Options Skew Analytics

AMZN options analytics

AMZN · Stock

Data as of 24 September 2026 (end of day)

AMZN options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 31.4%, a move of about ±9.0% over the next month. That is higher than 38% of the 252 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.24 volatility points more than the calls, closer together than on 90% of the past year.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 12% above 30-day.

Its next earnings report is 2026-10-29 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 8 reports the options market priced an average move of ±8.9% and AMZN moved 6.2% on average, staying inside the priced band 5 times out of 8.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
31.36%

Prices a move of about ±9.0% over 30 days, or ±2.0% on a typical day.

Higher than 38% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.24

Puts carry 0.24 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 10% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.24

The wings carry 0.24 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.122

90-day volatility is 12% above 30-day.

Higher than 54% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 252 prior sessions (one-year window)

31.4% — 38th percentile
23.9%49.8%
IV percentile, 1 year
38%
IV rank, 1 year
29%
IV percentile, 2 years
46%
IV rank, 2 years
22%

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
$249.38
30-day implied forward
$250.17
60-day ATM IV
36.97%
90-day ATM IV
35.18%
180-day ATM IV
35.49%
Expirations used
20
Total open interest
3,620,328
Put / call open interest
0.67

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 518 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%26 Aug6 Mar11 Sep20 Mar24 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2431.36%+0.241.122$249.38
2026-09-2329.84%+0.651.192$249.27
2026-09-2229.63%+0.431.196$254.98
2026-09-2130.32%+0.611.176$258.45
2026-09-1829.21%+0.901.205$253.71
2026-09-1729.32%+1.231.201$251.19
2026-09-1630.71%+1.621.173$245.96
2026-09-1531.12%+1.131.158$248.42
2026-09-1430.64%+1.431.168$253.54
2026-09-1129.31%+0.901.205$256.78
2026-09-1030.46%+0.941.186$251.89
2026-09-0930.87%+0.591.171$252.40
2026-09-0831.27%+0.911.160$256.97
2026-09-0429.47%+0.221.208$258.51
2026-09-0328.92%+0.941.208$258.90
2026-09-0228.50%+1.161.226$254.98
2026-09-0128.79%+1.101.213$254.92
2026-08-3128.59%+0.761.217$259.77
2026-08-2828.54%+0.791.238$266.43
2026-08-2728.07%+0.471.228$256.26
2026-08-2628.60%+0.831.213$260.28
2026-08-2528.90%+1.381.210$261.06
2026-08-2429.33%+0.981.207$262.07
2026-08-2128.55%+0.931.222$258.63
2026-08-2029.35%+1.331.198$260.11
2026-08-1928.93%+0.801.200$265.84
2026-08-1828.48%+0.621.199$259.45
2026-08-1728.23%+0.281.198$261.31
2026-08-1426.96%+0.041.233$262.65
2026-08-1328.17%+0.641.204$265.13
2026-08-1228.43%+0.191.194$267.28
2026-08-1128.97%+0.241.166$272.27
2026-08-1030.15%+0.411.136$278.09
2026-08-0729.89%+0.371.132$274.48
2026-08-0631.08%+0.291.112$272.26
2026-08-0532.30%+0.321.074$272.65
2026-08-0434.00%-0.291.036$277.42
2026-08-0333.05%+0.631.048$284.02
