Options Skew Analytics

AAL option chain

Strikes around the forward, as they were quoted at the close

Data as of 24 September 2026 (end of day)

2026-10-02(8 days)ATM 41.14%±0.82skew -1.26
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
04$5.55$8.35—$7.00—————
04$4.65$6.10—$8.00—————
030$4.35$4.90—$9.00—————
041$3.35$3.70—$10.00—————
018$2.85$3.75—$10.50—————
123$2.40$2.68—$11.00—————
630$1.81$2.14—$11.50—————
48128$1.33$1.66—$12.0048.26%$0.01$0.032,578127
6120$0.90$1.16—$12.5044.72%$0.04$0.074,734584
3,8031,846$0.59$0.63—$13.0041.41%$0.13$0.153,0003,172
2,6118,647$0.30$0.3341.14%$13.50—$0.33$0.352,5602,499
2,59010,845$0.13$0.1642.67%$14.00—$0.66$0.71589131
5833,509$0.05$0.0744.15%$14.50—$0.98$1.2120872
26234,091$0.02$0.0448.37%$15.00—$1.42$1.6714612
541,735$0.01$0.0354.75%$15.50—$1.84$2.67110
—————$16.00—$2.40$2.83769
—————$16.50—$2.82$3.1042
—————$17.00—$3.30$3.6054
—————$17.50—$3.85$4.1030
—————$18.00—$4.35$4.6022
—————$18.50—$4.70$6.8562

Forward $13.47. The 25-delta put carries -1.26 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-09(15 days)ATM 50.93%±1.39skew -0.89
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
21$7.35$7.65—$6.00—————
24$5.55$6.70—$7.00—————
05$5.35$5.80—$8.00—————
113$4.35$4.65—$9.00—————
02$3.85$4.30—$9.50—————
4026$3.15$3.70—$10.00—————
19$2.87$3.10—$10.50—————
11$2.03$2.83—$11.0060.61%$0.01$0.051,58914
012$1.95$2.25—$11.5055.72%$0.03$0.071,04114
0992$1.30$1.71—$12.0053.78%$0.09$0.113,347471
163$1.05$1.20—$12.5051.05%$0.16$0.203,159100
511,599$0.79$0.84—$13.0049.99%$0.31$0.34881235
6581,898$0.54$0.5650.96%$13.50—$0.54$0.581,06141
8282,331$0.33$0.3550.31%$14.00—$0.84$0.882553
2681,720$0.20$0.2351.94%$14.50—$1.07$1.26462
1732,503$0.12$0.1452.99%$15.00—$1.55$1.68697
7506$0.07$0.0853.66%$15.50—$1.86$2.2431
3309$0.03$0.0655.10%$16.00—$2.37$2.7472
—————$16.50—$2.70$3.45122
—————$18.00—$4.20$5.3520
—————$19.50—$5.55$7.0010

Forward $13.49. The 25-delta put carries -0.89 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-16(22 days)ATM 47.98%±1.59skew -1.03
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
524$6.30$6.75—$7.00—————
1028$5.35$5.85—$8.00—————
145$4.30$4.75—$9.00—————
267$3.25$3.80—$10.0064.30%$0.01$0.033,496119
40$2.94$3.20—$10.50—————
453$2.41$2.65—$11.0051.87%$0.03$0.047,593127
08$2.03$2.26—$11.5051.32%$0.06$0.091754
9555$1.57$1.77—$12.0050.10%$0.13$0.1515,717435
2104$1.21$1.27—$12.5049.01%$0.23$0.268731,122
2,3379,924$0.88$0.91—$13.0049.10%$0.40$0.4317,0209,282
168496$0.61$0.66—$13.5047.97%$0.62$0.641,7181,229
1,14736,221$0.41$0.4548.19%$14.00—$0.92$0.965,688564
243711$0.27$0.3048.81%$14.50—$1.20$1.321310
7996,683$0.17$0.2150.04%$15.00—$1.63$1.7854611
1228$0.09$0.1449.85%$15.50—————
1044,652$0.06$0.1051.97%$16.00—$2.46$2.942820
—————$16.50—$2.85$3.50622
91,168$0.02$0.0554.45%$17.00—$3.35$3.95320
—————$17.50—$3.80$4.5002
—————$18.00—$4.20$5.2040
—————$21.00—$7.20$8.1502

