Options Skew Analytics

NDXP options analytics

NDXP · Index

Data as of 2 October 2026 (end of day)

NDXP options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 18.0%, a move of about ±5.2% over the next month. Its history here is 2 sessions, short of the 180 a percentile needs, so this reading is not yet ranked against its own past.

Its 25-delta puts carry 4.07 volatility points more than the calls.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 10% above 30-day.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
17.97%

Prices a move of about ±5.2% over 30 days, or ±1.1% on a typical day.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+4.07

Puts carry 4.07 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.61

The wings carry 0.61 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.099

90-day volatility is 10% above 30-day.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 2 prior sessions (one-year window)

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

IV percentile, 1 year
—
IV rank, 1 year
—
IV percentile, 2 years
—
IV rank, 2 years
—

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
$30,807.93
30-day implied forward
$30,919.07
60-day ATM IV
19.12%
90-day ATM IV
19.74%
180-day ATM IV
20.76%
Expirations used
29
Total open interest
22,883
Put / call open interest
0.93

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 2 sessions

18%18%19%19%20%2026-10-01 — 30-day ATM IV 19%2026-10-02 — 30-day ATM IV 18%1 Oct2 Oct
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 2)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-10-0217.97%+4.071.099$30,807.93
2026-10-0118.98%+4.831.060$30,501.56

The chart covers every session in the archive, 2 in total. The table lists the most recent 2.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 2 sessions

-2.00.02.04.06.02026-10-01 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.82026-10-02 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.11 Oct2 Oct

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 (2026-10-05) · 4d (2026-10-06) · 5d (2026-10-07)

8%10%12%14%16%18%20%2026-10-05 (3d) — 5Δ C — IV 10.00%2026-10-05 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 10.00%2026-10-05 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 10.03%2026-10-05 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 10.15%2026-10-05 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 10.27%2026-10-05 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 10.39%2026-10-05 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 10.52%2026-10-05 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 10.64%2026-10-05 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 10.72%2026-10-05 (3d) — ATM — IV 10.87%2026-10-05 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 11.02%2026-10-05 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 11.21%2026-10-05 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 11.36%2026-10-05 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 11.50%2026-10-05 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 11.65%2026-10-05 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 11.80%2026-10-05 (3d) — 15Δ P — IV 12.02%2026-10-05 (3d) — 10Δ P — IV 12.34%2026-10-05 (3d) — 5Δ P — IV 13.14%3d2026-10-06 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 11.60%2026-10-06 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 11.66%2026-10-06 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 11.76%2026-10-06 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 11.89%2026-10-06 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 12.09%2026-10-06 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 12.26%2026-10-06 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 12.42%2026-10-06 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 12.58%2026-10-06 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 12.70%2026-10-06 (4d) — ATM — IV 12.87%2026-10-06 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 13.08%2026-10-06 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 13.28%2026-10-06 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 13.51%2026-10-06 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 13.75%2026-10-06 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 14.02%2026-10-06 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 14.37%2026-10-06 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 14.77%2026-10-06 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 15.33%2026-10-06 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 16.60%4d2026-10-07 (5d) — 5Δ C — IV 12.44%2026-10-07 (5d) — 10Δ C — IV 12.57%2026-10-07 (5d) — 15Δ C — IV 12.70%2026-10-07 (5d) — 20Δ C — IV 12.88%2026-10-07 (5d) — 25Δ C — IV 13.09%2026-10-07 (5d) — 30Δ C — IV 13.28%2026-10-07 (5d) — 35Δ C — IV 13.47%2026-10-07 (5d) — 40Δ C — IV 13.66%2026-10-07 (5d) — 45Δ C — IV 13.81%2026-10-07 (5d) — ATM — IV 14.03%2026-10-07 (5d) — 45Δ P — IV 14.25%2026-10-07 (5d) — 40Δ P — IV 14.49%2026-10-07 (5d) — 35Δ P — IV 14.73%2026-10-07 (5d) — 30Δ P — IV 14.99%2026-10-07 (5d) — 25Δ P — IV 15.28%2026-10-07 (5d) — 20Δ P — IV 15.64%2026-10-07 (5d) — 15Δ P — IV 16.10%2026-10-07 (5d) — 10Δ P — IV 16.72%2026-10-07 (5d) — 5Δ P — IV 18.06%5d10Δ 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
Delta3d4d5d
5Δ call10.00%11.60%12.44%
10Δ call10.00%11.66%12.57%
15Δ call10.03%11.76%12.70%
20Δ call10.15%11.89%12.88%
25Δ call10.27%12.09%13.09%
30Δ call10.39%12.26%13.28%
35Δ call10.52%12.42%13.47%
40Δ call10.64%12.58%13.66%
45Δ call10.72%12.70%13.81%
ATM10.87%12.87%14.03%
45Δ put11.02%13.08%14.25%
40Δ put11.21%13.28%14.49%
35Δ put11.36%13.51%14.73%
30Δ put11.50%13.75%14.99%
25Δ put11.65%14.02%15.28%
20Δ put11.80%14.37%15.64%
15Δ put12.02%14.77%16.10%
10Δ put12.34%15.33%16.72%
5Δ put13.14%16.60%18.06%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-10-053$30,823.5010.87%11.65%10.27%+1.38+0.08139
2026-10-064$30,826.4012.87%14.02%12.09%+1.94+0.18150
2026-10-075$30,829.1514.03%15.28%13.09%+2.19+0.16124
2026-10-086$30,832.1514.62%15.99%13.65%+2.34+0.20230
2026-10-097$30,845.6515.26%16.68%14.25%+2.43+0.21133
2026-10-1210$30,846.4114.48%15.93%13.46%+2.47+0.2174
2026-10-1311$30,851.6714.93%16.63%13.89%+2.74+0.3230
2026-10-1412$30,852.9915.78%17.55%14.62%+2.92+0.3156
2026-10-1513$30,855.6916.16%17.97%15.00%+2.97+0.3251
2026-10-1614$30,866.9516.53%18.50%15.28%+3.22+0.36105
2026-10-1917$30,870.7015.91%17.87%14.68%+3.19+0.3655
2026-10-2018$30,873.3016.19%18.25%15.03%+3.23+0.4632
2026-10-2119$30,878.4616.50%18.68%15.23%+3.45+0.4541
2026-10-2220$30,880.9616.78%19.02%15.45%+3.57+0.4588
2026-10-2321$30,891.4117.08%19.40%15.69%+3.71+0.4770
2026-10-2624$30,892.2216.76%18.97%15.36%+3.61+0.4039
2026-10-2826$30,904.2417.40%19.86%16.03%+3.83+0.5551
2026-10-2927$30,907.5317.92%20.53%16.49%+4.04+0.5821
2026-10-3028$30,919.3518.29%20.99%16.75%+4.24+0.5888
2026-11-0231$30,918.9317.82%20.44%16.45%+3.99+0.6334
2026-11-0635$30,941.9418.88%21.80%17.36%+4.44+0.7064
2026-11-0938$30,934.5318.65%21.44%17.05%+4.39+0.6026
2026-11-1342$30,966.0719.00%21.97%17.50%+4.46+0.7381
2026-11-2049$30,981.0519.38%22.41%17.93%+4.48+0.7940
2026-11-2756$31,003.1219.17%22.11%17.76%+4.34+0.7741
2026-11-3059$31,012.6819.06%22.15%17.59%+4.56+0.8149
2026-12-1877$31,074.1119.85%22.98%18.45%+4.54+0.8617
2026-12-3190$31,131.2819.74%23.10%18.38%+4.71+1.0086
2027-03-31180$31,499.8720.76%24.25%19.36%+4.89+1.0512

