Options Skew Analytics

FAS options analytics

FAS · ETF

Data as of 6 November 2026 (end of day)

FAS options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 57.6%, a move of about ±16.5% over the next month. That is higher than 84% of the 224 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 15.80 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 7% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
57.60%

Prices a move of about ±16.5% over 30 days, or ±3.6% on a typical day.

Higher than 84% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+15.80

Puts carry 15.80 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 82% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+1.55

The wings carry 1.55 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.928

90-day volatility is 7% below 30-day.

Higher than 17% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 224 prior sessions (one-year window)

57.6% — 84th percentile
37.8%121.9%
IV percentile, 1 year
84%
IV rank, 1 year
23%
IV percentile, 2 years
87%
IV rank, 2 years
23%

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
$168.67
30-day implied forward
$171.16
60-day ATM IV
54.52%
90-day ATM IV
53.45%
180-day ATM IV
52.46%
Expirations used
4
Total open interest
26,807
Put / call open interest
0.18

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 321 sessions

20%40%60%80%100%120%140%3 Sep19 Dec10 Apr4 Aug6 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0657.60%+15.800.928$168.67
2026-11-05———$171.89
2026-11-04———$187.40
2026-11-0355.13%+8.610.931$169.90
2026-11-0252.02%+10.130.941$173.22
2026-10-30———$164.80
2026-10-2945.62%+9.220.993$168.21
2026-10-28———$161.15
2026-10-27———$159.24
2026-10-26———$160.58
2026-10-2349.70%+9.180.998$159.63
2026-10-2248.22%+11.770.965$166.19
2026-10-2146.56%+7.891.034$160.90
2026-10-2048.81%+10.320.960$158.21
2026-10-19———$153.12
2026-10-16———$156.61
2026-10-15———$154.57
2026-10-1448.76%+4.430.979$148.58
2026-10-1346.53%+4.991.017$151.29
2026-10-0949.01%+6.530.978$150.65
2026-10-0852.09%+4.540.938$146.89
2026-10-0748.93%+4.641.015$142.84
2026-10-0648.66%+6.221.012$145.05
2026-10-0550.21%+3.940.968$144.17
2026-10-0249.37%+2.981.016$140.89
2026-10-0150.35%+5.011.026$141.04
2026-09-3050.38%-0.370.948$140.51
2026-09-2950.31%+4.970.979$145.73
2026-09-2850.12%+4.230.979$147.20
2026-09-2546.73%+2.961.002$152.29
2026-09-2449.15%+3.191.009$150.06
2026-09-2347.32%+2.941.023$150.38
2026-09-2247.10%+2.521.015$152.50
2026-09-2142.02%+7.401.039$163.11
2026-09-1842.89%+6.571.081$161.41
2026-09-1746.57%+8.171.033$161.45
2026-09-16———$161.85
2026-09-15———$170.18
2026-09-14———$172.09
2026-09-11———$173.91
2026-09-10———$170.67
2026-09-09———$172.41
2026-09-08———$174.86
2026-09-0444.01%+4.851.041$182.13
2026-09-0343.80%+6.640.998$186.51
2026-09-02———$178.35
2026-09-01———$174.34
2026-08-3142.61%+5.181.098$179.06
2026-08-2840.98%+3.811.124$182.73
2026-08-2742.12%+5.151.105$181.14
2026-08-2643.16%+5.571.071$184.48
2026-08-2543.14%+7.921.052$184.98
2026-08-2443.63%+5.961.057$184.23
2026-08-2140.72%+3.881.120$177.52
2025-09-2945.49%+11.321.038$180.55
2025-09-2644.98%+10.151.042$178.14
2025-09-2547.56%+12.091.024$174.52
2025-09-2449.46%+10.600.984$176.03
2025-09-2352.16%+7.860.955$177.27
2025-09-2247.37%+9.230.988$180.30
2025-09-1947.37%+8.780.993$180.73
2025-09-1847.92%+9.911.004$179.93
2025-09-1748.81%+11.840.959$179.62
2025-09-1649.94%+9.070.933$174.61
2025-09-1548.17%+9.630.979$176.00
2025-09-1246.49%+6.900.997$177.06
2025-09-11———$179.49
2025-09-1046.08%+12.181.011$171.10
2025-09-0945.06%+11.801.025$172.80
2025-09-0842.96%+11.411.053$170.63
2025-09-0544.98%+11.851.008$170.49
2025-09-04———$180.53
2025-09-0343.28%+14.111.047$175.12
2025-09-0245.71%+14.380.984$175.92
2025-08-2940.98%+14.601.063$180.01
2025-08-2839.80%+14.091.111$178.77
2025-08-2742.36%+12.341.051$178.12
2025-08-2641.00%+11.971.071$177.20
2025-08-2541.96%+8.881.066$173.31
2025-08-2242.20%+6.711.017$176.32
2025-08-2146.54%+11.690.987$168.03
2025-08-2040.62%+12.961.075$169.84
2025-08-1942.75%+11.201.096$167.22
2025-08-1838.67%+11.221.157$166.50
2025-08-1540.91%+10.201.139$166.17
2025-08-1444.76%+7.891.004$171.85
2025-08-1342.12%+9.091.059$169.37
2025-08-1242.07%+9.141.031$166.24
2025-08-1145.76%+12.081.000$160.83
2025-08-0845.45%+11.251.010$160.90
2025-08-0747.86%+10.690.997$156.89
2025-08-0645.74%+13.031.012$162.15
2025-08-0546.94%+12.281.001$159.77
2025-08-0444.64%+14.661.048$161.82
2025-08-0153.66%+15.280.985$157.24
2025-07-3145.64%+11.001.035$166.37
2025-07-3045.70%+9.820.992$169.87
2025-07-2943.28%+10.161.055$170.64
2025-07-2843.86%+11.091.025$173.43
2025-07-2544.07%+9.021.048$177.41
2025-07-2443.91%+11.211.040$173.68
2025-07-2344.33%+11.571.013$173.69
2025-07-2245.84%+13.011.019$170.19
2025-07-2147.73%+7.760.988$167.58
2025-07-1845.80%+11.791.021$168.88
2025-07-1746.89%+9.791.003$168.70
2025-07-1649.03%+6.540.973$164.49
2025-07-1552.05%+9.200.955$160.98
2025-07-1451.73%+11.660.940$169.45
2025-07-1150.74%+8.610.940$165.94
2025-07-1049.04%+11.290.966$171.33
2025-07-0947.94%+7.850.989$168.46
2025-07-0851.40%+10.180.945$166.70
2025-07-0752.19%+14.340.938$171.44
2025-07-0348.57%+11.090.956$176.64
2025-07-0248.98%+11.410.974$171.00
2025-07-0149.92%+15.400.962$171.44
2025-06-3047.80%+10.970.966$168.60
2025-06-2746.54%+12.291.016$164.51
2025-06-2647.88%+15.590.987$163.24

