times out of 5.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
50.79%

Prices a move of about ±14.6% over 30 days, or ±3.2% on a typical day.

Higher than 67% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+3.82

Puts carry 3.82 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 72% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.84

The wings carry 0.84 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.968

90-day volatility is 3% below 30-day.

Higher than 46% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 252 prior sessions (one-year window)

50.8% — 67th percentile
33.1%89.2%
IV percentile, 1 year
67%
IV rank, 1 year
31%
IV percentile, 2 years
68%
IV rank, 2 years
31%

Rank is the position between the lowest and highest readings in the window, so a single past extreme pins everything after it near one end. Percentile is the share of sessions below the current reading and is unaffected by how far that extreme reached. Both are withheld when the window holds fewer than 180 sessions.

Session detail

Underlying close
$13.18
30-day implied forward
$13.25
60-day ATM IV
49.47%
90-day ATM IV
49.15%
180-day ATM IV
48.34%
Expirations used
13
Total open interest
1,272,586
Put / call open interest
1.57

The forward is derived from put-call parity on the strikes nearest the money, not taken from the underlying close. It is what every moneyness and delta on this page is measured against.

30-day at-the-money implied volatility

Last 327 sessions

20%40%60%80%100%28 Aug27 Dec28 Apr25 Aug6 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0650.79%+3.820.968$13.18
2026-11-0553.14%+6.060.946$12.93
2026-11-0448.71%+2.500.978$13.63
2026-11-0348.87%+2.680.978$12.82
2026-11-0249.31%+3.990.968$13.08
2026-10-3048.65%+2.820.975$12.60
2026-10-2946.83%+1.940.983$12.78
2026-10-2846.94%+1.850.989$12.58
2026-10-2745.71%+2.711.001$12.61
2026-10-2645.81%+3.711.000$12.20
2026-10-2346.93%+1.160.975$12.11
2026-10-2247.35%+2.500.941$12.60
2026-10-2150.38%+2.020.898$12.24
2026-10-2048.81%+1.740.930$12.11
2026-10-1948.41%+2.160.938$11.68
2026-10-1648.79%+2.400.921$11.88
2026-10-1547.24%+3.100.963$12.28
2026-10-1447.87%+1.730.914$11.79
2026-10-1346.19%+0.530.944$12.50
2026-10-0945.78%+1.200.936$12.76
2026-10-0850.33%-0.590.892$12.80
2026-10-0750.45%-1.090.906$12.85
2026-10-0651.21%+2.810.905$13.00
2026-10-0550.33%-0.120.911$12.83
2026-10-0250.13%-0.700.925$12.94
2026-10-0152.15%-0.050.903$13.13
2026-09-3052.29%+1.430.903$13.37
2026-09-2953.31%-0.710.897$13.61
2026-09-2852.56%+0.640.902$13.52
2026-09-2551.94%+1.770.900$13.87
2026-09-2451.26%-0.920.908$13.35
2026-09-2350.53%-2.540.923$13.35
2026-09-2251.59%-1.100.920$13.61
2026-09-2150.89%+1.540.918$13.57
2026-09-1847.99%-1.370.970$12.96
2026-09-1748.79%-0.100.975$12.94
2026-09-1649.32%-0.220.965$12.70
2026-09-1547.91%+1.570.964$12.77
2026-09-1448.10%+0.740.979$13.10
2026-09-1144.35%-0.911.037$13.01