2026-07-3131.81%+0.651.046$271.58
2026-07-3047.81%+0.900.831$235.50
2026-07-2943.71%+0.290.875$226.65
2026-07-2842.59%+0.850.866$230.86
2026-07-2742.59%+1.110.865$231.39
2026-07-2442.10%+0.390.874$232.11
2026-07-2343.97%+0.860.863$233.66
2026-07-2243.55%+0.530.860$244.85
2026-07-2142.89%+0.700.865$247.55
2026-07-2043.17%+1.130.864$249.99
2026-07-1743.50%+0.820.868$247.23
2026-07-1643.56%-0.350.865$249.89
2026-07-1544.11%+0.700.859$254.96
2026-07-1443.53%+0.100.869$247.49
2026-07-1344.13%+1.140.862$247.31
2026-07-1043.58%+0.620.876$245.34
2026-07-0944.32%+1.360.859$247.04
2026-07-0843.42%+1.260.870$243.62
2026-07-0743.35%+1.520.875$245.98
2026-07-0642.98%+0.690.880$244.16
2026-07-0239.82%-0.310.943$242.67
2026-07-0138.53%+0.580.972$241.70
2026-06-3039.36%-0.420.948$238.34
2026-06-2938.73%+0.850.956$240.14
2026-06-2636.40%+0.541.016$232.69
2026-06-2535.45%+0.151.067$227.01
2026-06-2432.87%+1.501.117$234.27
2026-06-2332.61%+1.021.113$234.11
2026-06-2232.96%+0.051.119$232.79
2026-06-1831.40%-0.161.141$244.39
2026-06-1731.36%+0.201.140$237.50
2026-06-1630.09%+0.281.160$246.00
2026-06-1529.79%+0.681.166$246.02
2026-06-1231.34%+1.871.149$238.55
2026-06-1132.02%+1.561.137$241.51
2026-06-1032.25%+1.911.138$238.00
2026-06-0932.33%+1.951.128$244.19
2026-06-0831.90%+1.001.137$245.22
2026-06-0533.28%+1.461.107$246.03
2026-06-0431.12%-0.381.155$253.79
2026-06-0332.40%-0.831.129$250.02
2026-06-0231.21%-0.681.147$256.52
2026-06-0131.80%-0.451.130$261.26
2026-05-2929.60%-0.201.182$270.64
2026-05-2830.32%-0.041.160$274.00
2026-05-2730.65%+0.631.147$271.85
2026-05-2629.97%+0.371.153$265.29
2026-05-2228.45%+1.571.188$266.32
2026-05-2128.77%+1.611.170$268.46
2026-05-2029.30%+1.631.149$265.01
2026-05-1929.37%+1.621.137$259.34
2026-05-1828.90%+2.171.151$264.86
2026-05-1528.61%+1.931.160$264.14
2026-05-1429.08%+1.691.146$267.22
2026-05-1330.00%+2.481.111$270.13
2026-05-1228.49%+2.781.140$265.82
2026-05-1128.76%+2.061.128$268.99
2026-05-0827.93%+1.771.141$272.68
2026-05-0727.79%+2.011.147$271.17
2026-05-0628.50%+1.411.126$274.99
2026-05-0528.75%+1.631.108$273.55
2026-05-0429.21%+2.031.099$272.05
2026-05-0128.02%+1.351.117$268.26
2026-04-3029.72%+0.671.066$265.06
2026-04-2943.32%+3.480.842$263.04
2026-04-2840.83%+1.350.865$259.70
2026-04-2740.85%+1.250.885$261.12
2026-04-2440.84%+1.250.862$263.99
2026-04-2341.18%+2.520.859$255.08
2026-04-2240.86%+2.780.854$255.36
2026-04-2140.89%+3.080.850$249.91
2026-04-2040.22%+2.380.847$248.28
2026-04-1739.65%+1.980.855$250.56
2026-04-1639.92%+2.610.853$249.70
2026-04-1540.99%+1.940.833$248.50
2026-04-1442.07%+1.730.822$249.02
2026-04-1341.12%+4.330.833$239.89
2026-04-1041.54%+3.560.828$238.38
2026-04-0941.54%+5.350.842$233.65
2026-04-0841.40%+7.730.843$221.25
2026-04-0744.16%+8.130.825$213.77
2026-04-0642.13%+8.350.853$212.79

The chart covers every session in the archive, 518 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 518 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.026 Aug6 Mar11 Sep20 Mar24 Sep

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

1d (2026-09-25) · 4d (2026-09-28) · 6d (2026-09-30)

