Options Skew Analytics

CVX options analytics

CVX · Stock

Data as of 6 November 2026 (end of day)

CVX options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 30.2%, a move of about ±8.6% over the next month. That is higher than 91% of the 252 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 2.64 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 2027-01-29 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 5 reports the options market priced an average move of ±5.1% and CVX moved 2.2% on average, staying inside the priced band 4 times out of 5.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
30.16%

Prices a move of about ±8.6% over 30 days, or ±1.9% on a typical day.

Higher than 91% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+2.64

Puts carry 2.64 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 64% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.17

The wings carry 0.17 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.969

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

Higher than 29% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 252 prior sessions (one-year window)

30.2% — 91th percentile
17.8%57.2%
IV percentile, 1 year
91%
IV rank, 1 year
31%
IV percentile, 2 years
93%
IV rank, 2 years
35%

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
$212.61
30-day implied forward
$212.06
60-day ATM IV
29.41%
90-day ATM IV
29.22%
180-day ATM IV
29.26%
Expirations used
11
Total open interest
377,300
Put / call open interest
0.60

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 330 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%26 Aug24 Dec28 Apr25 Aug6 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0630.16%+2.640.969$212.61
2026-11-0532.06%+2.300.919$212.93
2026-11-0430.03%+3.030.952$216.96
2026-11-0330.40%+2.290.952$225.27
2026-11-0231.04%+2.250.957$227.77
2026-10-3029.34%+1.940.972$235.52
2026-10-2929.03%+0.870.956$231.46
2026-10-2829.26%+1.390.961$229.20
2026-10-2730.02%+0.880.941$228.23
2026-10-2629.57%+1.240.946$232.01
2026-10-2332.29%-0.090.893$233.21
2026-10-2230.61%+1.660.918$226.68
2026-10-2129.67%+0.960.910$226.78
2026-10-2030.02%+1.850.912$225.71
2026-10-1928.94%+1.300.933$224.37
2026-10-1628.78%+1.390.940$224.99
2026-10-1528.88%+0.780.929$219.32
2026-10-1429.44%+1.100.924$222.04
2026-10-1328.32%+1.640.946$217.73
2026-10-0928.05%+1.060.971$211.98
2026-10-0828.47%+1.340.960$211.55
2026-10-0727.93%+1.400.957$205.15
2026-10-0627.94%+1.370.958$207.58
2026-10-0528.03%+1.890.961$206.47
2026-10-0227.90%+1.450.971$206.69
2026-10-0127.98%+1.320.972$207.10
2026-09-3027.82%+0.860.978$204.21
2026-09-2928.31%+1.200.967$204.38
2026-09-2828.16%+1.800.980$206.37
2026-09-2526.64%+1.531.028$204.45
2026-09-2426.71%+1.281.013$205.65
2026-09-2326.84%+1.701.028$205.51
2026-09-2226.49%+0.421.029$202.41
2026-09-2127.12%+0.541.018$203.67
2026-09-1826.29%+1.041.062$209.51
