Options Skew Analytics

DOW options analytics

DOW · Stock

Data as of 6 November 2026 (end of day)

DOW options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 39.0%, a move of about ±11.2% over the next month. That is higher than 40% of the 243 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.29 volatility points more than the calls, closer together than on 93% of the past year.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 1% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Its next earnings report is 2027-01-21 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 5 reports the options market priced an average move of ±5.5% and DOW moved 5.9% on average, staying inside the priced band 3 times out of 5.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
39.04%

Prices a move of about ±11.2% over 30 days, or ±2.5% on a typical day.

Higher than 40% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.29

Puts carry 0.29 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 7% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.56

The wings carry 0.56 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.987

90-day volatility is 1% below 30-day.

Higher than 46% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 243 prior sessions (one-year window)

39.0% — 40th percentile
23.8%78.0%
IV percentile, 1 year
40%
IV rank, 1 year
28%
IV percentile, 2 years
54%
IV rank, 2 years
34%

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
$31.40
30-day implied forward
$31.36
60-day ATM IV
38.62%
90-day ATM IV
38.54%
180-day ATM IV
39.45%
Expirations used
9
Total open interest
228,321
Put / call open interest
0.76

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 323 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%100%30 Aug26 Dec25 Apr18 Aug6 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0639.04%+0.290.987$31.40
2026-11-0539.32%+0.710.962$31.98
2026-11-0439.39%+2.190.969$32.70
2026-11-0339.94%+0.090.930$33.79
2026-11-0237.90%+2.620.972$34.18
2026-10-3038.38%+1.610.955$34.70
2026-10-2937.11%+0.410.990$33.62
2026-10-28———$34.13
2026-10-2736.70%-1.150.991$33.78
2026-10-2636.55%+1.410.992$33.99
2026-10-2336.65%+2.180.978$32.61
2026-10-2237.93%+4.110.972$31.81
2026-10-2143.10%+3.210.883$30.38
2026-10-2042.28%+3.590.899$30.69
2026-10-1940.30%+0.500.939$30.08
2026-10-1642.45%+2.530.900$29.93
2026-10-1543.40%+0.870.920$29.66
2026-10-1442.14%+3.290.922$29.19
2026-10-1343.20%+1.240.894$28.51
2026-10-0942.71%+2.470.915$28.42
2026-10-0843.56%+0.400.867$28.59
2026-10-0742.94%+2.180.914$27.77
2026-10-0643.43%+1.060.909$28.16
2026-10-0543.46%+2.490.898$28.51
2026-10-0242.04%+2.480.941$27.97
2026-10-0141.00%+2.291.001$27.59
2026-09-3043.32%+1.850.913$27.54
2026-09-2943.48%+1.350.932$27.61
2026-09-2843.35%+1.730.908$27.89
2026-09-2542.45%+1.770.929$28.02
2026-09-2443.29%+0.680.927$28.56
