Options Skew Analytics

LUV 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 43.52%±1.66skew -3.96
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
476$6.15$6.90—$35.50—————
39$5.80$6.40—$36.00—————
55$5.15$5.90—$36.50—————
277$4.75$5.40—$37.00—————
82$4.05$4.85—$37.50—————
5153$3.90$4.40—$38.00—————
1420$3.15$3.95—$38.50—————
1050$2.65$3.75—$39.0050.85%$0.01$0.0661920
617$2.55$3.05—$39.50—————
19336$2.09$2.50—$40.00—————
—————$40.5044.50%$0.12$0.164486
66362$1.18$1.74—$41.0043.39%$0.20$0.2615130
39129$0.97$1.40—$41.5041.71%$0.33$0.3810939
106747$0.76$1.04—$42.0041.52%$0.51$0.60108121
81578$0.52$0.6247.53%$42.50—$0.75$1.071023
440451$0.33$0.4146.29%$43.00—$0.99$1.54539
232184$0.22$0.2847.36%$43.50—————
27,140161$0.14$0.2048.87%$44.00—$1.82$2.041117
25037$0.05$0.0849.73%$45.00—$2.54$3.207410
—————$46.00—$3.00$4.7011
—————$48.00—$5.60$6.5501

Forward $42.16. The 25-delta put carries -3.96 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-02(10 days)ATM 40.24%±2.82skew +2.08
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$13.40$15.85—$28.00—————
09$6.60$9.05—$35.00—————
071$4.65$6.35—$37.00—————
019$3.80$5.35—$38.00—————
0144$2.85$4.25—$39.00—————
01$2.86$3.50—$39.5041.92%$0.20$0.29776
18277$2.39$2.81—$40.0042.01%$0.28$0.4119563
382$1.81$2.70—$40.5041.78%$0.38$0.551714
11134$1.43$1.90—$41.0041.60%$0.51$0.728555
21283$1.34$1.65—$41.5039.66%$0.67$0.8323
18343$1.14$1.34—$42.0040.45%$0.88$1.10828
5374$0.92$1.1140.12%$42.50—$1.12$1.3510
6285$0.72$0.8439.21%$43.00—————
319$0.53$0.6638.84%$43.50—————
7662$0.45$0.5340.46%$44.00—————
553$0.30$0.4139.70%$44.50—————
696$0.22$0.3139.83%$45.00—————
08$0.16$0.2640.91%$45.50—————
—————$57.00—$13.20$15.8010

Forward $42.28. The 25-delta put carries +2.08 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-09(17 days)ATM 42.15%±3.84skew +1.41
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$35.0046.29%$0.03$0.06365
11$5.50$7.65—$36.00—————
10$5.15$7.25—$36.50—————
06$4.85$6.25—$37.00—————
018$3.90$5.65—$38.00—————
—————$38.5045.30%$0.28$0.4510
832$3.15$4.05—$39.0043.81%$0.35$0.51263
—————$39.5042.99%$0.43$0.6214
024$2.50$3.95—$40.0042.77%$0.56$0.755511
18$2.07$2.87—$40.50—————
571$1.99$2.49—$41.0042.09%$0.84$1.1161
5180$1.81$2.21—$41.5041.29%$1.01$1.3081
22121$1.51$1.74—$42.0041.88%$1.30$1.522625
51$1.28$1.5242.26%$42.50—$1.54$1.7701
1168$1.16$1.3444.02%$43.00—$1.82$2.0911
520$0.92$1.0742.17%$43.50—$2.08$2.4306
1134$0.70$0.9141.43%$44.00—————
478$0.48$0.6041.36%$45.00—————
02$0.36$0.5441.83%$45.50—————
148$0.29$0.4642.34%$46.00—————
1138$0.19$0.2942.35%$47.00—————

Forward $42.22. The 25-delta put carries +1.41 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-16(24 days)ATM 41.27%±4.47skew +1.72
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
010$8.35$11.25—$32.50—————
010$6.80$8.35—$35.0043.86%$0.07$0.101,31239
—————$37.0044.02%$0.22$0.314221
846$4.75$5.55—$37.5043.25%$0.27$0.371,43167
02$4.15$5.65—$38.0043.07%$0.35$0.45103
—————$38.5042.89%$0.44$0.551515
—————$39.0043.00%$0.53$0.7001
851,564$3.00$3.25—$40.0040.67%$0.78$0.862,873117
500$2.35$3.05—$40.5040.79%$0.90$1.09241
990$2.29$2.65—$41.0040.96%$1.09$1.3040
1985$1.98$2.28—$41.5040.59%$1.29$1.50317
32114$1.73$2.00—$42.0040.75%$1.51$1.7715
3378,404$1.55$1.7541.28%$42.50—$1.76$2.021,369557
219124$1.31$1.5340.95%$43.00—$2.02$2.2801
3186$1.15$1.3141.05%$43.50—————
1617$0.97$1.1441.02%$44.00—————
3902,985$0.67$0.8140.35%$45.00—$3.20$3.95461
376$0.45$0.6541.27%$46.00—————
19$0.29$0.4641.00%$47.00—————
215980$0.24$0.3941.22%$47.50—$4.85$6.0550
365$0.07$0.1042.49%$51.00—————

