Options Skew Analytics

NRG option chain

Strikes around the forward, as they were quoted at the close

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

2026-11-13(4 days)ATM 68.78%±6.98skew +7.64
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
21555$9.30$11.90—$87.00—————
675$8.40$10.80—$88.0075.86%$0.30$0.503419
31135$7.40$10.00—$89.0076.53%$0.45$0.651217
29172$6.90$8.80—$90.0073.70%$0.50$0.8011951
696$5.70$8.20—$91.0076.39%$0.80$1.052637
14424$5.50$7.50—$92.0074.84%$1.00$1.252305
44117$4.90$5.50—$93.0075.13%$1.25$1.606712
49707$3.80$4.80—$94.0071.35%$1.30$1.9564625
57139$3.50$4.10—$95.0073.74%$1.95$2.2583426
34129$3.00$3.30—$96.0074.61%$2.35$2.802035
482126$2.50$3.0069.19%$97.00—$2.40$3.307310
7653$1.90$2.5567.36%$98.00—$3.30$3.801418
3753$1.65$2.2069.78%$99.00—$4.00$4.5030
572635$1.30$1.7568.31%$100.00—$4.20$5.201310
189$0.85$1.4065.20%$101.00—$5.30$5.9030
4815$0.80$1.1067.20%$102.00—$4.80$6.7010
9146$0.60$0.9568.15%$103.00—$5.50$7.5030
1,21787$0.50$0.7568.88%$104.00—$6.30$8.3052
—————$105.00—$7.60$9.4041
—————$106.00—$7.70$10.4010
—————$107.00—$8.80$11.2020

Forward $96.90. The 25-delta put carries +7.64 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-20(11 days)ATM 60.26%±10.16skew +0.20
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
0—$10.30$12.00—$87.00—————
2—$9.20$11.50—$88.0065.78%$0.90$1.35—0
0—$8.30$10.30—$89.0064.76%$1.05$1.55—0
15197$7.90$10.10—$90.0063.78%$1.30$1.7062972
0263$7.10$7.90—$91.0061.40%$1.30$2.001000
859$6.60$7.20—$92.0062.61%$1.80$2.2525878
218282$5.60$7.70—$93.0061.86%$2.05$2.601560
2100$5.30$6.00—$94.0062.17%$2.45$3.001321
1,0852,424$4.60$6.00—$95.0061.49%$2.80$3.403,26834
747$4.20$4.80—$96.0062.14%$3.30$3.90962
74109$3.60$4.90—$97.0062.20%$3.80$4.4020510
26124$3.30$3.9059.44%$98.00—$4.30$4.901554
10309$2.85$3.4058.70%$99.00—$4.90$5.50351
2,2711,854$2.50$3.0058.89%$100.00—$5.50$6.3040718
1017$2.15$2.6558.90%$101.00—$6.20$6.90140
414$1.85$2.3559.15%$102.00—$6.10$7.6050
241$1.60$2.3561.82%$103.00—$7.60$8.3050
6332$1.40$1.8059.78%$104.00—$7.90$9.30150
7253,039$1.15$1.7561.19%$105.00—$8.30$9.9015117
026$0.90$1.3558.73%$106.00—————
028$0.80$1.2059.73%$107.00—————

Forward $97.15. The 25-delta put carries +0.20 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-11-27(18 days)ATM 54.09%±11.67skew +0.13
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
05$10.10$12.70—$87.0056.97%$1.10$1.3548
—————$88.0055.34%$1.15$1.55100
014$9.20$10.80—$89.0055.85%$1.45$1.8090
111$8.40$10.40—$90.0055.13%$1.65$2.05172
01$7.80$8.60—$91.00—————
—————$92.0055.00%$2.25$2.70132
04$6.50$8.00—$93.0053.84%$2.40$3.10123
07$6.00$6.70—$94.0055.11%$3.00$3.50150
017$5.40$6.10—$95.0054.71%$3.30$4.0060
014$4.90$5.60—$96.00—————
11$4.40$5.10—$97.0054.50%$4.30$4.9020
13$3.90$4.6054.07%$98.00—$4.30$5.5070
30$3.50$4.2054.41%$99.00—$5.40$6.1046
035$3.10$3.8054.38%$100.00—$5.60$6.9010
10$2.75$3.4054.27%$101.00—$6.70$7.3011
21$2.45$3.1054.71%$102.00—$7.30$8.3006
06$1.90$2.7052.57%$103.00—————
08$1.95$2.4554.87%$104.00—$8.80$9.7022
13$1.70$2.2054.93%$105.00—$8.80$10.4020
29$1.50$1.9555.00%$106.00—————
111$1.30$1.7555.12%$107.00—————

