Options Skew Analytics

FFIV options analytics

FFIV · Stock

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

FFIV options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 43.2%, a move of about ±12.4% over the next month. Its history here is 322 sessions, short of the 180 a percentile needs, so this reading is not yet ranked against its own past.

Its 25-delta puts carry 4.03 volatility points more than the calls.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 5% above 30-day.

Its next earnings report is 2027-01-27 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 6 reports the options market priced an average move of ±12.6% and FFIV moved 35.6% on average, staying inside the priced band 1 times out of 6.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
43.21%

Prices a move of about ±12.4% over 30 days, or ±2.7% on a typical day.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+4.03

Puts carry 4.03 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.29

The wings carry 0.29 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.052

90-day volatility is 5% above 30-day.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 36 prior sessions (one-year window)

Not enough history in this window to place the current reading.

IV percentile, 1 year
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IV rank, 1 year
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IV percentile, 2 years
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IV rank, 2 years
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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
$317.75
30-day implied forward
$320.78
60-day ATM IV
41.92%
90-day ATM IV
45.47%
180-day ATM IV
46.54%
Expirations used
8
Total open interest
9,644
Put / call open interest
1.15

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 322 sessions

20%30%40%50%60%2024-10-16 — 30-day ATM IV 34%2024-10-17 — 30-day ATM IV 35%2024-10-18 — 30-day ATM IV 33%2024-10-21 — 30-day ATM IV 34%2024-10-22 — 30-day ATM IV 34%2024-10-23 — 30-day ATM IV 35%2024-10-24 — 30-day ATM IV 33%2024-10-25 — 30-day ATM IV 34%2024-10-28 — 30-day ATM IV 39%2025-01-22 — 30-day ATM IV 35%2025-01-29 — 30-day ATM IV 24%2025-04-17 — 30-day ATM IV 48%2025-04-22 — 30-day ATM IV 50%2025-04-24 — 30-day ATM IV 45%2025-04-25 — 30-day ATM IV 46%2025-04-28 — 30-day ATM IV 52%2025-07-16 — 30-day ATM IV 36%2025-07-30 — 30-day ATM IV 40%2025-08-21 — 30-day ATM IV 23%2026-09-16 — 30-day ATM IV 37%2026-09-18 — 30-day ATM IV 37%2026-09-21 — 30-day ATM IV 40%2026-09-22 — 30-day ATM IV 41%2026-09-23 — 30-day ATM IV 42%2026-09-24 — 30-day ATM IV 42%2026-09-25 — 30-day ATM IV 41%2026-09-28 — 30-day ATM IV 44%2026-09-29 — 30-day ATM IV 45%2026-09-30 — 30-day ATM IV 45%2026-10-05 — 30-day ATM IV 42%2026-10-07 — 30-day ATM IV 45%2026-10-21 — 30-day ATM IV 54%2026-10-22 — 30-day ATM IV 54%2026-10-23 — 30-day ATM IV 53%2026-10-26 — 30-day ATM IV 53%2026-10-27 — 30-day ATM IV 54%2026-10-28 — 30-day ATM IV 43%2026-10-29 — 30-day ATM IV 41%2026-10-30 — 30-day ATM IV 46%2026-11-02 — 30-day ATM IV 47%2026-11-03 — 30-day ATM IV 46%2026-11-04 — 30-day ATM IV 43%2026-11-05 — 30-day ATM IV 46%2026-11-06 — 30-day ATM IV 45%2026-11-09 — 30-day ATM IV 43%16 Oct17 Apr22 Sep23 Oct9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0943.21%+4.031.052$317.75