20%25%30%35%40%2026-09-25 (1d) — 5Δ C — IV 37.03%2026-09-25 (1d) — 10Δ C — IV 34.36%2026-09-25 (1d) — 15Δ C — IV 32.65%2026-09-25 (1d) — 20Δ C — IV 31.55%2026-09-25 (1d) — 25Δ C — IV 30.93%2026-09-25 (1d) — 30Δ C — IV 30.48%2026-09-25 (1d) — 35Δ C — IV 30.13%2026-09-25 (1d) — 40Δ C — IV 29.83%2026-09-25 (1d) — 45Δ C — IV 29.55%2026-09-25 (1d) — ATM — IV 29.25%2026-09-25 (1d) — 45Δ P — IV 28.97%2026-09-25 (1d) — 40Δ P — IV 28.73%2026-09-25 (1d) — 35Δ P — IV 28.58%2026-09-25 (1d) — 30Δ P — IV 28.56%2026-09-25 (1d) — 25Δ P — IV 28.62%2026-09-25 (1d) — 20Δ P — IV 28.77%2026-09-25 (1d) — 15Δ P — IV 29.01%2026-09-25 (1d) — 10Δ P — IV 29.53%2026-09-25 (1d) — 5Δ P — IV 31.62%1d2026-09-28 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 27.68%2026-09-28 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 25.86%2026-09-28 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 24.76%2026-09-28 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 24.16%2026-09-28 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 23.79%2026-09-28 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 23.54%2026-09-28 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 23.35%2026-09-28 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 23.20%2026-09-28 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 23.13%2026-09-28 (4d) — ATM — IV 23.14%2026-09-28 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 23.16%2026-09-28 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 23.18%2026-09-28 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 23.17%2026-09-28 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 23.10%2026-09-28 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 23.03%2026-09-28 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 23.06%2026-09-28 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 23.28%2026-09-28 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 23.81%2026-09-28 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 26.03%4d2026-09-30 (6d) — 5Δ C — IV 31.29%2026-09-30 (6d) — 10Δ C — IV 29.16%2026-09-30 (6d) — 15Δ C — IV 28.12%2026-09-30 (6d) — 20Δ C — IV 27.53%2026-09-30 (6d) — 25Δ C — IV 27.04%2026-09-30 (6d) — 30Δ C — IV 26.84%2026-09-30 (6d) — 35Δ C — IV 26.74%2026-09-30 (6d) — 40Δ C — IV 26.74%2026-09-30 (6d) — 45Δ C — IV 26.75%2026-09-30 (6d) — ATM — IV 26.81%2026-09-30 (6d) — 45Δ P — IV 27.02%2026-09-30 (6d) — 40Δ P — IV 27.14%2026-09-30 (6d) — 35Δ P — IV 27.00%2026-09-30 (6d) — 30Δ P — IV 26.87%2026-09-30 (6d) — 25Δ P — IV 26.94%2026-09-30 (6d) — 20Δ P — IV 27.15%2026-09-30 (6d) — 15Δ P — IV 27.64%2026-09-30 (6d) — 10Δ P — IV 28.29%2026-09-30 (6d) — 5Δ P — IV 30.62%6d10Δ 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
Delta1d4d6d
5Δ call37.03%27.68%31.29%
10Δ call34.36%25.86%29.16%
15Δ call32.65%24.76%28.12%
20Δ call31.55%24.16%27.53%
25Δ call30.93%23.79%27.04%
30Δ call30.48%23.54%26.84%
35Δ call30.13%23.35%26.74%
40Δ call29.83%23.20%26.74%
45Δ call29.55%23.13%26.75%
ATM29.25%23.14%26.81%
45Δ put28.97%23.16%27.02%
40Δ put28.73%23.18%27.14%
35Δ put28.58%23.17%27.00%
30Δ put28.56%23.10%26.87%
25Δ put28.62%23.03%26.94%
20Δ put28.77%23.06%27.15%
15Δ put29.01%23.28%27.64%
10Δ put29.53%23.81%28.29%
5Δ put31.62%26.03%30.62%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-251$249.2129.25%28.62%30.93%-2.31+0.5214
2026-09-284$249.2723.14%23.03%23.79%-0.77+0.2723
2026-09-306$249.4026.81%26.94%27.04%-0.09+0.1832
2026-10-028$249.4028.75%29.09%29.54%-0.45+0.5641
2026-10-0511$249.6026.74%27.13%27.90%-0.77+0.7717
2026-10-0713$249.8527.67%28.31%28.74%-0.43+0.867
2026-10-0915$249.6528.88%29.18%29.35%-0.17+0.3940
2026-10-1622$249.8728.93%29.47%29.33%+0.13+0.4750
2026-10-2329$250.1329.51%29.83%29.52%+0.31+0.1727
2026-10-3036$250.4539.10%39.61%39.61%-0.01+0.5129
2026-11-0643$251.0638.90%39.43%42.47%-3.04+2.0521
2026-11-2057$250.9837.23%37.70%37.46%+0.24+0.3546
2026-12-1885$251.8735.43%35.83%35.50%+0.33+0.2352
2027-01-15113$252.6934.30%34.58%34.39%+0.19+0.1853
2027-02-19148$253.9635.79%36.31%35.88%+0.43+0.3053
2027-03-19176$254.7235.55%36.13%35.56%+0.57+0.3051
2027-04-16204$255.6735.21%35.70%35.17%+0.53+0.2246
2027-06-17266$258.0435.79%36.46%35.71%+0.74+0.2956
2027-07-16295$258.9635.43%35.75%35.42%+0.33+0.1657
2027-09-17358$261.1535.87%36.07%35.89%+0.19+0.1249