Forward $97.15. The 25-delta put carries +0.13 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2026-12-18(39 days)ATM 52.61%±16.73skew +0.92
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$50.60$54.00—$45.00—————
01$41.20$44.00—$55.00—————
04$36.30$39.00—$60.00—————
16$31.40$34.10—$65.00—————
224$26.70$29.30—$70.00—————
226$22.20$24.20—$75.0061.76%$0.60$1.0028010
1172$17.50$20.10—$80.0057.17%$1.05$1.4541245
463$13.90$15.70—$85.0054.36%$1.85$2.3050631
5771$10.30$11.20—$90.0052.97%$3.20$3.702,54752
15305$7.50$8.00—$95.0052.65%$5.20$5.801,03335
56345$5.20$5.7052.59%$100.00—$7.90$8.407328
16468$3.50$3.9052.46%$105.00—$10.90$11.8032717
242,928$2.20$2.6052.04%$110.00—$14.80$15.701,39111
681,283$1.40$1.7552.55%$115.00—$18.30$19.908941
41305$0.85$1.2053.14%$120.00—$22.20$24.301810
274,821$0.50$0.7553.01%$125.00—$26.90$29.101081
—————$130.00—$31.80$33.901350
—————$135.00—$36.50$39.10690
—————$140.00—$41.20$44.30210
—————$145.00—$46.20$49.2010
—————$150.00—$51.30$54.30300

Forward $97.26. The 25-delta put carries +0.92 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(67 days)ATM 50.20%±21.03skew +1.10
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
016$46.50$49.30—$50.00—————
05$41.50$44.40—$55.00—————
027$36.70$39.20—$60.00—————
137$31.90$34.50—$65.00—————
013$27.20$29.90—$70.0056.85%$0.65$0.9028630
020$23.30$24.00—$75.00—————
0362$18.60$21.20—$80.0053.71%$2.00$2.2599230
0334$15.30$17.40—$85.0051.94%$2.95$3.506121
26202$12.10$13.80—$90.0051.55%$4.60$5.207190
23218$9.40$10.90—$95.0050.92%$6.70$7.3062230
60218$7.10$7.6050.20%$100.00—$9.10$10.0023723
40115$5.20$5.8050.19%$105.00—$11.70$13.201610
8290$3.80$4.6051.18%$110.00—$15.40$17.209330
7761$2.75$3.3050.84%$115.00—$18.90$21.002430
30223$1.95$2.3550.62%$120.00—$23.00$25.301210
0138$1.35$1.8051.12%$125.00—$27.40$29.901210
—————$130.00—$32.00$34.20370
—————$135.00—$36.70$39.0020
—————$140.00—$41.60$44.3050
—————$145.00—$46.40$49.1030
—————$150.00—$51.30$54.10261208

