Options Skew Analytics

AAP options analytics

AAP · Stock

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

AAP options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 48.0%, a move of about ±13.8% over the next month. That is higher than 17% of the 247 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.57 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 4% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Its next earnings report is 2027-02-10 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 5 reports the options market priced an average move of ±12.5% and AAP moved 5.1% on average, staying inside the priced band 4 times out of 5.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
47.99%

Prices a move of about ±13.8% over 30 days, or ±3.0% on a typical day.

Higher than 17% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.57

Puts carry 0.57 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 26% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.13

The wings carry 0.13 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.963

90-day volatility is 4% below 30-day.

Higher than 28% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 247 prior sessions (one-year window)

48.0% — 17th percentile
41.5%81.1%
IV percentile, 1 year
17%
IV rank, 1 year
16%
IV percentile, 2 years
16%
IV rank, 2 years
11%

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
$45.94
30-day implied forward
$46.54
60-day ATM IV
43.31%
90-day ATM IV
46.24%
180-day ATM IV
51.30%
Expirations used
9
Total open interest
28,761
Put / call open interest
1.02

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 288 sessions

20%40%60%80%100%120%26 Sep13 Jan28 Apr11 Aug9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0947.99%+0.570.963$45.94
2026-11-0648.28%+1.470.986$45.50
2026-11-0549.50%+2.650.980$48.12
2026-11-04———$50.75
2026-11-0369.43%-0.820.793$47.57
2026-11-0266.52%+2.620.837$47.92
2026-10-3068.22%+2.500.800$45.11
2026-10-2967.38%+2.710.805$45.73
2026-10-28———$45.59
2026-10-2766.77%+2.430.832$45.83
2026-10-2667.31%+4.340.796$46.60
2026-10-2365.63%+3.450.817$46.92
2026-10-2268.31%+4.370.782$46.69
2026-10-2165.71%+3.350.804$44.52
2026-10-2068.26%+0.640.812$44.15
2026-10-1966.93%-0.440.778$43.70
2026-10-1666.30%+0.350.787$44.45
2026-10-1567.53%+2.370.791$43.92
2026-10-1465.36%-0.530.793$41.62
2026-10-1362.81%+0.570.833$41.88
2026-10-0961.42%+2.060.858$42.30
2026-10-0859.72%+2.01—$42.40
2026-10-0758.56%+0.330.919$41.20
2026-10-0655.36%+1.410.978$41.24
2026-10-0556.00%+0.250.974$39.65
2026-10-0254.76%-0.011.000$38.68
2026-10-0152.01%+0.681.060$38.74
2026-09-3056.21%-0.780.930$38.91
2026-09-2952.65%+0.631.036$39.73
2026-09-2852.34%-2.791.039$39.77
2026-09-2551.20%+0.821.028$41.73
2026-09-2446.58%+0.341.133$41.43
2026-09-2350.78%+0.521.069$41.10
2026-09-2246.57%-0.681.154$42.66
2026-09-2145.96%+2.071.160$41.01
2026-09-1845.10%+0.431.174$42.55
2026-09-1746.29%+0.011.133$41.98
2026-09-1646.62%-2.52—$41.90
2025-09-2950.25%+1.451.103$62.95
2025-09-2648.27%+6.291.159$61.00
2025-09-2554.89%+4.461.019$59.83
2025-09-2451.94%+0.821.053$61.05
2025-09-2352.06%-6.561.091$60.11
2025-09-2254.98%+1.181.023$60.16
2025-09-1949.20%+0.241.065$58.70
2025-09-1852.64%-1.421.024$60.12
2025-09-1750.35%-0.951.071$62.68
2025-09-1651.20%-1.961.014$63.23
2025-09-1550.03%+1.371.070$64.17
2025-09-1248.27%+2.371.087$61.09
2025-09-1149.28%+5.281.047$62.20
2025-09-1049.45%-0.681.090$59.13
2025-09-0946.94%+2.461.109$59.54
2025-09-0847.80%+3.601.091$61.00
2025-09-0544.74%+3.081.145$60.44
2025-09-0446.43%+2.451.107$60.06
2025-09-0343.95%+4.571.059$59.08
2025-09-0252.45%+6.740.985$59.57
2025-08-2949.63%+0.520.996$60.99
2025-08-2844.63%+0.971.125$60.52
2025-08-2748.96%+3.551.049$60.77
2025-08-2648.43%+2.701.036$60.19
2025-08-2547.66%+2.031.087$59.48
2025-08-2246.70%+1.001.073$57.79
2025-08-2147.74%+2.721.084$55.60
2025-08-2047.95%+1.561.058$56.56
2025-08-1945.87%+4.361.166$56.32
2025-08-1847.75%+5.191.068$56.60
2025-08-1549.10%+2.861.031$56.84
2025-08-1452.38%-0.140.998$56.85
2025-08-1372.23%-5.030.808$61.81
2025-08-1268.22%+3.750.847$59.11
2025-08-1173.68%-0.140.773$59.36
2025-08-0870.66%+1.110.831$59.08
2025-08-0771.61%+1.130.816$58.34
2025-08-0670.09%+3.510.825$60.43
2025-08-0568.99%+2.240.825$57.09
2025-08-0468.62%+2.840.886$53.53
2025-08-0168.71%+4.330.841$52.71
2025-07-3175.52%+4.050.759$53.07
2025-07-3067.12%+5.580.868$55.83
2025-07-2966.26%+3.350.887$56.74
2025-07-2871.67%+2.460.836$57.50
2025-07-2566.25%-7.180.838$58.68
2025-07-2472.65%+2.940.784$59.65
2025-07-2373.02%+0.600.795$66.50
2025-07-2265.18%-0.390.862$65.63
2025-07-2166.93%+10.180.874$62.80
2025-07-1855.32%+1.501.049$61.13
2025-07-1756.58%+1.011.021$61.08
2025-07-16———$62.29
2025-07-1557.90%+0.021.032$62.40
2025-07-1460.06%+1.071.007$62.01
2025-07-1152.32%+4.551.044$62.56
2025-07-1048.58%+2.141.172$59.60
2025-07-0946.91%+0.151.153$58.37
2025-07-0849.14%+1.351.123$55.71
2025-07-0751.13%-1.441.068$54.22
2025-07-0346.47%+2.301.190$51.62
2025-07-0246.55%+5.571.193$49.01
2025-07-0146.00%-4.041.207$49.47
2025-06-3049.54%+5.321.129$46.49
2025-06-2743.90%+4.121.230$46.50
2025-06-2644.95%+3.251.213$46.28
2025-06-2545.35%+1.471.197$46.68
2025-06-2443.18%+4.351.251$48.26
2025-06-2343.47%-0.901.267$51.93
2025-06-2047.18%+3.831.161$49.42
2025-06-1847.11%+2.821.165$48.55
2025-06-1747.90%+2.491.149$48.23
2025-06-1648.22%+1.711.130$48.46
2025-06-1349.09%+3.391.121$48.47
2025-06-1245.59%+2.231.162$50.81
2025-06-1148.21%+1.501.112$51.52
2025-06-1041.52%+3.931.286$53.25
2025-06-0946.48%+0.711.147$52.10
2025-06-0645.70%-0.241.144$52.50
2025-06-0547.69%+2.101.113$52.32
2025-06-0446.95%+0.651.145$51.68
2025-06-0345.87%+5.601.170$51.97

