Options Skew Analytics

AGQ options analytics

AGQ · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

AGQ options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 79.7%, a move of about ±22.8% over the next month. That is higher than 96% of the 189 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 1.85 volatility points more than the calls, which is further than on all but 2% of the past year.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
79.66%

Prices a move of about ±22.8% over 30 days, or ±5.0% on a typical day.

Higher than 96% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+1.85

Puts carry 1.85 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 98% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+4.29

The wings carry 4.29 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.017

90-day volatility is 2% above 30-day.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 189 prior sessions (one-year window)

79.7% — 96th percentile
40.5%90.2%
IV percentile, 1 year
96%
IV rank, 1 year
79%
IV percentile, 2 years
94%
IV rank, 2 years
79%

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
$50.88
30-day implied forward
$50.72
60-day ATM IV
82.04%
90-day ATM IV
80.99%
180-day ATM IV
79.51%
Expirations used
6
Total open interest
31,643
Put / call open interest
0.51

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%26 Sep18 Dec18 Mar6 Aug9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0979.66%+1.851.017$50.88
2026-11-0685.50%-7.02—$48.29
2026-11-05———$48.41
2026-11-0480.89%+1.120.978$48.89
2026-11-0383.92%-0.780.961$44.23
2026-11-0283.19%+0.300.973$45.76
2026-10-3090.20%+2.880.966$43.77
2026-10-2981.65%-12.230.976$49.44
2026-10-2876.60%+1.08—$53.24
2026-10-2775.25%+5.291.030$53.55
2026-10-2679.65%+1.110.961$52.46
2026-10-2377.54%+1.200.960$52.60
2026-10-2275.42%+5.080.980$53.93
2026-10-2165.40%-0.061.044$60.79
2026-10-2062.74%+1.791.090$60.54
2026-10-1970.68%-0.731.068$59.15
2026-10-1672.70%-3.121.030$59.06
2026-10-1572.81%-6.261.007$60.02
2026-10-1475.01%-3.371.017$56.20
2026-10-1369.58%-5.751.030$64.12
2026-10-0967.24%-3.831.021$67.42
2026-10-0869.74%-2.700.990$64.14
2026-10-0767.69%-4.591.047$65.14
2026-10-0669.14%-0.941.035$69.30
2026-10-0567.17%-4.631.074$68.45
2026-10-0267.85%-4.081.059$67.42
2026-10-0170.20%-0.611.051$68.27
2026-09-3070.92%-2.551.054$66.90
2026-09-2973.17%-6.851.027$69.42
2026-09-2873.82%-7.141.033$68.11
2026-09-2570.00%-7.251.105$76.45
2026-09-2479.29%-8.370.976$75.09
2026-09-2375.17%+0.331.044$76.65
2026-09-2279.33%-12.381.035$83.72
2026-09-2175.37%-6.451.143$80.73
2026-09-1879.04%-8.851.128$81.48
2026-09-1781.19%-7.971.092$78.91
2026-09-16———$73.77
2025-09-29———$76.88
2025-09-26———$74.89
2025-09-25———$71.87
2025-09-2458.74%-11.531.045$67.71
2025-09-23———$68.24
2025-09-22———$68.57
2025-09-1949.81%-8.421.144$65.40
2025-09-1849.05%-11.481.091$61.86
2025-09-17———$61.37
2025-09-1656.10%-9.561.030$63.98
2025-09-15———$64.87
2025-09-1260.54%-17.310.998$63.66
2025-09-1153.25%-4.551.021$61.80
2025-09-10———$60.53
2025-09-0953.28%-7.711.113$59.66
2025-09-08———$61.28
2025-09-0554.45%-7.831.035$60.02
2025-09-0457.97%-7.671.020$59.56
2025-09-0359.95%-7.941.017$60.74
2025-09-0259.49%-9.13—$60.51
2025-08-2957.31%-9.41—$58.19
2025-08-2852.55%-6.111.073$55.03
2025-08-2754.19%-14.841.011$53.42
2025-08-2651.42%-7.641.046$53.45
2025-08-2548.77%-6.491.093$53.19
2025-08-2247.92%-9.821.108$54.14
2025-08-2145.87%-3.971.139$52.00
2025-08-2048.11%-4.421.073$51.44
2025-08-19———$49.73
2025-08-1840.54%-1.781.244$51.99
2025-08-15———$51.76
2025-08-14———$51.83
2025-08-13———$53.34
2025-08-12———$51.52
2025-08-11———$50.94
2025-08-08———$53.19
2025-08-07———$53.00
2025-08-0650.54%-4.311.055$51.59
2025-08-0553.09%-7.921.033$51.26
2025-08-04———$50.22
2025-08-0151.15%-5.661.035$49.18
2025-07-31———$48.48
2025-07-30———$48.99
2025-07-29———$52.70
2025-07-2852.31%-5.231.023$52.66
2025-07-25———$52.74
2025-07-2455.53%-7.12—$55.51
2025-07-2357.16%-8.70—$56.28
2025-07-2261.49%-10.15—$56.36
2025-07-2156.09%-8.23—$55.20
2025-07-1853.62%-3.76—$52.91
2025-07-1755.08%-5.10—$53.07
2025-07-1657.53%-5.67—$52.10
2025-07-1553.51%-3.84—$52.12
2025-07-14———$52.96
2025-07-11———$55.13
2025-07-1066.27%-16.19—$51.06
2025-07-09———$48.15
2025-07-08———$48.89
2025-07-07———$49.18
2025-07-0354.13%-4.951.017$49.44
2025-07-0258.99%-12.150.996$48.74
2025-07-0152.48%-6.791.045$47.20
2025-06-3056.97%-12.400.942$47.49
2025-06-2750.36%-4.271.098$46.90
2025-06-2652.10%-7.001.045$49.02
2025-06-25———$48.21
2025-06-2452.42%-7.601.043$47.12
2025-06-2351.56%-12.421.071$48.07
2025-06-2051.24%+0.951.024$47.42
2025-06-18———$49.17
2025-06-17———$50.62
2025-06-16———$48.48
2025-06-1358.76%-9.260.980$48.33
2025-06-12———$48.59
2025-06-1156.96%-7.691.005$48.35
2025-06-1062.67%-10.100.958$49.34
2025-06-0963.92%-8.70—$49.80
2025-06-0659.73%-9.070.999$47.77
2025-06-0564.24%-9.370.950$47.05
2025-06-0456.21%-8.681.026$43.96
2025-06-0356.14%-7.561.043$44.20

