Options Skew Analytics

GLD options analytics

GLD · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

GLD options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 22.8%, a move of about ±6.5% over the next month. That is higher than 88% of the 249 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 0.92 volatility points more than the calls, which is further than on all but 6% 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.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
22.77%

Prices a move of about ±6.5% over 30 days, or ±1.4% on a typical day.

Higher than 88% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+0.92

Puts carry 0.92 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 94% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.57

The wings carry 0.57 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.990

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

Higher than 34% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 249 prior sessions (one-year window)

22.8% — 88th percentile
13.0%26.7%
IV percentile, 1 year
88%
IV rank, 1 year
71%
IV percentile, 2 years
91%
IV rank, 2 years
71%

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
$379.53
30-day implied forward
$380.59
60-day ATM IV
22.47%
90-day ATM IV
22.54%
180-day ATM IV
22.94%
Expirations used
25
Total open interest
4,474,719
Put / call open interest
0.50

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

10%15%20%25%30%3 Sep30 Dec30 Apr25 Aug9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0922.77%+0.920.990$379.53
2026-11-0623.14%+1.500.998$372.52
2026-11-0522.88%+1.180.991$375.49
2026-11-0421.47%+0.251.022$372.49
2026-11-0322.82%+1.770.989$359.26
2026-11-0222.55%+1.760.988$361.65
2026-10-3023.48%+2.760.974$355.78
2026-10-2920.08%+1.271.040$368.57
2026-10-2821.00%+0.561.000$373.51
2026-10-2720.06%+0.301.030$372.28
2026-10-2620.91%+1.101.004$367.82
2026-10-2321.64%+1.770.986$366.61
2026-10-2221.91%+1.170.971$369.00
2026-10-2119.56%+0.291.018$378.95
2026-10-2019.97%+0.391.013$377.65
2026-10-1920.34%+0.291.010$379.69
2026-10-1620.70%+0.151.015$382.01
2026-10-1520.74%+0.141.002$382.71
2026-10-1420.91%+0.660.999$375.99
2026-10-1320.48%-0.111.009$381.67
2026-10-0920.86%-0.481.025$384.58
2026-10-0820.93%+0.251.008$378.62
2026-10-0721.36%-0.041.006$375.88
2026-10-0620.96%-0.381.020$382.27
2026-10-0521.04%+0.381.020$379.55
2026-10-0220.83%+0.211.041$380.14
2026-10-0121.02%+0.521.037$382.76
2026-09-3021.15%+0.581.037$380.84
2026-09-2921.90%+0.231.018$382.89
2026-09-2822.28%+0.450.999$377.91
2026-09-2519.79%-0.031.093$393.41
2026-09-2420.15%-0.021.079$391.69
2026-09-2320.27%-0.291.086$392.88
2026-09-2221.13%-1.171.086$400.07
2026-09-2120.83%-0.821.092$398.38
2026-09-1821.14%-0.561.107$401.17
2026-09-1722.76%-0.671.064$398.36
2026-09-1624.14%-0.041.029$391.74
2026-09-1524.64%-0.981.014$394.15
2026-09-1424.34%-0.721.013$392.84