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

29 listed expirations produced a usable reading

10%12%14%16%18%20%22%2026-10-05 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 10.87%2026-10-06 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 12.87%2026-10-07 — 5 days — at-the-money IV 14.03%2026-10-08 — 6 days — at-the-money IV 14.62%2026-10-09 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 15.26%2026-10-12 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 14.48%2026-10-13 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 14.93%2026-10-14 — 12 days — at-the-money IV 15.78%2026-10-15 — 13 days — at-the-money IV 16.16%2026-10-16 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 16.53%2026-10-19 — 17 days — at-the-money IV 15.91%2026-10-20 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 16.19%2026-10-21 — 19 days — at-the-money IV 16.50%2026-10-22 — 20 days — at-the-money IV 16.78%2026-10-23 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 17.08%2026-10-26 — 24 days — at-the-money IV 16.76%2026-10-28 — 26 days — at-the-money IV 17.40%2026-10-29 — 27 days — at-the-money IV 17.92%2026-10-30 — 28 days — at-the-money IV 18.29%2026-11-02 — 31 days — at-the-money IV 17.82%2026-11-06 — 35 days — at-the-money IV 18.88%2026-11-09 — 38 days — at-the-money IV 18.65%2026-11-13 — 42 days — at-the-money IV 19.00%2026-11-20 — 49 days — at-the-money IV 19.38%2026-11-27 — 56 days — at-the-money IV 19.17%2026-11-30 — 59 days — at-the-money IV 19.06%2026-12-18 — 77 days — at-the-money IV 19.85%2026-12-31 — 90 days — at-the-money IV 19.74%2027-03-31 — 180 days — at-the-money IV 20.76%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
2026-10-053 days$30,823.5010.87%$30,825.00139
2026-10-064 days$30,826.4012.87%$30,829.20150
2026-10-075 days$30,829.1514.03%$30,833.30124
2026-10-086 days$30,832.1514.62%$30,837.57230
2026-10-097 days$30,845.6515.26%$30,852.53133
2026-10-1210 days$30,846.4114.48%$30,855.2774
2026-10-1311 days$30,851.6714.93%$30,862.0430
2026-10-1412 days$30,852.9915.78%$30,865.6256
2026-10-1513 days$30,855.6916.16%$30,870.0451
2026-10-1614 days$30,866.9516.53%$30,883.13105
2026-10-1917 days$30,870.7015.91%$30,888.9155
2026-10-2018 days$30,873.3016.19%$30,893.2532
2026-10-2119 days$30,878.4616.50%$30,900.3441
2026-10-2220 days$30,880.9616.78%$30,904.8088
2026-10-2321 days$30,891.4117.08%$30,917.3470
2026-10-2624 days$30,892.2216.76%$30,920.7739
2026-10-2826 days$30,904.2417.40%$30,937.5751
2026-10-2927 days$30,907.5317.92%$30,944.2721
2026-10-3028 days$30,919.3518.29%$30,959.0488
2026-11-0231 days$30,918.9317.82%$30,960.6634
2026-11-0635 days$30,941.9418.88%$30,994.8864
2026-11-0938 days$30,934.5318.65%$30,990.5926
2026-11-1342 days$30,966.0719.00%$31,030.4981
2026-11-2049 days$30,981.0519.38%$31,059.2440
2026-11-2756 days$31,003.1219.17%$31,090.6241
2026-11-3059 days$31,012.6819.06%$31,103.8849
2026-12-1877 days$31,074.1119.85%$31,203.5917
2026-12-3190 days$31,131.2819.74%$31,281.2786
2027-03-31180 days$31,499.8720.76%$31,836.2912

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
17.97%
60 days
19.12%
90 days
19.74%
180 days
20.76%

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 2 sessions

0.951.001.051.101.152026-10-01 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062026-10-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.101 Oct2 Oct

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.