Forward $97.78. The 25-delta put carries +1.10 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-03-19(130 days)ATM 52.74%±30.87skew +2.58
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
02$42.20$44.90—$55.00—————
02$37.60$40.30—$60.00—————
03$33.10$35.70—$65.00—————
042$29.00$31.60—$70.0056.95%$1.95$2.7012123
0112$25.00$27.60—$75.0055.64%$3.00$3.6028319
013$21.20$23.90—$80.0056.24%$4.60$5.10338130
2158$17.90$20.40—$85.0054.19%$5.90$6.601306
2131$15.70$17.40—$90.0053.29%$7.70$8.603473
1044$12.20$14.60—$95.0053.45%$9.90$11.304434
1226$10.40$12.1052.63%$100.00—$12.40$13.9021112
5191$8.60$10.2052.79%$105.00—$15.20$16.902894
22924$7.00$8.2051.95%$110.00—$18.50$20.801,5499
0447$5.90$6.8052.45%$115.00—$21.50$24.601150
104240$4.70$5.9052.89%$120.00—$25.60$27.804150
1231$3.50$4.7051.62%$125.00—$29.60$32.20540
1157$2.70$3.8051.18%$130.00—$33.70$36.40250
081$2.10$3.2051.38%$135.00—$38.00$40.2090
339,222$1.75$2.3050.58%$140.00—$42.60$45.203,1770
11,940$1.30$2.0551.06%$145.00—$47.20$49.901000
0114$1.10$1.7551.84%$150.00—$52.00$54.2040
—————$155.00—$56.70$59.201120

Forward $98.07. The 25-delta put carries +2.58 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-06-17(220 days)ATM 52.58%±40.05skew +4.39
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$47.50$50.30—$50.00—————
01$43.00$46.00—$55.00—————
01$39.30$41.80—$60.00—————
—————$65.0058.79%$2.70$4.301470
01$31.10$34.10—$70.0056.60%$4.30$4.60595208
—————$75.0055.85%$5.50$6.20520
01$24.80$26.80—$80.0054.72%$7.10$7.703310
063$21.20$23.70—$85.0053.51%$8.90$9.403360
010$18.30$20.80—$90.0053.31%$11.00$11.804631
239$15.70$18.20—$95.0053.44%$13.20$14.806181
0116$13.40$15.8052.21%$100.00—$15.30$17.601,1080
132$12.10$13.7052.70%$105.00—$18.20$20.501820
0129$10.30$11.9052.12%$110.00—$20.90$23.60260
0149$8.80$10.3051.73%$115.00—$24.40$27.00660
0321$7.50$9.0051.58%$120.00—$28.10$30.50570
2273$6.50$7.1050.28%$125.00—$31.80$34.30690
265$5.60$6.2050.44%$130.00—$35.70$37.80120
339$4.80$5.3050.31%$135.00—$39.90$42.3090
127$4.10$4.6050.33%$140.00—$44.10$46.60550
5522$2.65$3.9048.11%$145.00—$48.10$50.70100
01,052$2.90$3.5050.26%$150.00—$52.80$55.20110

Forward $98.10. The 25-delta put carries +4.39 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-09-17(312 days)ATM 52.08%±47.63skew +4.17
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$50.0059.26%$1.55$2.152120
—————$55.0059.36%$2.15$3.4050
010$40.50$43.50—$60.00—————
01$36.70$39.50—$65.0056.62%$4.20$5.301,3990
02$33.10$36.00—$70.0057.53%$5.80$7.20320
01$29.90$32.80—$75.0055.75%$7.20$8.504870
—————$80.0054.15%$9.00$9.804280
02$23.70$26.70—$85.0053.34%$11.00$11.70150
020$21.20$24.10—$90.0054.42%$13.20$15.003240
021$18.60$21.30—$95.0053.11%$15.00$17.60210
211$16.60$19.3052.75%$100.00—$17.70$20.30260
07$14.30$17.3051.78%$105.00—$20.10$23.10850
031$13.30$15.3052.18%$110.00—$23.60$26.201010
09$11.30$13.8051.39%$115.00—————
014$10.40$12.2051.60%$120.00—————
038$9.20$11.4052.14%$125.00—$33.70$36.50330
035$7.60$10.1050.99%$130.00—$37.60$40.3050
010$7.10$8.6050.82%$135.00—————
130$6.10$7.1049.50%$140.00—————
0511$5.60$6.5050.12%$145.00—————
16$4.90$5.8049.98%$150.00—$53.70$56.8010

Forward $98.91. The 25-delta put carries +4.17 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.