2026-09-1726.39%+0.691.062$211.57
2026-09-1627.79%+1.181.039$211.54
2026-09-1528.48%+0.301.017$217.77
2026-09-1427.26%+0.811.029$212.17
2026-09-1126.01%+1.111.048$214.06
2026-09-1026.40%+0.501.053$212.76
2026-09-0926.04%+0.421.055$213.81
2026-09-0826.40%-0.521.039$209.80
2026-09-0424.56%+0.031.099$208.60
2026-09-0324.41%-0.121.083$211.32
2026-09-0225.25%-0.131.076$211.78
2026-09-0126.82%+1.551.046$211.05
2026-08-3125.11%+0.411.077$206.14
2026-08-2824.69%+0.821.063$201.86
2026-08-2724.22%+0.811.089$199.77
2026-08-2625.15%-0.301.056$200.21
2026-08-2525.99%+0.651.020$199.89
2026-08-2425.28%+0.841.048$203.09
2026-08-2124.16%+0.201.098$205.27
2026-08-2025.08%+0.121.084$205.77
2026-08-1924.97%+0.381.073$205.76
2026-08-1825.05%+0.291.056$205.74
2026-08-1725.93%-0.541.056$202.70
2025-09-2922.38%+1.951.015$156.10
2025-09-2621.05%+2.001.054$160.16
2025-09-2521.76%+2.061.041$160.72
2025-09-2421.40%+2.481.067$159.18
2025-09-2319.94%+4.641.139$157.42
2025-09-2221.13%+1.671.056$156.05
2025-09-1920.44%+1.841.098$156.21
2025-09-1820.79%+1.611.071$158.84
2025-09-1720.48%+1.951.085$160.09
2025-09-1620.82%+1.621.069$159.54
2025-09-1520.72%+1.761.087$157.31
2025-09-1220.40%-0.091.095$157.11
2025-09-1120.06%+0.511.121$158.25
2025-09-1020.75%+2.491.076$157.79
2025-09-0921.04%+2.331.077$154.85
2025-09-0820.00%+1.941.110$154.00
2025-09-0521.36%+2.541.049$153.66
2025-09-0420.13%+1.361.107$157.69
2025-09-0319.94%+2.721.119$158.06
2025-09-0218.84%+2.601.150$161.83
2025-08-2918.98%+1.371.135$160.60
2025-08-2819.25%+1.691.136$159.32
2025-08-2719.06%+2.541.143$159.24
2025-08-2619.50%+2.001.137$157.36
2025-08-2518.08%+2.931.187$158.20
2025-08-2218.37%+1.631.192$158.18
2025-08-2120.16%+1.661.119$155.55
2025-08-2019.76%+1.251.142$153.22
2025-08-1919.92%+1.781.129$152.00
2025-08-1820.20%+1.491.103$155.32
2025-08-1520.22%+2.011.108$156.55
2025-08-1419.90%+1.591.122$155.16
2025-08-1319.65%+3.381.126$155.87
2025-08-1219.48%+2.201.135$154.44
2025-08-1120.61%+2.691.083$153.45
2025-08-0819.77%+1.821.102$155.01
2025-08-0721.32%+1.851.061$153.16
2025-08-0621.83%+2.401.030$152.78
2025-08-0520.64%+2.211.097$153.04
2025-08-0421.94%+2.411.018$151.04
2025-08-0123.02%+3.370.973$151.40
2025-07-3122.16%+3.381.000$151.64
2025-07-3022.68%+3.260.975$153.56
2025-07-2923.22%+1.660.928$157.03
2025-07-2821.46%+2.600.999$156.28
2025-07-2522.17%+1.880.971$154.84
2025-07-2423.64%+3.390.944$155.83
2025-07-2323.63%+2.790.941$153.12
2025-07-2224.46%+0.850.923$150.04
2025-07-2124.77%+1.920.923$149.68
2025-07-1825.38%+0.040.887$150.04
2025-07-1727.69%+2.370.875$151.38
2025-07-1627.17%+2.510.901$149.92
2025-07-1527.25%+2.440.892$150.69
2025-07-1427.53%+2.600.892$151.65
2025-07-1126.80%+2.730.905$155.31
2025-07-1024.31%+3.390.963$154.17
2025-07-0925.17%+1.770.968$153.02
2025-07-0826.18%+4.230.938$153.24
2025-07-0725.69%+3.410.962$147.40
2025-07-0323.71%+2.671.024$148.37
2025-07-0224.68%+1.540.975$147.98

