Options Skew Analytics

GLW options analytics

GLW · Stock

Data as of 22 September 2026 (end of day)

GLW options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 58.6%, a move of about ±16.8% over the next month. That is higher than 94% of the 198 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta calls carry 2.61 volatility points more than the puts, closer together than on 98% of the past year.

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

Its next earnings report is 2026-10-27 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Across its last 3 reports the options market priced an average move of ±7.5% and GLW moved 2.8% on average, staying inside the priced band 3 times out of 3.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
58.63%

Prices a move of about ±16.8% over 30 days, or ±3.7% on a typical day.

Higher than 94% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
-2.61

Calls carry 2.61 volatility points more than puts the same distance from the money.

Higher than 2% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
-0.40

The wings carry 0.40 volatility points less than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.054

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

Higher than 58% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 198 prior sessions (one-year window)

58.6% — 94th percentile
21.5%62.4%
IV percentile, 1 year
94%
IV rank, 1 year
91%
IV percentile, 2 years
94%
IV rank, 2 years
91%

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
$159.69
30-day implied forward
$160.11
60-day ATM IV
63.26%
90-day ATM IV
61.78%
180-day ATM IV
62.21%
Expirations used
14
Total open interest
383,848
Put / call open interest
1.03

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 226 sessions

0%20%40%60%80%3 Sep14 Nov5 Feb2 May22 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2258.63%-2.611.054$159.69
2026-09-2160.55%-2.511.009$158.98
2026-09-1856.48%-0.731.054$150.13
2026-09-1755.94%-1.411.079$147.80
2026-09-1657.78%-1.071.054$144.16
2026-09-1557.84%-1.971.079$143.57
2026-09-1459.64%-1.051.073$143.60
2026-09-1156.64%-0.551.113$166.40
2026-09-1060.67%-0.711.074$163.12
2026-09-0960.70%+1.731.086$168.46
2026-09-0862.37%-4.031.082$165.96
2026-09-0457.05%-0.951.144$154.30
2026-09-0353.02%+0.361.179$146.00
2026-09-0255.19%+1.701.151$144.13
2026-09-0157.85%-0.981.086$145.56
2026-08-3156.67%+0.801.103$148.73
2026-08-2857.03%-0.501.127$148.98
2026-08-2758.69%-0.141.114$152.80
2026-08-2660.66%+3.351.105$152.78
2026-08-2561.76%-0.961.076$147.16
2026-08-2459.86%-1.981.100$145.55
2026-08-2161.25%-0.411.113$149.84
2025-06-3026.13%+2.40—$52.59
2025-06-27———$51.82
2025-06-2624.70%+4.891.077$51.70
2025-06-25———$51.39
2025-06-24———$51.42
2025-06-23———$51.80
2025-06-20———$50.42
2025-06-18———$50.49
2025-06-17———$50.48
2025-06-16———$50.78
2025-06-13———$49.60
2025-06-12———$50.82
2025-06-11———$50.45
2025-06-1025.55%+3.201.105$50.61
2025-06-0926.30%+3.761.076$50.89
2025-06-0626.74%+3.441.048$50.71
2025-06-0524.48%+3.411.154$50.86
2025-06-0426.82%+4.571.057$50.76
2025-06-0326.01%+3.901.063$50.78
2025-06-0226.66%+3.031.056$50.04
2025-05-3027.00%+4.731.014$49.59
2025-05-2925.47%+3.221.078$49.96
2025-05-2826.98%+3.261.073$49.45
2025-05-2726.52%+4.341.081$49.92
2025-05-2327.04%+3.451.107$48.36
2025-05-2226.14%+3.831.122$48.55
2025-05-2126.59%+3.251.040$48.18
2025-05-2025.95%+4.601.110$47.98
2025-05-1925.15%+4.361.137$48.13
2025-05-1624.39%+3.671.156$48.22
2025-05-1525.35%+2.941.104$47.60
2025-05-1426.08%+4.231.093$47.01
2025-05-1324.96%+3.031.127$47.62
2025-05-12———$46.97
2025-05-0929.07%+3.961.066$45.08
2025-05-0829.59%+5.191.000$45.05
2025-05-0730.12%+3.231.022$44.85
2025-05-0631.51%+4.911.003$44.76
2025-05-0531.34%+4.950.988$45.41
2025-05-0229.18%+3.461.026$45.76
2025-05-0132.28%+4.190.974$44.78
2025-04-3032.65%+4.320.977$44.38
2025-04-2930.84%+5.940.989$44.46
2025-04-2841.11%+5.850.814$44.10
2025-04-2539.84%+7.400.785$44.18
2025-04-2439.48%+6.440.854$43.88
2025-04-2342.21%+7.840.838$42.97
2025-04-2244.04%+8.660.845$41.75
2025-04-2146.34%+9.300.830$40.70
2025-04-1743.01%+8.260.878$41.52
2025-04-1646.16%+7.620.798$41.28
2025-04-15———$41.78
2025-04-14———$41.61
2025-04-1148.55%+8.350.892$41.26
2025-04-10———$41.69
2025-04-09———$43.26
2025-04-08———$39.18
2025-04-0756.91%+10.450.836$39.61
2025-04-04———$39.07
2025-04-03———$42.29
2025-04-0238.82%+3.520.839$46.54
2025-04-0141.19%+4.120.813$45.54
2025-03-3140.38%+1.550.809$45.78
2025-03-2832.39%+1.370.988$45.86
2025-03-2732.61%+1.280.950$46.56
2025-03-2633.36%+2.260.928$47.10
2025-03-2530.59%+3.420.968$48.99
2025-03-2431.02%+2.571.001$49.89
2025-03-2130.31%+2.301.048$48.53
2025-03-2030.91%+2.261.037$48.67
2025-03-1932.12%+4.131.002$48.76
2025-03-1832.35%+3.441.016$47.27
2025-03-1735.48%+3.701.017$46.86
2025-03-1440.51%+1.400.880$46.75
2025-03-1339.02%+3.900.875$45.60
2025-03-12———$45.40
2025-03-1139.40%+4.690.853$44.91
2025-03-1040.80%+3.840.889$45.01
2025-03-0739.53%+5.210.864$45.93
2025-03-0638.11%+3.460.910$45.51
2025-03-0536.12%+1.410.955$47.04
2025-03-0437.37%+1.070.907$46.49
2025-03-0335.90%+3.140.859$48.25
2025-02-2829.46%+5.801.008$50.15
2025-02-2734.21%+4.260.913$49.00
2025-02-2632.52%+1.230.919$50.01
2025-02-2533.31%+2.990.916$49.67
2025-02-2433.91%-0.230.901$50.78
2025-02-2130.80%+1.420.981$51.49
2025-02-2030.07%+0.711.028$51.87
2025-02-1928.76%+1.200.988$52.67
2025-02-1829.09%+2.781.040$52.89
2025-02-1427.58%+1.061.060$52.54
2025-02-13———$52.11
2025-02-12———$52.01
2025-02-1128.19%+0.311.096$52.40
2025-02-1026.74%+1.691.118$53.05
2025-02-0727.59%+2.001.131$52.97