The chart covers every session in the archive, 288 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 288 sessions

-10.00.010.020.026 Sep13 Jan28 Apr11 Aug9 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

4d (2026-11-13) · 11d (2026-11-20) · 18d (2026-11-27)

45%50%55%60%65%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 56.98%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 59.10%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 60.27%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 60.24%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 59.97%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 60.20%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 60.40%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 59.38%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 59.78%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 60.64%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 60.71%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 59.58%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 59.76%4d2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 54.60%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 55.37%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 54.47%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 55.19%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 53.39%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 54.26%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 51.11%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 50.13%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 51.08%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 50.77%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 52.15%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 52.16%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 53.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 56.78%11d2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ C — IV 49.21%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ C — IV 48.66%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ C — IV 47.47%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ C — IV 48.10%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ C — IV 48.19%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ C — IV 47.75%2026-11-27 (18d) — ATM — IV 47.61%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ P — IV 49.70%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ P — IV 49.93%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ P — IV 50.32%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ P — IV 49.32%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ P — IV 51.01%18d10Δ 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
Delta4d11d18d
20Δ call56.98%54.60%49.21%
25Δ call59.10%55.37%48.66%
30Δ call60.27%54.47%47.47%
35Δ call60.24%55.19%48.10%
40Δ call59.97%53.39%48.19%
45Δ call60.20%54.26%47.75%
ATM60.40%51.11%47.61%
45Δ put59.38%50.13%49.70%
40Δ put59.78%51.08%49.93%
35Δ put60.64%50.77%50.32%
30Δ put60.71%52.15%49.32%
25Δ put59.58%52.16%51.01%
20Δ put59.76%53.07%—
15Δ put—56.78%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$46.3060.40%59.58%59.10%+0.48-1.0611
2026-11-2011$46.2551.11%52.16%55.37%-3.21+2.6519
2026-11-2718$46.5547.61%51.01%48.66%+2.35+2.2317
2026-12-0425$46.4848.37%48.93%48.29%+0.64+0.2410
2026-12-1839$46.6547.56%47.81%47.32%+0.49+0.019
2027-01-1567$46.3942.43%45.26%44.00%+1.26+2.2013
2027-03-19130$46.6449.40%51.31%50.35%+0.97+1.4316
2027-06-17220$46.7852.18%53.89%52.17%+1.72+0.8520
2027-09-17312$46.9252.98%54.30%52.65%+1.66+0.4922

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

9 listed expirations produced a usable reading

40%45%50%55%60%65%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 60.40%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 51.11%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 47.61%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 48.37%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 47.56%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 42.43%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 49.40%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 52.18%2027-09-17 — 312 days — at-the-money IV 52.98%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
2026-11-134 days$46.3060.40%$46.3911
2026-11-2011 days$46.2551.11%$46.4319
2026-11-2718 days$46.5547.61%$46.8117
2026-12-0425 days$46.4848.37%$46.8510
2026-12-1839 days$46.6547.56%$47.219
2027-01-1567 days$46.3942.43%$47.1613
2027-03-19130 days$46.6449.40%$48.7116
2027-06-17220 days$46.7852.18%$50.7820
2027-09-17312 days$46.9252.98%$52.9022

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
47.99%
60 days
43.31%
90 days
46.24%
180 days
51.30%

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 288 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.401.6026 Sep13 Jan25 Apr8 Aug9 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

2027-02-10Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 5 reports

Landed inside the implied band
4 of 5
80% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
12.5%
Mean move that happened
5.1%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-11-05Before the open16.5%-5.2%0.31×
2026-10-29Time not stated4.0%-1.4%0.34×
2026-08-20Before the open———
2026-05-21Before the open———
2026-02-13Before the open———
2025-10-30Before the open———
2025-08-14Before the open17.7%-8.0%0.45×
2025-07-24Before the open5.1%-10.3%2.04×
2024-11-14Before the open19.2%+0.6%0.03×
2024-08-22Before the open———
2024-05-29Before the open———
2024-02-28Before the open———
2023-11-15Before 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.