2026-09-2343.59%+1.890.926$28.65
2026-09-2242.44%+2.840.961$28.20
2026-09-2143.77%+0.830.926$28.27
2026-09-1842.81%+0.920.959$28.73
2026-09-1743.86%+0.380.957$29.49
2026-09-1644.75%+0.590.961$30.08
2026-09-15———$29.85
2026-09-14———$28.90
2026-09-1142.15%-1.121.009$29.03
2026-09-1043.13%-0.191.013$29.64
2026-09-0943.27%-0.250.998$29.40
2026-09-0842.71%+1.451.038$29.57
2026-09-0441.01%+1.391.026$29.44
2026-09-0341.01%-0.531.042$30.36
2026-09-02———$31.28
2026-09-01———$30.46
2026-08-3138.59%+2.911.085$30.52
2026-08-2839.72%+0.831.041$30.51
2026-08-2739.55%-0.981.061$30.33
2026-08-2637.94%-0.181.097$30.33
2026-08-2541.53%-1.211.020$30.16
2026-08-2439.17%+1.021.099$31.44
2026-08-21———$32.35
2026-08-2040.15%-0.801.048$32.90
2025-09-2957.74%+3.010.910$22.89
2025-09-2653.82%+2.790.956$22.96
2025-09-2555.32%+1.770.931$22.20
2025-09-2454.35%-3.530.919$23.13
2025-09-2353.37%+2.180.935$22.86
2025-09-2253.15%-2.760.934$23.17
2025-09-1945.80%+7.691.097$23.49
2025-09-1853.74%+0.880.923$24.11
2025-09-1749.54%+1.660.998$24.54
2025-09-1646.33%+1.271.076$24.48
2025-09-1549.44%+1.611.011$24.17
2025-09-1244.87%+2.151.096$25.04
2025-09-1145.00%+0.961.094$25.02
2025-09-1047.43%+1.301.079$23.83
2025-09-0947.09%+2.091.092$24.14
2025-09-0846.73%+2.461.092$23.98
2025-09-0549.39%+2.731.030$24.50
2025-09-0446.44%+2.711.098$23.91
2025-09-0342.06%-3.191.200$23.93
2025-09-0247.14%+1.641.077$24.41
2025-08-2944.77%-0.091.122$24.63
2025-08-2844.60%+2.341.110$24.57
2025-08-2744.69%+1.891.099$24.74
2025-08-2645.45%+2.631.074$24.74
2025-08-2544.55%+1.551.126$24.92
2025-08-2244.63%+1.681.114$25.11
2025-08-2147.22%+2.421.109$23.69
2025-08-2045.54%+1.081.101$24.08
2025-08-1947.48%+3.621.080$23.53
2025-08-1847.55%+1.181.058$23.24
2025-08-1547.23%+1.041.070$23.36
2025-08-1449.53%-0.591.032$23.37
2025-08-1346.57%-0.051.101$22.92
2025-08-1247.01%+2.031.096$21.71
2025-08-1149.99%+0.951.029$20.87
2025-08-0847.46%+2.791.063$21.22
2025-08-0749.56%+3.091.030$21.61
2025-08-0648.66%+2.881.070$21.30
2025-08-0549.18%+4.251.040$22.38
2025-08-0449.59%+5.491.034$21.59
2025-08-0149.32%+3.741.027$21.79
2025-07-3147.33%+3.100.996$23.29
2025-07-3043.57%+4.011.027$23.92
2025-07-2944.48%+2.930.992$25.18
2025-07-2843.39%+4.571.053$25.71
2025-07-2547.40%+5.420.993$25.51
2025-07-2448.00%+5.700.913$25.07
2025-07-2348.42%+4.540.895$30.37
2025-07-2247.83%+4.320.930$29.66
2025-07-2148.75%+3.950.922$28.39
2025-07-1847.98%+4.860.961$28.34
2025-07-1750.43%+3.840.908$28.46
2025-07-1650.49%+5.260.896$28.14
2025-07-1551.09%+4.260.890$27.99
2025-07-1451.20%+4.100.910$28.25
2025-07-1149.62%+3.940.924$29.55
2025-07-1047.39%+3.260.909$30.23
2025-07-0949.93%+4.040.890$29.84
2025-07-0850.15%+4.640.903$29.06
2025-07-0750.37%+3.050.914$27.48
2025-07-0348.43%+4.200.933$28.46
2025-07-0246.13%+4.190.946$28.73
2025-07-0146.44%+3.360.964$27.83
2025-06-3045.51%+4.460.966$26.48
2025-06-2741.16%+5.041.031$27.00