2026-09-1123.34%-0.891.038$398.77
2026-09-1025.90%-1.150.979$396.36
2026-09-0925.52%-1.800.986$403.35
2026-09-0824.86%-1.350.994$399.72
2026-09-0424.13%-1.711.020$406.77
2026-09-0324.65%-1.591.008$410.22
2026-09-0224.09%-0.931.002$402.78
2026-09-0122.88%-0.361.039$396.75
2026-08-3121.65%-1.401.086$408.42
2026-08-2822.78%-0.871.085$408.89
2026-08-2724.46%-0.841.053$422.60
2026-08-2624.93%-1.411.043$421.32
2026-08-2525.76%-1.791.024$428.07
2026-08-2426.71%-2.140.999$426.69
2026-08-2125.65%-1.891.014$423.36
2025-09-2917.84%-0.900.991$352.46
2025-09-2617.06%-1.481.018$346.74
2025-09-2517.52%-1.500.992$344.75
2025-09-2416.85%-1.321.003$343.32
2025-09-2317.51%-1.240.993$346.46
2025-09-2216.93%-1.211.001$345.05
2025-09-1915.38%-1.081.050$339.18
2025-09-1815.18%-0.781.035$335.62
2025-09-1716.20%-0.801.006$336.97
2025-09-1617.13%-1.120.983$339.59
2025-09-1516.51%-1.231.000$338.91
2025-09-1214.90%-0.961.047$335.42
2025-09-1115.17%-1.081.037$334.76
2025-09-1016.23%-1.000.998$335.26
2025-09-0916.73%-1.350.987$334.06
2025-09-0818.02%-1.350.960$334.82
2025-09-0517.16%-1.240.980$331.05
2025-09-0417.20%-1.250.966$326.69
2025-09-0318.44%-0.680.958$328.14
2025-09-0218.45%-0.930.959$325.59
2025-08-2916.28%-1.331.023$318.07
2025-08-2815.07%-1.421.050$315.03
2025-08-2714.71%-1.041.065$312.71
2025-08-2614.66%-0.991.056$312.08
2025-08-2513.97%-0.531.072$309.83
2025-08-2214.03%-0.751.073$310.58
2025-08-2114.28%-0.641.061$307.29
2025-08-2014.28%-0.731.054$308.36
2025-08-1913.82%-0.531.056$305.27
2025-08-1813.94%-0.701.059$306.95
2025-08-1514.11%-0.631.068$307.43
2025-08-1414.19%-1.011.069$307.25
2025-08-1314.75%-1.191.050$309.21
2025-08-1215.12%-1.051.035$308.27
2025-08-1115.47%-1.191.023$308.55
2025-08-0815.54%-1.111.014$313.05
2025-08-0715.62%-1.351.025$313.12
2025-08-0615.10%-1.201.044$310.50
2025-08-0515.45%-1.121.034$311.16
2025-08-0415.79%-1.231.024$310.91
2025-08-0115.93%-1.561.024$309.11
2025-07-3114.72%-0.521.044$302.96
2025-07-3014.80%-0.531.040$300.96
2025-07-2915.54%-0.971.021$306.25
2025-07-2815.83%-0.801.007$305.41
2025-07-2516.07%-0.981.013$307.40
2025-07-2416.87%-1.160.997$310.27
2025-07-2317.49%-1.350.991$312.18
2025-07-2218.24%-1.090.977$316.10
2025-07-2116.88%-1.111.000$313.13
2025-07-1816.02%-0.871.010$308.39
2025-07-1716.14%-0.911.011$307.59
2025-07-1616.47%-1.280.993$308.26
2025-07-1515.57%-0.691.009$306.73
2025-07-1416.19%-1.140.996$308.01
2025-07-1116.25%-0.770.985$309.14
2025-07-1015.20%-0.711.027$306.20
2025-07-0914.99%-0.601.026$305.52
2025-07-0815.34%-0.721.013$304.16
2025-07-0716.02%-1.060.995$307.37
2025-07-0315.55%-0.641.012$307.14
2025-07-0216.04%-0.650.993$309.25
2025-07-0115.89%-0.430.986$307.55
2025-06-3016.27%-0.650.985$304.83
2025-06-2715.32%-0.851.012$301.22

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

-4.0-2.00.02.04.03 Sep30 Dec30 Apr25 Aug9 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

1d (2026-11-10) · 2d (2026-11-11) · 3d (2026-11-12)