2026-11-0644.84%+3.301.039$310.84
2026-11-0546.06%+3.161.001$311.74
2026-11-0442.64%-0.101.056$329.72
2026-11-0345.69%+2.461.024$331.15
2026-11-0247.10%-1.150.993$324.55
2026-10-3045.91%+2.230.967$338.34
2026-10-2941.22%+0.961.006$363.46
2026-10-2842.90%+0.160.966$365.53
2026-10-2754.12%+3.710.836$459.36
2026-10-2653.36%+2.860.852$461.60
2026-10-2353.29%+2.890.845$455.42
2026-10-2254.15%+2.430.828$450.08
2026-10-2153.72%+2.610.830$458.59
2026-10-20———$456.71
2026-10-19———$450.80
2026-10-16———$442.03
2026-10-15———$456.58
2026-10-14———$457.26
2026-10-13———$476.24
2026-10-09———$479.83
2026-10-08———$461.66
2026-10-0745.36%+2.070.920$466.65
2026-10-06———$469.79
2026-10-0541.65%+2.041.032$458.53
2026-10-02———$454.04
2026-10-01———$443.68
2026-09-3045.03%+2.220.971$445.18
2026-09-2944.83%+0.650.976$438.07
2026-09-2844.48%+1.740.984$435.56
2026-09-2541.43%-0.071.052$443.06
2026-09-2442.15%+1.121.054$446.55
2026-09-2342.28%+2.481.042$455.99
2026-09-2241.10%+3.581.048$453.33
2026-09-2139.54%+1.811.084$450.10
2026-09-1836.88%+2.471.160$432.03
2026-09-17———$434.62
2026-09-1637.21%+4.141.172$423.59
2026-09-15———$430.88
2026-09-14———$411.49
2026-09-11———$411.71
2026-09-10———$398.48
2026-09-09———$404.63
2026-09-08———$389.62
2026-09-04———$390.47
2026-09-03———$392.15
2026-09-02———$391.08
2026-09-01———$395.72
2026-08-31———$407.13
2026-08-28———$394.24
2026-08-27———$410.22
2026-08-26———$399.59
2026-08-25———$382.75
2026-08-24———$379.04
2026-08-21———$384.63
2025-09-29———$322.66
2025-09-26———$324.87
2025-09-25———$324.00
2025-09-24———$324.47
2025-09-23———$324.70
2025-09-22———$330.19
2025-09-19———$328.69
2025-09-18———$331.80
2025-09-17———$323.81
2025-09-16———$323.73
2025-09-15———$324.10
2025-09-12———$321.67
2025-09-11———$334.59
2025-09-10———$326.69
2025-09-09———$325.41
2025-09-08———$320.63
2025-09-05———$315.89
2025-09-04———$314.35
2025-09-03———$309.03
2025-09-02———$306.73
2025-08-29———$313.14
2025-08-28———$318.40
2025-08-27———$317.74
2025-08-26———$315.57
2025-08-25———$315.70
2025-08-22———$317.23
2025-08-2123.10%+2.14—$314.23
2025-08-20———$315.79
2025-08-19———$315.48
2025-08-18———$316.26
2025-08-15———$315.34
2025-08-14———$318.50
2025-08-13———$325.79
2025-08-12———$326.47
2025-08-11———$318.11
2025-08-08———$321.77
2025-08-07———$317.23
2025-08-06———$321.23
2025-08-05———$318.78
2025-08-04———$321.00
2025-08-01———$307.43
2025-07-31———$313.42
2025-07-3039.93%+3.41—$298.99
2025-07-29———$299.24
2025-07-28———$301.63
2025-07-25———$299.37
2025-07-24———$301.93
2025-07-23———$300.62
2025-07-22———$297.82
2025-07-21———$300.12
2025-07-18———$302.17
2025-07-17———$300.34
2025-07-1636.39%+3.16—$293.12
2025-07-15———$290.76
2025-07-14———$294.15
2025-07-11———$291.89
2025-07-10———$299.89
2025-07-09———$302.28
2025-07-08———$302.41
2025-07-07———$299.26
2025-07-03———$300.13
2025-07-02———$296.12
2025-07-01———$295.97
2025-06-30———$294.32
2025-06-27———$295.75

