Options Skew Analytics

DOW option chain

Strikes around the forward, as they were quoted at the close

Data as of 22 September 2026 (end of day)

2026-09-25(3 days)ATM 44.38%±1.13skew +0.49
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
14$6.10$6.60—$22.00—————
312$5.10$5.50—$23.00—————
125$4.10$4.60—$24.00—————
12$2.91$3.75—$25.00—————
11$1.99$2.51—$26.00—————
100$1.64$1.95—$26.5050.01%$0.03$0.0711055
019$1.20$1.60—$27.0045.80%$0.08$0.101,229168
—————$27.5044.78%$0.17$0.21723123
98117$0.47$0.62—$28.0044.24%$0.33$0.401,75659
32287$0.29$0.3444.63%$28.50—$0.56$0.6715424
214535$0.14$0.1844.29%$29.00—$0.78$1.065224
48262$0.06$0.1146.37%$29.50—$1.15$1.5416211
621,035$0.03$0.0648.63%$30.00—$1.67$1.9813467
48883$0.01$0.0349.23%$30.50—$1.97$2.58252
—————$31.00—$2.52$2.9114512
—————$31.50—$2.89$4.5001
—————$32.00—$3.30$4.2041
—————$33.00—$4.60$5.00140
—————$33.50—$5.20$5.5001
—————$34.00—$5.60$6.0001
—————$34.50—$5.80$6.6002

Forward $28.18. The 25-delta put carries +0.49 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-02(10 days)ATM 38.55%±1.80skew +1.42
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$7.75$9.50—$20.00—————
01$3.80$5.55—$24.00—————
—————$25.5042.80%$0.05$0.0810712
030$2.22$3.05—$26.0041.41%$0.09$0.121857
—————$26.5040.82%$0.16$0.193229
—————$27.0039.98%$0.25$0.301,9725
111$1.04$1.29—$27.5039.67%$0.39$0.461,22432
43353$0.79$0.87—$28.0038.55%$0.58$0.6490921
1933$0.55$0.6338.56%$28.50—$0.83$0.933420
214505$0.37$0.4338.36%$29.00—$1.07$1.3618952
8661$0.24$0.2938.56%$29.50—$1.23$1.76290
153252$0.16$0.2039.60%$30.00—$1.81$2.093019
231$0.11$0.1842.95%$30.50—$1.90$2.74282
61273$0.07$0.1243.40%$31.00—$2.56$2.941312
11642$0.03$0.0645.59%$32.00—$3.50$3.90160
—————$33.00—$4.60$5.05300
—————$34.00—$5.35$7.5080
—————$36.00—$7.20$9.1510
—————$41.00—$12.20$14.6510

Forward $28.22. The 25-delta put carries +1.42 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-09(17 days)ATM 38.38%±2.34skew +0.32
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
02$2.94$4.00—$25.00—————
—————$26.0040.19%$0.19$0.241,6600
—————$26.5039.26%$0.27$0.34210
13$1.30$2.06—$27.0039.35%$0.41$0.482130
11$1.14$1.64—$27.5037.94%$0.56$0.6212
89664$1.00$1.10—$28.0038.52%$0.77$0.87821
257$0.76$0.8538.30%$28.50—$1.01$1.1610
6675$0.56$0.6538.22%$29.00—$1.25$1.491890
01$0.41$0.4838.18%$29.50—————
32162$0.31$0.3638.94%$30.00—$1.91$2.18284
29402$0.21$0.2638.75%$30.50—————
—————$31.00—$2.63$3.10510
10$0.11$0.1640.88%$31.50—————
—————$32.00—$3.70$4.0592
703661$0.03$0.0843.16%$33.00—$4.55$5.0010

Forward $28.23. The 25-delta put carries +0.32 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-16(24 days)ATM 38.38%±2.78skew +0.34
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$9.65$12.80—$17.50—————
05$5.40$6.40—$22.5045.86%$0.01$0.051487
—————$24.0042.01%$0.06$0.1042
371$3.30$3.70—$25.0040.29%$0.15$0.171,19413
—————$25.5040.85%$0.21$0.2816
—————$26.0038.76%$0.29$0.32679
—————$26.5038.85%$0.39$0.4711
—————$27.0038.45%$0.53$0.62513
889$1.46$1.73—$27.5038.16%$0.70$0.812,25125
835$1.17$1.29—$28.0038.56%$0.92$1.06274
3543$0.93$1.0438.35%$28.50—$1.17$1.4157
9239$0.76$0.8439.02%$29.00—————
1447$0.57$0.6538.33%$29.50—————
1162,088$0.42$0.5037.94%$30.00—$2.13$2.291,59210
139$0.33$0.3938.51%$30.50—————
27787$0.24$0.2737.75%$31.00—$2.68$3.10320
32314$0.19$0.2439.47%$31.50—————
1535$0.13$0.1939.59%$32.00—————
4693,665$0.11$0.1540.70%$32.50—$4.10$4.504090
292,850$0.02$0.0543.24%$35.00—$5.40$7.25250
31,604$0.01$0.0359.61%$40.00—————