Forward $13.51. The 25-delta put carries -1.03 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-23(29 days)ATM 51.37%±1.95skew -1.45
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
2380$8.10$9.60—$5.00—————
650$5.40$5.70—$8.00—————
08$4.25$5.80—$8.50—————
322$4.40$4.90—$9.00—————
023$3.60$4.75—$9.50—————
06$3.35$3.85—$10.00—————
—————$10.5056.20%$0.03$0.061161
01$2.07$2.91—$11.0054.68%$0.07$0.0916022
023$1.91$2.35—$11.5053.13%$0.12$0.152554
210$1.68$1.83—$12.0051.83%$0.20$0.243,9571
1126$1.11$1.46—$12.5051.17%$0.34$0.361,478109
7881$1.01$1.13—$13.0050.40%$0.51$0.5464810
32611$0.75$0.80—$13.50—$0.75$0.80165165
32884$0.55$0.6051.93%$14.00—$1.04$1.097833
751,314$0.39$0.4452.24%$14.50—$1.21$1.47173
97524$0.27$0.3252.63%$15.00—$1.68$1.99172
49196$0.20$0.2353.81%$15.50—$1.93$2.7130
—————$16.00—$2.51$3.3510
—————$17.00—$3.20$4.4010
—————$17.50—$3.70$4.9010

Forward $13.50. The 25-delta put carries -1.45 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-30(36 days)ATM 50.71%±2.16skew +1.79
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
3020$8.20$9.05—$5.00—————
74$4.70$6.25—$8.00—————
255$4.75$5.30—$8.50—————
25$4.30$6.40—$9.00—————
02$3.60$4.25—$9.50—————
04$3.35$3.80—$10.00—————
01$2.40$3.30—$10.50—————
12$2.56$2.92—$11.0054.68%$0.09$0.141978
—————$11.5054.14%$0.15$0.2367910
010$1.72$1.97—$12.0051.79%$0.24$0.313342
950$1.38$1.52—$12.5050.87%$0.37$0.4560029
12195$1.07$1.21—$13.0050.15%$0.56$0.6299729
2292$0.82$0.92—$13.5050.58%$0.80$0.878019
40300$0.61$0.7150.81%$14.00—$1.08$1.184515
1334$0.43$0.5350.27%$14.50—$1.42$1.5033
1113,870$0.30$0.3649.08%$15.00—$1.79$1.881473
26120$0.22$0.2850.58%$15.50—$2.11$2.2702
7254$0.15$0.2151.08%$16.00—$2.53$2.95130
017$0.10$0.1551.15%$16.50—$2.75$3.5080
—————$18.00—$4.20$5.3510
—————$20.00—$6.05$7.9010

Forward $13.54. The 25-delta put carries +1.79 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-20(57 days)ATM 47.67%±2.55skew +0.51
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
2132$10.35$10.80—$3.00—————
2124$9.25$9.70—$4.00—————
1265$8.35$8.70—$5.00—————
7210$7.20$7.80—$6.00—————
840$6.25$6.80—$7.00—————
1560$5.30$5.85—$8.00—————
052$4.15$4.80—$9.0055.78%$0.02$0.046,9262
0576$3.35$3.75—$10.0053.07%$0.07$0.096,6439
0841$2.50$2.85—$11.0049.54%$0.16$0.1914,32151
501,265$1.90$2.05—$12.0048.60%$0.38$0.408,65077
2371,626$1.27$1.32—$13.0047.75%$0.73$0.7613,208488
3359,883$0.81$0.8247.66%$14.00—$1.25$1.299,472195
41811,995$0.48$0.5147.82%$15.00—$1.92$2.158,13479
1094,263$0.28$0.3048.09%$16.00—$2.64$3.052,51832
16210,541$0.16$0.1848.83%$17.00—$3.50$3.701,9756
813,848$0.09$0.1149.72%$18.00—$4.40$4.951,3370
512,350$0.05$0.0851.58%$19.00—$5.30$6.151,2170
1428,813$0.04$0.0553.73%$20.00—$6.25$7.003014
102,886$0.02$0.0455.21%$21.00—————
0906$0.01$0.0661.36%$22.00—————
0489$0.01$0.0462.65%$23.00—————