The chart covers every session in the archive, 322 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 322 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.02024-10-16 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.32024-10-17 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.12024-10-18 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.82024-10-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.92024-10-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.32024-10-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.42024-10-24 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.92024-10-25 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.92024-10-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.62025-01-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.02025-01-29 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.42025-04-17 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 11.72025-04-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 10.42025-04-24 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 7.72025-04-25 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 7.22025-04-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 9.62025-07-16 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.22025-07-30 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.42025-08-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.12026-09-16 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.12026-09-18 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.52026-09-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.82026-09-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.62026-09-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.52026-09-24 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.12026-09-25 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) -0.12026-09-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.72026-09-29 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.72026-09-30 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.22026-10-05 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.02026-10-07 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.12026-10-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.62026-10-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.42026-10-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.92026-10-26 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.92026-10-27 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.72026-10-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.22026-10-29 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.02026-10-30 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.22026-11-02 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) -1.22026-11-03 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.52026-11-04 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) -0.12026-11-05 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.22026-11-06 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.32026-11-09 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.016 Oct17 Apr22 Sep23 Oct9 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

11d (2026-11-20) · 39d (2026-12-18) · 67d (2027-01-15)

35%40%45%50%55%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 45.42%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 45.04%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 45.34%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 45.71%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 46.01%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 46.30%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 46.63%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 47.08%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 47.71%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 48.26%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 48.50%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 48.63%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 48.92%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 50.62%11d2026-12-18 (39d) — 20Δ C — IV 40.85%2026-12-18 (39d) — 25Δ C — IV 40.98%2026-12-18 (39d) — 30Δ C — IV 41.30%2026-12-18 (39d) — 35Δ C — IV 41.56%2026-12-18 (39d) — 40Δ C — IV 41.92%2026-12-18 (39d) — 45Δ C — IV 42.34%2026-12-18 (39d) — ATM — IV 42.74%2026-12-18 (39d) — 45Δ P — IV 43.12%2026-12-18 (39d) — 40Δ P — IV 43.50%2026-12-18 (39d) — 35Δ P — IV 43.93%2026-12-18 (39d) — 30Δ P — IV 44.47%2026-12-18 (39d) — 25Δ P — IV 45.08%2026-12-18 (39d) — 20Δ P — IV 45.85%2026-12-18 (39d) — 15Δ P — IV 46.85%39d2027-01-15 (67d) — 15Δ C — IV 40.67%2027-01-15 (67d) — 20Δ C — IV 40.39%2027-01-15 (67d) — 25Δ C — IV 40.40%2027-01-15 (67d) — 30Δ C — IV 41.17%2027-01-15 (67d) — 35Δ C — IV 42.03%2027-01-15 (67d) — 40Δ C — IV 41.62%2027-01-15 (67d) — 45Δ C — IV 41.56%2027-01-15 (67d) — ATM — IV 41.75%2027-01-15 (67d) — 45Δ P — IV 42.30%2027-01-15 (67d) — 40Δ P — IV 42.68%2027-01-15 (67d) — 35Δ P — IV 43.04%2027-01-15 (67d) — 30Δ P — IV 43.48%2027-01-15 (67d) — 25Δ P — IV 44.09%2027-01-15 (67d) — 20Δ P — IV 44.47%2027-01-15 (67d) — 15Δ P — IV 45.88%67d10Δ 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
Delta11d39d67d
15Δ call——40.67%
20Δ call45.42%40.85%40.39%
25Δ call45.04%40.98%40.40%
30Δ call45.34%41.30%41.17%
35Δ call45.71%41.56%42.03%
40Δ call46.01%41.92%41.62%
45Δ call46.30%42.34%41.56%
ATM46.63%42.74%41.75%
45Δ put47.08%43.12%42.30%
40Δ put47.71%43.50%42.68%
35Δ put48.26%43.93%43.04%
30Δ put48.50%44.47%43.48%
25Δ put48.63%45.08%44.09%
20Δ put48.92%45.85%44.47%
15Δ put50.62%46.85%45.88%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-2011$320.1046.63%48.63%45.04%+3.59+0.217
2026-12-1839$321.1042.74%45.08%40.98%+4.10+0.3011
2027-01-1567$322.4241.75%44.09%40.40%+3.69+0.4914
2027-02-19102$323.8446.68%48.61%45.48%+3.13+0.3719
2027-04-16158$326.3546.26%47.40%44.75%+2.65-0.1918
2027-05-21193$327.5246.67%48.56%45.57%+2.99+0.4018
2027-08-20284$331.0846.04%47.45%44.12%+3.33-0.2519
2027-11-19375$334.5645.89%46.87%43.93%+2.94-0.4933