The chart covers every session in the archive, 226 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 226 sessions

-10.0-5.00.05.010.015.03 Sep14 Nov5 Feb2 May22 Sep

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

3d (2026-09-25) · 10d (2026-10-02) · 17d (2026-10-09)

55%60%65%70%75%80%2026-09-25 (3d) — 5Δ C — IV 74.59%2026-09-25 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 71.28%2026-09-25 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 68.86%2026-09-25 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 68.01%2026-09-25 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 67.43%2026-09-25 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 66.68%2026-09-25 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 65.10%2026-09-25 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 64.39%2026-09-25 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 64.93%2026-09-25 (3d) — ATM — IV 65.28%2026-09-25 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 65.04%2026-09-25 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 64.83%2026-09-25 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 64.89%2026-09-25 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 65.04%2026-09-25 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 65.24%2026-09-25 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 65.61%2026-09-25 (3d) — 15Δ P — IV 66.53%2026-09-25 (3d) — 10Δ P — IV 67.63%2026-09-25 (3d) — 5Δ P — IV 70.71%3d2026-10-02 (10d) — 10Δ C — IV 65.89%2026-10-02 (10d) — 15Δ C — IV 63.87%2026-10-02 (10d) — 20Δ C — IV 62.98%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ C — IV 62.33%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ C — IV 61.45%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ C — IV 60.93%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ C — IV 60.59%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ C — IV 60.38%2026-10-02 (10d) — ATM — IV 60.36%2026-10-02 (10d) — 45Δ P — IV 60.14%2026-10-02 (10d) — 40Δ P — IV 60.05%2026-10-02 (10d) — 35Δ P — IV 60.07%2026-10-02 (10d) — 30Δ P — IV 59.81%2026-10-02 (10d) — 25Δ P — IV 59.58%2026-10-02 (10d) — 20Δ P — IV 59.51%2026-10-02 (10d) — 15Δ P — IV 59.94%2026-10-02 (10d) — 10Δ P — IV 60.91%2026-10-02 (10d) — 5Δ P — IV 63.06%10d2026-10-09 (17d) — 10Δ C — IV 63.16%2026-10-09 (17d) — 15Δ C — IV 62.81%2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ C — IV 61.72%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ C — IV 61.21%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ C — IV 60.68%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ C — IV 61.01%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ C — IV 60.33%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ C — IV 59.36%2026-10-09 (17d) — ATM — IV 59.17%2026-10-09 (17d) — 45Δ P — IV 59.07%2026-10-09 (17d) — 40Δ P — IV 58.77%2026-10-09 (17d) — 35Δ P — IV 58.44%2026-10-09 (17d) — 30Δ P — IV 58.18%2026-10-09 (17d) — 25Δ P — IV 58.28%2026-10-09 (17d) — 20Δ P — IV 58.09%2026-10-09 (17d) — 15Δ P — IV 58.34%2026-10-09 (17d) — 10Δ P — IV 59.39%17d10Δ 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
Delta3d10d17d
5Δ call74.59%——
10Δ call71.28%65.89%63.16%
15Δ call68.86%63.87%62.81%
20Δ call68.01%62.98%61.72%
25Δ call67.43%62.33%61.21%
30Δ call66.68%61.45%60.68%
35Δ call65.10%60.93%61.01%
40Δ call64.39%60.59%60.33%
45Δ call64.93%60.38%59.36%
ATM65.28%60.36%59.17%
45Δ put65.04%60.14%59.07%
40Δ put64.83%60.05%58.77%
35Δ put64.89%60.07%58.44%
30Δ put65.04%59.81%58.18%
25Δ put65.24%59.58%58.28%
20Δ put65.61%59.51%58.09%
15Δ put66.53%59.94%58.34%
10Δ put67.63%60.91%59.39%
5Δ put70.71%63.06%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-253$159.6065.28%65.24%67.43%-2.19+1.0532
2026-10-0210$159.6760.36%59.58%62.33%-2.75+0.5931
2026-10-0917$159.6259.17%58.28%61.21%-2.93+0.5731
2026-10-1624$159.8759.02%58.18%60.64%-2.45+0.3938
2026-10-2331$160.1558.58%56.76%59.39%-2.63-0.5016
2026-10-3038$160.7864.04%65.07%65.56%-0.48+1.2820
2026-11-2059$160.3363.34%63.00%65.16%-2.16+0.7428
2026-12-1887$160.7661.81%61.24%63.80%-2.56+0.7130
2027-01-15115$161.3261.57%60.58%62.93%-2.35+0.1836
2027-02-19150$162.2660.37%61.96%62.58%-0.62+1.8932
2027-03-19178$162.4762.34%61.22%64.01%-2.78+0.2839
2027-04-16206$162.8760.78%60.41%63.82%-3.41+1.3439
2027-05-21241$162.9463.06%60.82%63.80%-2.98-0.7536
2027-06-17268$163.4863.03%60.89%64.77%-3.88-0.2045