2026-09-1047.39%+3.090.970$12.85
2026-09-0947.52%-0.640.950$12.94
2026-09-0842.87%+0.551.080$12.91
2026-09-0442.15%-0.711.081$13.13
2026-09-0345.40%+2.241.007$12.97
2026-09-0242.27%-0.291.089$13.11
2026-09-0143.71%+1.371.060$12.95
2026-08-3142.15%+3.031.091$13.43
2026-08-2842.63%+0.101.105$13.64
2026-08-2745.48%-0.171.040$13.72
2026-08-2647.75%-2.400.987$13.84
2026-08-2545.72%+0.421.039$13.95
2026-08-2444.20%+3.761.082$13.63
2026-08-2143.31%+0.161.111$13.82
2026-08-2043.95%-0.931.099$13.52
2026-08-1944.28%-0.881.120$13.86
2026-08-1844.32%-0.481.086$14.05
2025-09-2953.69%-0.330.862$11.38
2025-09-2652.51%+0.150.877$11.31
2025-09-2555.39%-0.270.859$11.39
2025-09-2454.63%-1.600.862$11.94
2025-09-2353.41%+0.400.883$12.19
2025-09-2253.34%-0.220.889$12.33
2025-09-1948.86%+0.070.966$12.45
2025-09-1848.13%-0.180.981$12.58
2025-09-1748.29%+0.440.989$12.48
2025-09-1649.12%+1.730.967$12.41
2025-09-1547.55%+1.600.995$12.53
2025-09-1244.97%+0.951.027$12.91
2025-09-1143.27%+0.221.049$12.95
2025-09-1046.03%+2.091.015$12.82
2025-09-0945.35%+2.881.034$12.76
2025-09-0845.83%+1.441.015$12.95
2025-09-0545.62%+1.091.039$13.08
2025-09-0445.81%+1.321.030$12.86
2025-09-0345.32%+0.351.039$13.44
2025-09-0245.20%+2.081.031$13.39
2025-08-2944.31%+1.551.043$13.37
2025-08-2845.84%+0.571.006$13.25
2025-08-2743.21%+0.231.030$13.13
2025-08-2644.83%+0.921.006$13.15
2025-08-2544.22%+0.751.015$13.00
2025-08-2246.61%+1.310.948$13.55
2025-08-2146.42%+0.960.961$12.57
2025-08-2046.05%+1.110.961$12.80
2025-08-1946.77%+1.660.949$13.22
2025-08-1847.43%+0.660.950$13.17
2025-08-1548.54%+1.090.933$13.17
2025-08-1446.82%+1.470.957$12.82
2025-08-1348.86%+0.840.928$13.11
2025-08-1243.96%+1.550.996$12.98
2025-08-1144.54%+2.120.974$11.58
2025-08-0838.32%+0.951.122$11.62
2025-08-0738.49%+1.651.132$11.73
2025-08-0637.54%+1.171.171$11.74
2025-08-0539.45%+0.581.135$11.64
2025-08-0438.04%+1.131.164$11.27
2025-08-0141.42%+1.991.079$11.03
2025-07-3139.82%+1.461.090$11.49
2025-07-3039.39%+1.071.087$11.51
2025-07-2938.23%+1.741.107$11.42
2025-07-2836.31%+2.251.142$11.58
2025-07-2537.18%-0.671.115$11.50
2025-07-2438.17%-0.511.087$11.46
2025-07-2352.79%-1.250.875$12.68
2025-07-2244.98%+2.240.977$12.50
2025-07-2147.29%+1.140.952$12.32
2025-07-1847.56%+1.380.950$12.51
2025-07-1748.14%+0.770.947$12.45
2025-07-1652.24%+1.930.898$12.27
2025-07-1552.47%+1.340.900$12.17
2025-07-1452.18%+2.050.907$12.38
2025-07-1152.19%+0.660.902$12.22
2025-07-1053.24%+2.360.890$12.94
2025-07-0953.22%+3.440.904$11.48
2025-07-0854.63%+2.360.894$11.58
2025-07-0755.75%+2.460.901$11.59
2025-07-0355.28%+2.170.887$11.69
2025-07-0257.82%+4.830.874$11.63
2025-07-0157.26%+1.820.855$11.52

The chart covers every session in the archive, 327 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 327 sessions

-10.00.010.020.030.028 Aug27 Dec28 Apr25 Aug6 Nov

The dashed line marks zero, where the 25-delta put and call carry the same implied volatility.