Forward $42.23. The 25-delta put carries +1.72 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-23(31 days)ATM 47.28%±5.83skew +2.57
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
02$12.50$15.85—$28.00—————
34$12.95$13.65—$29.00—————
01$6.85$8.75—$35.00—————
01$6.05$7.80—$36.00—————
05$5.25$6.85—$37.0050.62%$0.45$0.70776
02$4.45$6.00—$38.0049.68%$0.62$0.92561
055$3.75$5.50—$39.0049.41%$0.90$1.18442
184$3.15$3.90—$40.0047.54%$1.20$1.409811
5137$2.67$3.35—$41.0047.71%$1.49$1.93473
1061$2.37$2.56—$42.0047.37%$1.98$2.35363
9709$1.83$2.1747.22%$43.00—$2.51$2.85623
367$1.42$1.6745.90%$44.00—————
073$1.11$1.2845.39%$45.00—————
118$0.86$1.1747.48%$46.00—————
32$0.64$0.8946.83%$47.00—————
013$0.47$0.7547.54%$48.00—————
23$0.27$0.4046.92%$50.00—$6.90$8.90240

Forward $42.30. The 25-delta put carries +2.57 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-10-30(38 days)ATM 46.18%±6.30skew +1.94
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$5.05$7.70—$37.0047.62%$0.56$0.72550
02$4.60$6.40—$38.0048.26%$0.75$1.0672
010$4.05$5.65—$39.0047.41%$1.01$1.32120
09$3.40$4.50—$40.0046.92%$1.33$1.6610
25$2.89$3.60—$41.0046.06%$1.69$2.04431
133$2.46$2.73—$42.0045.29%$2.13$2.47317
012$2.01$2.3846.32%$43.00—$2.64$2.9861
14$1.60$1.9345.66%$44.00—$2.55$3.75500
015$1.26$1.5645.30%$45.00—$3.75$4.30212
135$0.98$1.2745.25%$46.00—————
1313$0.76$1.0445.47%$47.00—————
05$0.58$0.8545.67%$48.00—————
01$0.44$0.6845.74%$49.00—————
2517$0.34$0.5245.65%$50.00—————

Forward $42.30. The 25-delta put carries +1.94 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-20(59 days)ATM 43.22%±7.37skew +2.17
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$32.5047.16%$0.23$0.284100
04$7.35$8.95—$35.0045.46%$0.48$0.58921
23$5.45$6.30—$37.5044.68%$0.95$1.14745
292$3.95$4.50—$40.0043.58%$1.71$1.94221
3297$2.75$2.9943.30%$42.50—$2.81$3.15140
2142$1.77$1.9642.93%$45.00—$3.85$4.8001
64177$1.02$1.2842.51%$47.50—$5.85$6.5510
76184$0.59$0.7341.79%$50.00—$7.25$8.60110

Forward $42.39. The 25-delta put carries +2.17 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(87 days)ATM 41.26%±8.59skew +3.55
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
069$23.20$26.55—$17.50—————
03$20.60$24.15—$20.00—————
042$18.75$21.60—$22.50—————
04$15.70$19.35—$25.00—————
051$14.50$16.35—$27.50—————
0252$12.15$13.80—$30.0047.20%$0.20$0.2551515
0406$10.05$11.55—$32.5045.11%$0.41$0.4439837
20380$7.95$9.40—$35.0043.88%$0.75$0.8364362
3513$6.15$6.80—$37.5042.38%$1.31$1.3644921
31,019$4.50$5.05—$40.0041.68%$2.14$2.2149110
109867$3.15$3.75—$42.5041.33%$3.25$3.404123
301,836$2.36$2.4841.13%$45.00—$4.65$5.105200
131,313$1.55$1.6640.39%$47.50—$6.05$6.957870
812,103$0.87$1.0638.83%$50.00—$8.10$9.004870
—————$52.50—$9.70$11.201760
7741$0.33$0.5039.87%$55.00—$11.25$13.6030
0215$0.20$0.3039.68%$57.50—————
51,478$0.15$0.2040.82%$60.00—$16.20$19.55170
—————$65.00—$21.20$24.6010

Forward $42.63. The 25-delta put carries +3.55 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.