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

14 listed expirations produced a usable reading

58%60%62%64%66%2026-09-25 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 65.28%2026-10-02 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 60.36%2026-10-09 — 17 days — at-the-money IV 59.17%2026-10-16 — 24 days — at-the-money IV 59.02%2026-10-23 — 31 days — at-the-money IV 58.58%2026-10-30 — 38 days — at-the-money IV 64.04%2026-11-20 — 59 days — at-the-money IV 63.34%2026-12-18 — 87 days — at-the-money IV 61.81%2027-01-15 — 115 days — at-the-money IV 61.57%2027-02-19 — 150 days — at-the-money IV 60.37%2027-03-19 — 178 days — at-the-money IV 62.34%2027-04-16 — 206 days — at-the-money IV 60.78%2027-05-21 — 241 days — at-the-money IV 63.06%2027-06-17 — 268 days — at-the-money IV 63.03%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
2026-09-253 days$159.6065.28%$159.8832
2026-10-0210 days$159.6760.36%$160.4731
2026-10-0917 days$159.6259.17%$160.9331
2026-10-1624 days$159.8759.02%$161.7238
2026-10-2331 days$160.1558.58%$162.5016
2026-10-3038 days$160.7864.04%$164.2520
2026-11-2059 days$160.3363.34%$165.6128
2026-12-1887 days$160.7661.81%$168.2530
2027-01-15115 days$161.3261.57%$171.2436
2027-02-19150 days$162.2660.37%$174.8832
2027-03-19178 days$162.4762.34%$178.6239
2027-04-16206 days$162.8760.78%$180.7739
2027-05-21241 days$162.9463.06%$185.8036
2027-06-17268 days$163.4863.03%$189.1545

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
58.63%
60 days
63.26%
90 days
61.78%
180 days
62.21%

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 226 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.403 Sep13 Nov5 Feb1 May22 Sep

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

2026-10-27Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence

How the pricing has held up

Over the last 3 reports

Landed inside the implied band
3 of 3
100% — about 68% is what an exactly-priced event gives
Mean implied move
7.5%
Mean move that happened
2.8%
absolute

Reports

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

ReportSessionImplied ±RealisedRealised / implied
2026-07-28Before the open———
2026-04-28Before the open———
2026-01-28Before the open———
2025-10-28Before the open———
2025-07-29Before the open———
2025-04-29Before the open7.6%+0.8%0.11×
2025-01-29Before the open7.5%-2.8%0.37×
2024-10-29Before the open7.5%+4.7%0.62×
2024-07-30Before the open———
2024-07-08Before the open———
2024-04-30Before the open———
2024-01-30Before the open———
2023-10-24Before the open———

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.