Skew curve

Implied volatility by delta, front expirations

Implied volatility by delta

7d (2026-11-13) · 14d (2026-11-20) · 21d (2026-11-27)

45%50%55%60%65%2026-11-13 (7d) — 5Δ C — IV 54.35%2026-11-13 (7d) — 10Δ C — IV 51.77%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ C — IV 51.12%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ C — IV 50.85%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ C — IV 50.92%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ C — IV 51.22%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ C — IV 51.59%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ C — IV 51.92%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ C — IV 52.24%2026-11-13 (7d) — ATM — IV 52.59%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ P — IV 52.96%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ P — IV 53.36%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ P — IV 53.76%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ P — IV 54.21%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ P — IV 54.79%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ P — IV 55.86%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ P — IV 58.42%2026-11-13 (7d) — 10Δ P — IV 60.81%2026-11-13 (7d) — 5Δ P — IV 62.72%7d2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ C — IV 55.64%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ C — IV 52.30%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ C — IV 51.39%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ C — IV 51.57%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ C — IV 52.60%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ C — IV 53.49%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ C — IV 53.48%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ C — IV 53.38%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ C — IV 53.35%2026-11-20 (14d) — ATM — IV 53.67%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ P — IV 54.16%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ P — IV 54.46%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ P — IV 54.61%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ P — IV 54.78%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ P — IV 55.30%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ P — IV 56.50%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ P — IV 57.33%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ P — IV 58.10%2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ P — IV 62.45%14d2026-11-27 (21d) — 5Δ C — IV 48.18%2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ C — IV 47.97%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ C — IV 47.28%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ C — IV 47.62%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ C — IV 48.01%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ C — IV 48.31%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ C — IV 48.68%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ C — IV 49.25%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ C — IV 49.93%2026-11-27 (21d) — ATM — IV 50.69%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ P — IV 51.53%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ P — IV 52.04%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ P — IV 52.30%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ P — IV 52.52%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ P — IV 52.72%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ P — IV 53.01%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ P — IV 54.30%2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ P — IV 58.34%2026-11-27 (21d) — 5Δ P — IV 63.32%21d10Δ C25Δ CATM25Δ P10Δ Pout-of-the-money calls ← delta → out-of-the-money puts

The axis is call delta. Readings to the right of the dashed centre line are taken from the out-of-the-money put at that strike, which is the contract whose quote the volatility was solved from. Points are only plotted where surviving quotes bracket the delta on both sides; nothing is extrapolated past the last traded strike.

Show the underlying numbers
Delta7d14d21d
5Δ call54.35%55.64%48.18%
10Δ call51.77%52.30%47.97%
15Δ call51.12%51.39%47.28%
20Δ call50.85%51.57%47.62%
25Δ call50.92%52.60%48.01%
30Δ call51.22%53.49%48.31%
35Δ call51.59%53.48%48.68%
40Δ call51.92%53.38%49.25%
45Δ call52.24%53.35%49.93%
ATM52.59%53.67%50.69%
45Δ put52.96%54.16%51.53%
40Δ put53.36%54.46%52.04%
35Δ put53.76%54.61%52.30%
30Δ put54.21%54.78%52.52%
25Δ put54.79%55.30%52.72%
20Δ put55.86%56.50%53.01%
15Δ put58.42%57.33%54.30%
10Δ put60.81%58.10%58.34%
5Δ put62.72%62.45%63.32%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-137$13.2152.59%54.79%50.92%+3.87+0.279
2026-11-2014$13.2253.67%55.30%52.60%+2.70+0.2813
2026-11-2721$13.2550.69%52.72%48.01%+4.71-0.3213
2026-12-0428$13.2550.67%53.98%49.39%+4.58+1.0214
2026-12-1135$13.2351.02%52.65%50.36%+2.29+0.4810
2026-12-1842$13.2950.28%54.91%48.43%+6.48+1.3915
2026-12-2448$13.2949.68%53.89%48.26%+5.63+1.398
2027-01-1570$13.3249.36%52.27%48.02%+4.26+0.7914
2027-02-19105$13.3749.05%51.73%48.22%+3.52+0.9313
2027-03-19133$13.4248.56%51.48%47.77%+3.71+1.0615
2027-05-21196$13.4948.29%50.45%47.66%+2.79+0.7716
2027-06-17223$13.5248.47%50.00%46.66%+3.34-0.1416
2027-09-17315$13.5848.58%48.09%47.01%+1.08-1.039

Each curve above is one expiration. The vertical position is implied volatility; the horizontal position is the delta of the contract it was read from. For US equities the curve normally slopes upward to the right, meaning out-of-the-money puts carry higher implied volatility than equidistant calls.