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

-20.0-10.00.010.026 Sep18 Dec18 Mar6 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) · 39d (2026-12-18)

70%80%90%100%110%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 91.54%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 94.70%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 95.97%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 96.09%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 98.13%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 99.18%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 95.62%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 94.05%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 99.12%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 99.12%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 98.69%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 98.91%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 100.45%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 105.53%4d2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ C — IV 90.00%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ C — IV 86.58%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 85.12%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 85.32%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 87.24%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 87.73%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 87.51%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 85.77%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 84.09%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 79.20%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 87.22%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 83.47%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 87.69%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 88.54%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 90.36%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 96.46%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ P — IV 99.93%11d2026-12-18 (39d) — 5Δ C — IV 103.98%2026-12-18 (39d) — 10Δ C — IV 91.54%2026-12-18 (39d) — 15Δ C — IV 86.58%2026-12-18 (39d) — 20Δ C — IV 82.82%2026-12-18 (39d) — 25Δ C — IV 82.72%2026-12-18 (39d) — 30Δ C — IV 83.35%2026-12-18 (39d) — 35Δ C — IV 82.17%2026-12-18 (39d) — 40Δ C — IV 78.51%2026-12-18 (39d) — 45Δ C — IV 78.01%2026-12-18 (39d) — ATM — IV 79.05%2026-12-18 (39d) — 45Δ P — IV 80.46%2026-12-18 (39d) — 40Δ P — IV 81.53%2026-12-18 (39d) — 35Δ P — IV 82.43%2026-12-18 (39d) — 30Δ P — IV 83.35%2026-12-18 (39d) — 25Δ P — IV 84.38%2026-12-18 (39d) — 20Δ P — IV 85.53%39d10Δ 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
Delta4d11d39d
5Δ call——103.98%
10Δ call—90.00%91.54%
15Δ call—86.58%86.58%
20Δ call—85.12%82.82%
25Δ call91.54%85.32%82.72%
30Δ call94.70%87.24%83.35%
35Δ call95.97%87.73%82.17%
40Δ call96.09%87.51%78.51%
45Δ call98.13%85.77%78.01%
ATM99.18%84.09%79.05%
45Δ put95.62%79.20%80.46%
40Δ put94.05%87.22%81.53%
35Δ put99.12%83.47%82.43%
30Δ put99.12%87.69%83.35%
25Δ put98.69%88.54%84.38%
20Δ put98.91%90.36%85.53%
15Δ put100.45%96.46%—
10Δ put105.53%99.93%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$50.8599.18%98.69%91.54%+7.16-4.0712
2026-11-2011$50.5584.09%88.54%85.32%+3.22+2.8414
2026-12-1839$50.8079.05%84.38%82.72%+1.66+4.5011
2027-01-1567$50.0482.61%79.04%87.83%-8.78+0.8220
2027-03-19130$50.9179.51%83.30%84.67%-1.38+4.4721
2027-06-17220$51.5979.51%82.78%87.67%-4.88+5.7238

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

6 listed expirations produced a usable reading

70%80%90%100%110%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 99.18%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 84.09%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 79.05%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 82.61%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 79.51%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 79.51%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$50.8599.18%$51.1212
2026-11-2011 days$50.5584.09%$51.0914
2026-12-1839 days$50.8079.05%$52.5311
2027-01-1567 days$50.0482.61%$53.2820
2027-03-19130 days$50.9179.51%$56.9821
2027-06-17220 days$51.5979.51%$62.4238

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
79.66%
60 days
82.04%
90 days
80.99%
180 days
79.51%

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

0.800.901.001.101.201.3026 Sep13 Dec7 Mar18 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.