The chart covers every session in the archive, 330 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 330 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.026 Aug24 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)

28%30%32%34%36%38%40%2026-11-13 (7d) — 5Δ C — IV 34.07%2026-11-13 (7d) — 10Δ C — IV 31.45%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ C — IV 31.31%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ C — IV 31.24%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ C — IV 31.22%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ C — IV 31.32%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ C — IV 31.42%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ C — IV 31.51%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ C — IV 31.68%2026-11-13 (7d) — ATM — IV 32.09%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ P — IV 32.49%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ P — IV 32.82%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ P — IV 33.20%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ P — IV 33.69%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ P — IV 34.19%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ P — IV 34.77%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ P — IV 35.75%2026-11-13 (7d) — 10Δ P — IV 36.99%7d2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ C — IV 32.54%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ C — IV 31.82%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ C — IV 31.84%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ C — IV 31.96%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ C — IV 32.15%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ C — IV 32.28%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ C — IV 32.62%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ C — IV 33.02%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ C — IV 33.52%2026-11-20 (14d) — ATM — IV 33.98%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ P — IV 34.16%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ P — IV 34.23%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ P — IV 34.34%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ P — IV 34.77%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ P — IV 35.22%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ P — IV 35.59%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ P — IV 36.24%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ P — IV 37.19%2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ P — IV 38.04%14d2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ C — IV 28.99%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ C — IV 28.87%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ C — IV 29.07%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ C — IV 29.29%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ C — IV 29.54%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ C — IV 29.70%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ C — IV 29.83%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ C — IV 30.02%2026-11-27 (21d) — ATM — IV 30.38%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ P — IV 30.78%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ P — IV 31.03%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ P — IV 31.21%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ P — IV 31.52%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ P — IV 32.46%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ P — IV 32.94%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ P — IV 33.02%2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ P — IV 33.32%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 call34.07%32.54%—
10Δ call31.45%31.82%28.99%
15Δ call31.31%31.84%28.87%
20Δ call31.24%31.96%29.07%
25Δ call31.22%32.15%29.29%
30Δ call31.32%32.28%29.54%
35Δ call31.42%32.62%29.70%
40Δ call31.51%33.02%29.83%
45Δ call31.68%33.52%30.02%
ATM32.09%33.98%30.38%
45Δ put32.49%34.16%30.78%
40Δ put32.82%34.23%31.03%
35Δ put33.20%34.34%31.21%
30Δ put33.69%34.77%31.52%
25Δ put34.19%35.22%32.46%
20Δ put34.77%35.59%32.94%
15Δ put35.75%36.24%33.02%
10Δ put36.99%37.19%33.32%
5Δ put—38.04%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-137$213.1332.09%34.19%31.22%+2.97+0.6216
2026-11-2014$211.8533.98%35.22%32.15%+3.08-0.2926
2026-11-2721$212.0530.38%32.46%29.29%+3.16+0.4910
2026-12-0428$212.0130.25%31.69%28.90%+2.80+0.049
2026-12-1135$212.2129.96%31.54%29.21%+2.33+0.4110
2026-12-1842$212.1630.46%31.91%29.09%+2.83+0.0411
2026-12-2448$212.5129.93%31.17%29.01%+2.16+0.1612
2027-01-1570$212.9729.11%30.72%28.04%+2.68+0.2715
2027-03-19133$213.2029.34%30.74%27.94%+2.80-0.0021
2027-06-17223$213.7529.22%30.00%28.17%+1.83-0.1327
2027-09-17315$214.4129.23%29.71%28.18%+1.53-0.2831

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

11 listed expirations produced a usable reading

28%30%32%34%36%2026-11-13 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 32.09%2026-11-20 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 33.98%2026-11-27 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 30.38%2026-12-04 — 28 days — at-the-money IV 30.25%2026-12-11 — 35 days — at-the-money IV 29.96%2026-12-18 — 42 days — at-the-money IV 30.46%2026-12-24 — 48 days — at-the-money IV 29.93%2027-01-15 — 70 days — at-the-money IV 29.11%2027-03-19 — 133 days — at-the-money IV 29.34%2027-06-17 — 223 days — at-the-money IV 29.22%2027-09-17 — 315 days — at-the-money IV 29.23%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$213.1332.09%$213.3416
2026-11-2014 days$211.8533.98%$212.3226
2026-11-2721 days$212.0530.38%$212.6210
2026-12-0428 days$212.0130.25%$212.759
2026-12-1135 days$212.2129.96%$213.1210
2026-12-1842 days$212.1630.46%$213.3011
2026-12-2448 days$212.5129.93%$213.7712
2027-01-1570 days$212.9729.11%$214.7115
2027-03-19133 days$213.2029.34%$216.5721
2027-06-17223 days$213.7529.22%$219.3927
2027-09-17315 days$214.4129.23%$222.4631

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
30.16%
60 days
29.41%
90 days
29.22%
180 days
29.26%

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 330 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4026 Aug24 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

2027-01-29Time 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
5.1%
Mean move that happened
2.2%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-10-30Before the open4.9%+1.8%0.35×
2026-07-31Before the open———
2026-05-01Before the open———
2026-04-09Before the open———
2026-01-30Before the open———
2025-10-31Before the open———
2025-08-01Before the open4.3%-0.2%0.04×
2025-05-02Before the open6.0%+1.6%0.27×
2025-01-31Before the open4.4%-4.6%1.03×
2024-11-01Before the open5.6%+2.9%0.51×
2024-08-02Before the open———
2024-04-26Before the open———
2024-02-02Before the open———
2024-01-02Before the open———
2023-10-27Before 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.