The 25-delta risk reversal summarises that slope as a single number: the 25-delta put volatility minus the 25-delta call volatility. The butterfly summarises the curvature: the average of the two wings minus the at-the-money reading.

Term structure

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

At-the-money implied volatility by expiration

13 listed expirations produced a usable reading

46%48%50%52%54%56%2026-11-13 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 52.59%2026-11-20 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 53.67%2026-11-27 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 50.69%2026-12-04 — 28 days — at-the-money IV 50.67%2026-12-11 — 35 days — at-the-money IV 51.02%2026-12-18 — 42 days — at-the-money IV 50.28%2026-12-24 — 48 days — at-the-money IV 49.68%2027-01-15 — 70 days — at-the-money IV 49.36%2027-02-19 — 105 days — at-the-money IV 49.05%2027-03-19 — 133 days — at-the-money IV 48.56%2027-05-21 — 196 days — at-the-money IV 48.29%2027-06-17 — 223 days — at-the-money IV 48.47%2027-09-17 — 315 days — at-the-money IV 48.58%7306090180days to expiration

The horizontal axis is the square root of days to expiration, which is the scale volatility lives on. A curve that is flat in variance terms plots as a straight line here rather than bending sharply through the front week.

Show the underlying numbers
ExpirationDaysForwardATM IVATM strikeQuotes used
2026-11-137 days$13.2152.59%$13.259
2026-11-2014 days$13.2253.67%$13.2913
2026-11-2721 days$13.2550.69%$13.3413
2026-12-0428 days$13.2550.67%$13.3814
2026-12-1135 days$13.2351.02%$13.4010
2026-12-1842 days$13.2950.28%$13.4915
2026-12-2448 days$13.2949.68%$13.518
2027-01-1570 days$13.3249.36%$13.6414
2027-02-19105 days$13.3749.05%$13.8513
2027-03-19133 days$13.4248.56%$14.0115
2027-05-21196 days$13.4948.29%$14.3616
2027-06-17223 days$13.5248.47%$14.5216
2027-09-17315 days$13.5848.58%$15.049

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
50.79%
60 days
49.47%
90 days
49.15%
180 days
48.34%

Interpolation is linear in total variance, not in volatility. Interpolating volatility directly implies a forward variance that can be negative between two expirations. A tenor beyond the longest listed expiration is reported as unavailable rather than extrapolated.

Term structure slope

Last 327 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4028 Aug27 Dec28 Apr25 Aug6 Nov

The dashed line marks 1.00, where the 90-day and 30-day at-the-money volatilities are equal. Above it the longer tenor carries the higher volatility.

The term structure is the at-the-money implied volatility of each listed expiration, plotted against how far away that expiration is. Its usual shape for a calm underlying slopes gently upward, because a longer horizon admits more uncertainty.

It inverts when the market prices a dated event: an expiration that captures a scheduled announcement carries the variance of that event on top of ordinary trading, so a shorter contract can print a higher volatility than a longer one.

Earnings

What the options priced in before each report, and what happened

Next report

2027-01-21Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 5 reports

Landed inside the implied band
5 of 5
100% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
9.3%
Mean move that happened
5.0%
absolute

Reports

Newest first. The implied move is one standard deviation, priced from the session before the release.

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-10-22Before the open7.4%+3.0%0.40×
2026-07-23Before the open———
2026-04-23Before the open———
2026-01-27Before the open———
2025-10-23Before the open———
2025-07-24Before the open10.0%-9.6%0.96×
2025-04-24Before the open9.9%+3.1%0.31×
2025-01-23Before the open9.9%-8.7%0.88×
2024-10-24Before the open9.4%-0.4%0.04×
2024-07-25Before the open———
2024-04-25Before the open———
2024-01-25Before the open———
2023-10-19Before the open———

The implied move is read from the at-the-money straddle on the first expiration strictly after the report date, converted to a one-standard-deviation move and divided by the forward. Realised moves are the close-to-close return across the event, measured from the session before the release to the session after it.

Report dates that have already happened come from the company’s own 8-K filing and are exact. A date still in the future is either one the company has announced, or an estimate from its reporting cadence.