The chart covers every session in the archive, 323 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 323 sessions

-10.00.010.020.030 Aug26 Dec25 Apr18 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)

36%38%40%42%44%46%2026-11-13 (7d) — 5Δ C — IV 43.70%2026-11-13 (7d) — 10Δ C — IV 43.30%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ C — IV 40.37%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ C — IV 40.34%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ C — IV 40.23%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ C — IV 40.14%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ C — IV 40.31%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ C — IV 40.51%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ C — IV 40.60%2026-11-13 (7d) — ATM — IV 40.67%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ P — IV 40.72%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ P — IV 40.76%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ P — IV 41.00%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ P — IV 41.80%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ P — IV 42.01%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ P — IV 42.05%7d2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ C — IV 42.73%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ C — IV 40.77%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ C — IV 39.08%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ C — IV 39.24%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ C — IV 39.43%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ C — IV 38.67%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ C — IV 40.21%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ C — IV 40.17%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ C — IV 39.33%2026-11-20 (14d) — ATM — IV 38.98%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ P — IV 39.53%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ P — IV 41.53%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ P — IV 41.06%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ P — IV 40.38%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ P — IV 39.63%2026-11-20 (14d) — 20Δ P — IV 39.01%2026-11-20 (14d) — 15Δ P — IV 40.51%2026-11-20 (14d) — 10Δ P — IV 41.63%2026-11-20 (14d) — 5Δ P — IV 42.90%14d2026-11-27 (21d) — 5Δ C — IV 38.65%2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ C — IV 39.34%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ C — IV 38.34%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ C — IV 38.63%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ C — IV 38.60%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ C — IV 38.19%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ C — IV 38.11%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ C — IV 38.31%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ C — IV 38.48%2026-11-27 (21d) — ATM — IV 38.18%2026-11-27 (21d) — 45Δ P — IV 37.43%2026-11-27 (21d) — 40Δ P — IV 37.03%2026-11-27 (21d) — 35Δ P — IV 37.41%2026-11-27 (21d) — 30Δ P — IV 38.15%2026-11-27 (21d) — 25Δ P — IV 38.64%2026-11-27 (21d) — 20Δ P — IV 39.05%2026-11-27 (21d) — 15Δ P — IV 39.45%2026-11-27 (21d) — 10Δ P — IV 39.70%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 call43.70%42.73%38.65%
10Δ call43.30%40.77%39.34%
15Δ call40.37%39.08%38.34%
20Δ call40.34%39.24%38.63%
25Δ call40.23%39.43%38.60%
30Δ call40.14%38.67%38.19%
35Δ call40.31%40.21%38.11%
40Δ call40.51%40.17%38.31%
45Δ call40.60%39.33%38.48%
ATM40.67%38.98%38.18%
45Δ put40.72%39.53%37.43%
40Δ put40.76%41.53%37.03%
35Δ put41.00%41.06%37.41%
30Δ put41.80%40.38%38.15%
25Δ put42.01%39.63%38.64%
20Δ put42.05%39.01%39.05%
15Δ put—40.51%39.45%
10Δ put—41.63%39.70%
5Δ put—42.90%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-137$31.5140.67%42.01%40.23%+1.78+0.4511
2026-11-2014$31.5638.98%39.63%39.43%+0.21+0.5517
2026-11-2721$31.5738.18%38.64%38.60%+0.04+0.449
2026-12-0428$31.3738.68%39.99%39.55%+0.44+1.0911
2026-12-1135$31.3339.73%39.25%39.27%-0.02-0.487
2026-12-1842$31.3638.72%39.76%37.12%+2.64-0.288
2027-03-19133$31.4638.49%40.52%38.47%+2.05+1.007
2027-06-17223$31.5539.97%40.35%38.85%+1.50-0.379
2027-09-17315$31.5939.67%41.51%39.07%+2.44+0.6210

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

37%38%39%40%41%2026-11-13 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 40.67%2026-11-20 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 38.98%2026-11-27 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 38.18%2026-12-04 — 28 days — at-the-money IV 38.68%2026-12-11 — 35 days — at-the-money IV 39.73%2026-12-18 — 42 days — at-the-money IV 38.72%2027-03-19 — 133 days — at-the-money IV 38.49%2027-06-17 — 223 days — at-the-money IV 39.97%2027-09-17 — 315 days — at-the-money IV 39.67%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$31.5140.67%$31.5611
2026-11-2014 days$31.5638.98%$31.6517
2026-11-2721 days$31.5738.18%$31.709
2026-12-0428 days$31.3738.68%$31.5511
2026-12-1135 days$31.3339.73%$31.577
2026-12-1842 days$31.3638.72%$31.648
2027-03-19133 days$31.4638.49%$32.327
2027-06-17223 days$31.5539.97%$33.139
2027-09-17315 days$31.5939.67%$33.8110

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
39.04%
60 days
38.62%
90 days
38.54%
180 days
39.45%

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 323 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4030 Aug26 Dec25 Apr18 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

2027-01-21Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 5 reports

Landed inside the implied band
3 of 5
60% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
5.5%
Mean move that happened
5.9%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-10-22Before the open3.3%+2.5%0.77×
2026-07-23Before the open———
2026-04-23Before the open———
2026-01-29Before the open———
2025-10-23Before the open———
2025-07-24Before the open8.2%-17.5%2.13×
2025-04-24Before the open7.8%+2.6%0.34×
2025-01-30Before the open4.6%-6.1%1.33×
2024-10-24Before the open3.9%-1.0%0.25×
2024-07-25Before the open———
2024-04-25Before the open———
2024-01-25Before the open———
2023-10-24Time not stated———

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.