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

20 listed expirations produced a usable reading

20%25%30%35%40%45%2026-09-25 — 1 days — at-the-money IV 29.25%2026-09-28 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 23.14%2026-09-30 — 6 days — at-the-money IV 26.81%2026-10-02 — 8 days — at-the-money IV 28.75%2026-10-05 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 26.74%2026-10-07 — 13 days — at-the-money IV 27.67%2026-10-09 — 15 days — at-the-money IV 28.88%2026-10-16 — 22 days — at-the-money IV 28.93%2026-10-23 — 29 days — at-the-money IV 29.51%2026-10-30 — 36 days — at-the-money IV 39.10%2026-11-06 — 43 days — at-the-money IV 38.90%2026-11-20 — 57 days — at-the-money IV 37.23%2026-12-18 — 85 days — at-the-money IV 35.43%2027-01-15 — 113 days — at-the-money IV 34.30%2027-02-19 — 148 days — at-the-money IV 35.79%2027-03-19 — 176 days — at-the-money IV 35.55%2027-04-16 — 204 days — at-the-money IV 35.21%2027-06-17 — 266 days — at-the-money IV 35.79%2027-07-16 — 295 days — at-the-money IV 35.43%2027-09-17 — 358 days — at-the-money IV 35.87%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
2026-09-251 day$249.2129.25%$249.2414
2026-09-284 days$249.2723.14%$249.3523
2026-09-306 days$249.4026.81%$249.5532
2026-10-028 days$249.4028.75%$249.6341
2026-10-0511 days$249.6026.74%$249.8717
2026-10-0713 days$249.8527.67%$250.197
2026-10-0915 days$249.6528.88%$250.0840
2026-10-1622 days$249.8728.93%$250.5150
2026-10-2329 days$250.1329.51%$250.9927
2026-10-3036 days$250.4539.10%$252.3529
2026-11-0643 days$251.0638.90%$253.3021
2026-11-2057 days$250.9837.23%$253.7146
2026-12-1885 days$251.8735.43%$255.5852
2027-01-15113 days$252.6934.30%$257.3453
2027-02-19148 days$253.9635.79%$260.6453
2027-03-19176 days$254.7235.55%$262.6051
2027-04-16204 days$255.6735.21%$264.6846
2027-06-17266 days$258.0435.79%$270.3756
2027-07-16295 days$258.9635.43%$272.4457
2027-09-17358 days$261.1535.87%$278.1549

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
31.36%
60 days
36.97%
90 days
35.18%
180 days
35.49%

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 518 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4026 Aug6 Mar11 Sep20 Mar24 Sep

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

2026-10-29Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 8 reports

Landed inside the implied band
5 of 8
63% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
8.9%
Mean move that happened
6.2%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-07-30After the close10.3%+15.3%1.48×
2026-04-29After the close9.5%+0.8%0.08×
2026-02-05After the close10.9%-5.6%0.51×
2025-10-30After the close8.8%+9.6%1.09×
2025-07-31After the close7.4%-8.3%1.12×
2025-05-01After the close7.9%-0.1%0.01×
2025-02-06After the close7.7%-4.1%0.53×
2024-10-31After the close8.5%+6.2%0.73×
2024-08-01After the close———
2024-04-30After the close———
2024-02-01After the close———
2023-10-26After the close———

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.