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

8 listed expirations produced a usable reading

40%42%44%46%48%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 46.63%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 42.74%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 41.75%2027-02-19 — 102 days — at-the-money IV 46.68%2027-04-16 — 158 days — at-the-money IV 46.26%2027-05-21 — 193 days — at-the-money IV 46.67%2027-08-20 — 284 days — at-the-money IV 46.04%2027-11-19 — 375 days — at-the-money IV 45.89%306090180365days 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
2026-11-2011 days$320.1046.63%$321.157
2026-12-1839 days$321.1042.74%$324.2511
2027-01-1567 days$322.4241.75%$327.6214
2027-02-19102 days$323.8446.68%$333.8619
2027-04-16158 days$326.3546.26%$341.8318
2027-05-21193 days$327.5246.67%$346.9318
2027-08-20284 days$331.0846.04%$359.5419
2027-11-19375 days$334.5645.89%$372.7933

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
43.21%
60 days
41.92%
90 days
45.47%
180 days
46.54%

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 322 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.402024-10-16 — 90-day over 30-day 0.772024-10-17 — 90-day over 30-day 0.762024-10-18 — 90-day over 30-day 0.772024-10-21 — 90-day over 30-day 0.772024-10-22 — 90-day over 30-day 0.772024-10-23 — 90-day over 30-day 0.782024-10-24 — 90-day over 30-day 0.792024-10-28 — 90-day over 30-day 0.752025-01-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.072025-04-17 — 90-day over 30-day 0.852025-04-22 — 90-day over 30-day 0.822025-04-24 — 90-day over 30-day 0.832025-04-25 — 90-day over 30-day 0.832025-04-28 — 90-day over 30-day 0.792026-09-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.172026-09-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.162026-09-21 — 90-day over 30-day 1.082026-09-22 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-09-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-09-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-09-25 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-09-28 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-09-29 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-09-30 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-10-05 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-10-07 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922026-10-21 — 90-day over 30-day 0.832026-10-22 — 90-day over 30-day 0.832026-10-23 — 90-day over 30-day 0.842026-10-26 — 90-day over 30-day 0.852026-10-27 — 90-day over 30-day 0.842026-10-28 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-10-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.012026-10-30 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-11-02 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992026-11-03 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-11-04 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062026-11-05 — 90-day over 30-day 1.002026-11-06 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-11-09 — 90-day over 30-day 1.0516 Oct22 Apr25 Sep26 Oct9 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

2027-01-27Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 6 reports

Landed inside the implied band
1 of 6
17% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
12.6%
Mean move that happened
35.6%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-10-27After the close14.6%-20.4%1.40×
2026-10-26Time not stated14.5%-0.5%0.03×
2026-07-27After the close———
2026-04-28After the close———
2026-01-27After the close———
2025-10-27After the close———
2025-07-30After the close11.0%+28.6%2.59×
2025-04-28After the close13.6%+45.1%3.32×
2025-01-28After the close11.1%+42.6%3.83×
2024-10-28After the close10.6%+76.1%7.19×
2024-07-29After the close———
2024-04-29After the close———
2024-01-29After the close———
2023-10-24After 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.