Forward $13.54. The 25-delta put carries +0.51 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(85 days)ATM 46.56%±3.05skew +1.07
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
038$10.80$12.65—$2.00—————
065$9.75$11.25—$3.00—————
0207$8.90$9.85—$4.00—————
0497$7.95$8.85—$5.00—————
048$6.95$7.90—$6.00—————
041$6.00$6.90—$7.0069.95%$0.01$0.055160
0919$5.50$5.80—$8.0061.51%$0.03$0.0624,4400
0122$4.55$4.80—$9.0055.80%$0.05$0.117,1300
201,369$3.65$3.90—$10.0050.60%$0.13$0.1539,2317
1675$2.83$2.99—$11.0048.40%$0.26$0.307,2881
697,242$2.09$2.23—$12.0047.31%$0.52$0.5435,270160
4002,609$1.48$1.53—$13.0046.64%$0.90$0.928,10025
6359,769$1.01$1.0546.56%$14.00—$1.42$1.452,16121
9419,150$0.67$0.6946.23%$15.00—$2.06$2.118,34011
265,046$0.43$0.4546.25%$16.00—$2.83$3.054354
9416,791$0.27$0.3046.69%$17.00—$3.55$3.802,5930
2562,245$0.17$0.2047.28%$18.00—$4.40$5.0010
0276$0.11$0.1548.79%$19.00—$5.35$6.0010
6418,985$0.07$0.1149.90%$20.00—$6.40$6.855680
110,065$0.04$0.0652.95%$22.00—$8.15$9.1010
08,591$0.01$0.0660.40%$25.00—$11.25$12.1510

Forward $13.59. The 25-delta put carries +1.07 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(113 days)ATM 46.59%±3.54skew +0.75
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
07$10.50$12.45—$2.00—————
0155$9.55$10.95—$3.00—————
087$8.95$9.85—$4.00—————
0663$7.95$8.85—$5.0088.56%$0.01$0.0559,1160
70$7.00$8.10—$6.00—————
010$6.05$6.85—$7.00—————
01,460$5.35$5.80—$8.0057.66%$0.04$0.0936,0860
07$4.35$4.95—$9.0053.13%$0.09$0.1415714
1410,651$3.75$3.85—$10.0049.98%$0.19$0.2376,248832
0297$2.52$3.15—$11.0048.27%$0.37$0.40878121
1112,216$2.27$2.41—$12.0047.55%$0.66$0.6847,11285
74785$1.69$1.80—$13.0046.86%$1.05$1.083,83138
3802,931$1.22$1.2746.63%$14.00—$1.57$1.60800119
64824,845$0.86$0.9046.29%$15.00—$2.21$2.2432,75826
171,710$0.60$0.6446.46%$16.00—$2.93$3.251230
93929,637$0.43$0.4446.79%$17.00—$3.65$4.104,20618
1876$0.28$0.3146.70%$18.00—————
0335$0.19$0.2548.03%$19.00—$5.40$6.00500
6317,503$0.13$0.1547.30%$20.00—$6.35$7.0013,9320
79,999$0.04$0.0947.72%$22.00—————
258,721$0.01$0.0348.11%$25.00—————

Forward $13.66. The 25-delta put carries +0.75 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

How to read this

Calls on the left, puts on the right, the strike between them — the layout every chain uses. Each block is one expiration, and the heading carries its days to expiry, the at-the-money implied volatility, and the one-standard-deviation move that volatility implies over that time.

Only the 21 strikes nearest the forward are stored, which is the part of the board that carries the volume. The shaded side is in the money: below the forward for calls, above it for puts.

Implied volatility is shown on the out-of-the-money side only. An in-the-money option is nearly all intrinsic value quoted on a wide market, so a volatility solved from it would look authoritative and mean very little. The price is still shown, because the price is real; the blank is deliberate.