24%26%28%30%32%34%36%2026-11-10 (1d) — 5Δ C — IV 29.68%2026-11-10 (1d) — 10Δ C — IV 28.69%2026-11-10 (1d) — 15Δ C — IV 28.56%2026-11-10 (1d) — 20Δ C — IV 28.49%2026-11-10 (1d) — 25Δ C — IV 28.53%2026-11-10 (1d) — 30Δ C — IV 28.57%2026-11-10 (1d) — 35Δ C — IV 28.62%2026-11-10 (1d) — 40Δ C — IV 28.72%2026-11-10 (1d) — 45Δ C — IV 28.83%2026-11-10 (1d) — ATM — IV 28.98%2026-11-10 (1d) — 45Δ P — IV 29.17%2026-11-10 (1d) — 40Δ P — IV 29.41%2026-11-10 (1d) — 35Δ P — IV 29.54%2026-11-10 (1d) — 30Δ P — IV 30.11%2026-11-10 (1d) — 25Δ P — IV 30.17%2026-11-10 (1d) — 20Δ P — IV 30.69%2026-11-10 (1d) — 15Δ P — IV 31.22%2026-11-10 (1d) — 10Δ P — IV 31.89%2026-11-10 (1d) — 5Δ P — IV 33.93%1d2026-11-11 (2d) — 5Δ C — IV 27.79%2026-11-11 (2d) — 10Δ C — IV 26.44%2026-11-11 (2d) — 15Δ C — IV 25.93%2026-11-11 (2d) — 20Δ C — IV 25.83%2026-11-11 (2d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.81%2026-11-11 (2d) — 30Δ C — IV 25.94%2026-11-11 (2d) — 35Δ C — IV 26.07%2026-11-11 (2d) — 40Δ C — IV 25.91%2026-11-11 (2d) — 45Δ C — IV 26.10%2026-11-11 (2d) — ATM — IV 26.44%2026-11-11 (2d) — 45Δ P — IV 26.51%2026-11-11 (2d) — 40Δ P — IV 26.53%2026-11-11 (2d) — 35Δ P — IV 26.73%2026-11-11 (2d) — 30Δ P — IV 27.27%2026-11-11 (2d) — 25Δ P — IV 27.37%2026-11-11 (2d) — 20Δ P — IV 27.66%2026-11-11 (2d) — 15Δ P — IV 28.19%2026-11-11 (2d) — 10Δ P — IV 29.18%2026-11-11 (2d) — 5Δ P — IV 34.04%2d2026-11-12 (3d) — 5Δ C — IV 26.50%2026-11-12 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 25.47%2026-11-12 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 25.66%2026-11-12 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 25.45%2026-11-12 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 25.16%2026-11-12 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 25.14%2026-11-12 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 25.21%2026-11-12 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 25.14%2026-11-12 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 25.15%2026-11-12 (3d) — ATM — IV 25.57%2026-11-12 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 25.69%2026-11-12 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 25.76%2026-11-12 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 26.44%2026-11-12 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 26.76%2026-11-12 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 26.58%2026-11-12 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 27.34%2026-11-12 (3d) — 15Δ P — IV 27.87%2026-11-12 (3d) — 10Δ P — IV 29.06%2026-11-12 (3d) — 5Δ P — IV 34.31%3d10Δ 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
Delta1d2d3d
5Δ call29.68%27.79%26.50%
10Δ call28.69%26.44%25.47%
15Δ call28.56%25.93%25.66%
20Δ call28.49%25.83%25.45%
25Δ call28.53%25.81%25.16%
30Δ call28.57%25.94%25.14%
35Δ call28.62%26.07%25.21%
40Δ call28.72%25.91%25.14%
45Δ call28.83%26.10%25.15%
ATM28.98%26.44%25.57%
45Δ put29.17%26.51%25.69%
40Δ put29.41%26.53%25.76%
35Δ put29.54%26.73%26.44%
30Δ put30.11%27.27%26.76%
25Δ put30.17%27.37%26.58%
20Δ put30.69%27.66%27.34%
15Δ put31.22%28.19%27.87%
10Δ put31.89%29.18%29.06%
5Δ put33.93%34.04%34.31%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-101$379.4328.98%30.17%28.53%+1.65+0.3741
2026-11-112$379.4126.44%27.37%25.81%+1.57+0.1556
2026-11-123$379.4525.57%26.58%25.16%+1.42+0.3044
2026-11-134$379.5325.52%26.96%25.05%+1.90+0.4889
2026-11-167$379.6021.99%22.87%21.78%+1.08+0.3466
2026-11-178$379.6322.57%23.79%22.33%+1.46+0.4946
2026-11-189$379.6223.08%24.29%23.17%+1.12+0.6536
2026-11-1910$379.7023.25%24.59%23.20%+1.39+0.6551
2026-11-2011$379.8523.48%24.63%23.28%+1.35+0.47140
2026-11-2314$379.8721.97%23.15%21.86%+1.29+0.5412
2026-11-2718$380.1022.15%23.25%22.33%+0.93+0.6493
2026-12-0425$380.3322.29%23.31%22.42%+0.89+0.5885
2026-12-1132$380.7022.92%23.94%23.02%+0.93+0.5695
2026-12-1839$380.9222.72%23.58%22.87%+0.71+0.50150
2026-12-2445$381.1622.65%23.36%22.76%+0.61+0.4153
2026-12-3152$381.4322.32%23.04%22.52%+0.52+0.46111
2027-01-1567$382.0922.57%23.17%22.74%+0.43+0.39168
2027-02-19102$383.5322.52%23.01%22.89%+0.12+0.4369
2027-03-19130$384.6722.69%23.15%23.20%-0.05+0.4879
2027-03-31142$385.1522.62%22.95%23.07%-0.12+0.40131
2027-06-17220$388.4623.15%23.29%23.59%-0.30+0.29124
2027-06-30233$388.9723.08%23.24%23.60%-0.36+0.33113
2027-09-17312$392.2823.24%23.52%23.98%-0.46+0.5172
2027-09-30325$392.5523.36%23.24%24.19%-0.96+0.3558
2027-11-19375$395.3123.55%23.61%24.39%-0.78+0.4550