Forward $28.24. The 25-delta put carries +0.34 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-23(31 days)ATM 42.93%±3.56skew +2.93
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$24.0047.20%$0.16$0.2190
—————$25.0047.26%$0.29$0.3913622
—————$26.0045.15%$0.48$0.565910
22$2.03$2.51—$27.0046.46%$0.78$0.979049
03$1.49$1.94—$28.0045.08%$1.19$1.3210716
1047$1.04$1.2842.44%$29.00—$1.75$1.893735
8121$0.70$0.9342.99%$30.00—$2.23$2.594131
528$0.46$0.5942.22%$31.00—$2.95$3.501170
24237$0.30$0.4143.03%$32.00—————
194$0.19$0.2843.67%$33.00—————
—————$34.00—$5.05$7.10560
—————$35.00—$6.25$8.0050

Forward $28.46. The 25-delta put carries +2.93 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-30(38 days)ATM 44.20%±4.03skew -1.25
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$24.0045.97%$0.21$0.321261
—————$25.0044.38%$0.35$0.48320
—————$26.0043.17%$0.56$0.721256
20$2.20$2.75—$27.0042.33%$0.87$1.05866
01$1.51$1.83—$28.0042.95%$1.30$1.56220
252$1.18$1.4245.03%$29.00—$1.83$2.051020
679$0.82$0.9743.52%$30.00—$2.31$2.68120
222$0.58$0.7344.42%$31.00—$3.05$3.4511
243$0.39$0.5144.31%$32.00—$3.50$4.55110
62536$0.25$0.3945.04%$33.00—$4.45$5.3510
1274$0.17$0.2444.52%$34.00—————
—————$37.00—$7.35$10.4510

Forward $28.24. The 25-delta put carries -1.25 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(87 days)ATM 40.90%±5.63skew +1.48
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
026$12.30$14.70—$15.0059.22%$0.01$0.056,0920
01,361$9.90$12.15—$17.50—————
61,250$8.35$8.70—$20.0046.05%$0.11$0.182,9670
0326$6.05$6.55—$22.5043.67%$0.34$0.452,4610
2660$4.05$4.40—$25.0041.71%$0.88$0.952,63224
01,299$2.53$2.61—$27.5041.23%$1.85$1.921,04217
1883,386$1.46$1.5240.60%$30.00—$3.25$3.3513,09420
542,763$0.77$0.8440.23%$32.50—$4.85$5.251,11811
813,798$0.40$0.5041.23%$35.00—$7.05$7.351,1861
371,697$0.21$0.2942.18%$37.50—$9.15$9.658983
902,604$0.12$0.1542.82%$40.00—$11.40$12.401,6660
21,143$0.05$0.0943.15%$42.50—$14.05$14.704290
—————$45.00—$16.55$16.955002
01,242$0.02$0.0648.29%$47.50—————
174,547$0.02$0.0450.27%$50.00—$20.35$23.2550
0936$0.01$0.0467.55%$65.00—————

Forward $28.19. The 25-delta put carries +1.48 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(115 days)ATM 40.01%±6.34skew +1.49
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
029$13.95$17.90—$12.50—————
0123$12.30$14.65—$15.00—————
0306$10.05$12.20—$17.50—————
21,966$8.40$8.80—$20.0043.59%$0.17$0.246,9710
41,223$6.15$6.65—$22.5041.81%$0.47$0.5610,987250
43,831$4.25$4.65—$25.0040.66%$1.09$1.158,0724
121,630$2.80$2.89—$27.5040.12%$2.08$2.162,5731
362,833$1.75$1.8239.92%$30.00—$3.45$3.608,04417
773,817$1.02$1.0539.17%$32.50—$4.85$5.402,9440
606,957$0.59$0.6339.60%$35.00—$7.25$7.556,8171
433,602$0.33$0.4040.38%$37.50—$9.30$9.803,03620
1810,867$0.19$0.3042.20%$40.00—$11.70$12.151,8950
21,958$0.12$0.1542.02%$42.50—$14.05$14.653940
47,674$0.07$0.1042.91%$45.00—$16.55$16.951100
141,833$0.05$0.0744.40%$47.50—$18.85$20.102962
744,331$0.04$0.0546.04%$50.00—$20.35$23.5020
—————$55.00—$25.35$27.3530

Forward $28.23. The 25-delta put carries +1.49 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

How to read this

Calls on the left, puts on the right, the strike between them — the layout every chain uses. Each block is one expiration, and the heading carries its days to expiry, the at-the-money implied volatility, and the one-standard-deviation move that volatility implies over that time.

Only the 21 strikes nearest the forward are stored, which is the part of the board that carries the volume. The shaded side is in the money: below the forward for calls, above it for puts.

Implied volatility is shown on the out-of-the-money side only. An in-the-money option is nearly all intrinsic value quoted on a wide market, so a volatility solved from it would look authoritative and mean very little. The price is still shown, because the price is real; the blank is deliberate.