The chart covers every session in the archive, 321 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 321 sessions

-20.00.020.040.060.03 Sep19 Dec10 Apr4 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) · 161d (2027-04-16)

40%50%60%70%80%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ C — IV 58.59%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ C — IV 64.22%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ C — IV 62.38%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ C — IV 66.90%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ C — IV 71.44%2026-11-13 (7d) — ATM — IV 70.98%2026-11-13 (7d) — 45Δ P — IV 64.83%2026-11-13 (7d) — 40Δ P — IV 65.72%2026-11-13 (7d) — 35Δ P — IV 69.54%2026-11-13 (7d) — 30Δ P — IV 71.39%2026-11-13 (7d) — 25Δ P — IV 72.64%2026-11-13 (7d) — 20Δ P — IV 73.91%2026-11-13 (7d) — 15Δ P — IV 76.83%7d2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ C — IV 55.07%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ C — IV 56.17%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ C — IV 58.63%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ C — IV 60.84%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ C — IV 60.77%2026-11-20 (14d) — ATM — IV 64.08%2026-11-20 (14d) — 45Δ P — IV 64.83%2026-11-20 (14d) — 40Δ P — IV 66.96%2026-11-20 (14d) — 35Δ P — IV 69.88%2026-11-20 (14d) — 30Δ P — IV 71.49%2026-11-20 (14d) — 25Δ P — IV 75.27%14d2027-04-16 (161d) — 25Δ C — IV 48.35%2027-04-16 (161d) — 30Δ C — IV 48.99%2027-04-16 (161d) — 35Δ C — IV 49.72%2027-04-16 (161d) — 40Δ C — IV 50.71%2027-04-16 (161d) — 45Δ C — IV 51.60%2027-04-16 (161d) — ATM — IV 52.50%2027-04-16 (161d) — 45Δ P — IV 53.70%2027-04-16 (161d) — 40Δ P — IV 54.97%2027-04-16 (161d) — 35Δ P — IV 56.21%2027-04-16 (161d) — 30Δ P — IV 58.09%2027-04-16 (161d) — 25Δ P — IV 60.52%2027-04-16 (161d) — 20Δ P — IV 63.73%2027-04-16 (161d) — 15Δ P — IV 65.07%161d10Δ 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
Delta7d14d161d
25Δ call58.59%55.07%48.35%
30Δ call64.22%56.17%48.99%
35Δ call62.38%58.63%49.72%
40Δ call66.90%60.84%50.71%
45Δ call71.44%60.77%51.60%
ATM70.98%64.08%52.50%
45Δ put64.83%64.83%53.70%
40Δ put65.72%66.96%54.97%
35Δ put69.54%69.88%56.21%
30Δ put71.39%71.49%58.09%
25Δ put72.64%75.27%60.52%
20Δ put73.91%—63.73%
15Δ put76.83%—65.07%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-137$169.8070.98%72.64%58.59%+14.05-5.3714
2026-11-2014$171.0064.08%75.27%55.07%+20.20+1.0924
2027-04-16161$172.4252.50%60.52%48.35%+12.16+1.9414
2027-06-17223$173.5152.41%59.65%48.76%+10.89+1.7927

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

4 listed expirations produced a usable reading

50%55%60%65%70%75%2026-11-13 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 70.98%2026-11-20 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 64.08%2027-04-16 — 161 days — at-the-money IV 52.50%2027-06-17 — 223 days — at-the-money IV 52.41%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$169.8070.98%$170.6214
2026-11-2014 days$171.0064.08%$172.3524
2027-04-16161 days$172.4252.50%$183.2214
2027-06-17223 days$173.5152.41%$188.7027

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
57.60%
60 days
54.52%
90 days
53.45%
180 days
52.46%

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 321 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.403 Sep19 Dec10 Apr4 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.