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

25 listed expirations produced a usable reading

20%22%24%26%28%30%2026-11-10 — 1 days — at-the-money IV 28.98%2026-11-11 — 2 days — at-the-money IV 26.44%2026-11-12 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 25.57%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 25.52%2026-11-16 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 21.99%2026-11-17 — 8 days — at-the-money IV 22.57%2026-11-18 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 23.08%2026-11-19 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 23.25%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 23.48%2026-11-23 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 21.97%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 22.15%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 22.29%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 22.92%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 22.72%2026-12-24 — 45 days — at-the-money IV 22.65%2026-12-31 — 52 days — at-the-money IV 22.32%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 22.57%2027-02-19 — 102 days — at-the-money IV 22.52%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 22.69%2027-03-31 — 142 days — at-the-money IV 22.62%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 23.15%2027-06-30 — 233 days — at-the-money IV 23.08%2027-09-17 — 312 days — at-the-money IV 23.24%2027-09-30 — 325 days — at-the-money IV 23.36%2027-11-19 — 375 days — at-the-money IV 23.55%7306090180365days 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
2026-11-101 day$379.4328.98%$379.4741
2026-11-112 days$379.4126.44%$379.4856
2026-11-123 days$379.4525.57%$379.5544
2026-11-134 days$379.5325.52%$379.6689
2026-11-167 days$379.6021.99%$379.7866
2026-11-178 days$379.6322.57%$379.8446
2026-11-189 days$379.6223.08%$379.8736
2026-11-1910 days$379.7023.25%$379.9851
2026-11-2011 days$379.8523.48%$380.17140
2026-11-2314 days$379.8721.97%$380.2312
2026-11-2718 days$380.1022.15%$380.5693
2026-12-0425 days$380.3322.29%$380.9785
2026-12-1132 days$380.7022.92%$381.5895
2026-12-1839 days$380.9222.72%$381.98150
2026-12-2445 days$381.1622.65%$382.3653
2026-12-3152 days$381.4322.32%$382.78111
2027-01-1567 days$382.0922.57%$383.88168
2027-02-19102 days$383.5322.52%$386.2669
2027-03-19130 days$384.6722.69%$388.2179
2027-03-31142 days$385.1522.62%$389.00131
2027-06-17220 days$388.4623.15%$394.79124
2027-06-30233 days$388.9723.08%$395.65113
2027-09-17312 days$392.2823.24%$401.4572
2027-09-30325 days$392.5523.36%$402.2058
2027-11-19375 days$395.3123.55%$406.7350

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
22.77%
60 days
22.47%
90 days
22.54%
180 days
22.94%

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

0.700.800.901.001.101.203 Sep30 Dec30 Apr25 Aug9 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.