Options Skew Analytics

PDD options analytics

PDD · Stock

Data as of 23 September 2026 (end of day)

PDD options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 31.4%, a move of about ±9.0% over the next month. That is higher than 4% of the 222 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 1.49 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 15% above 30-day.

Its next earnings report is 2026-11-17 (estimated from its reporting cadence).

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
31.39%

Prices a move of about ±9.0% over 30 days, or ±2.0% on a typical day.

Higher than 4% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+1.49

Puts carry 1.49 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 80% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
-1.03

The wings carry 1.03 volatility points less than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.148

90-day volatility is 15% above 30-day.

Higher than 69% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 222 prior sessions (one-year window)

31.4% — 4th percentile
28.6%70.3%
IV percentile, 1 year
4%
IV rank, 1 year
7%
IV percentile, 2 years
4%
IV rank, 2 years
7%

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
$79.20
30-day implied forward
$79.38
60-day ATM IV
35.37%
90-day ATM IV
36.03%
180-day ATM IV
36.56%
Expirations used
13
Total open interest
694,536
Put / call open interest
1.12

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 224 sessions

20%40%60%80%4 Sep25 Nov18 Feb8 May23 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2331.39%+1.491.148$79.20
2026-09-2232.88%+0.561.120$80.35
2026-09-2132.27%+1.881.147$79.30
2026-09-1830.53%+0.631.186$78.90
2026-09-1730.89%+0.761.172$77.73
2026-09-1633.13%+2.321.110$78.76
2026-09-1534.56%+1.981.023$78.08
2026-09-1437.06%+1.221.003$79.38
2026-09-1131.42%-3.621.157$77.81
2026-09-1033.94%+1.051.070$77.84
2026-09-0934.23%+1.191.056$78.61
2026-09-0830.52%-0.861.161$79.75
2026-09-0432.69%-1.161.032$82.21
2026-09-0328.63%-1.291.173$81.63
2026-09-02———$82.25
2026-09-0132.75%-0.141.093$83.17
2026-08-3131.20%+0.741.082$84.00
2026-08-2830.67%-0.861.144$85.69
2026-08-2730.68%-1.421.166$84.69
2026-08-2632.33%+0.581.088$86.74
2026-08-2532.00%+0.671.064$87.75
2025-06-3033.54%-1.861.222$104.66
2025-06-2733.89%-1.511.199$105.14
2025-06-2633.77%-1.511.277$105.75
2025-06-2528.76%-1.561.470$107.14
2025-06-2434.81%-3.031.219$107.16
2025-06-2329.64%+0.811.358$101.95
2025-06-2032.24%-0.361.269$101.21
2025-06-1832.71%-0.931.271$102.25
2025-06-1735.78%+1.021.172$102.53
2025-06-1633.19%-1.291.272$102.79
2025-06-1332.76%-1.501.271$100.58
2025-06-1233.31%-0.581.253$103.43
2025-06-1133.22%+2.041.270$103.16
2025-06-1039.40%-5.681.073$102.39
2025-06-0938.54%-2.621.085$101.62
2025-06-0637.18%-0.541.132$100.60
2025-06-0536.38%-0.941.141$99.33
2025-06-0436.89%-1.071.140$99.65
2025-06-0336.37%+0.411.154$98.33
2025-06-0235.97%+2.891.178$96.44
2025-05-3039.01%-0.491.052$96.51
2025-05-2939.46%-1.311.034$98.29
2025-05-2837.64%-3.121.099$97.88
2025-05-2740.13%+1.861.021$102.98
2025-05-2350.60%+4.850.897$119.24
2025-05-2250.15%+2.040.861$119.80
2025-05-2149.00%-1.860.899$116.20
2025-05-2046.95%+1.490.904$117.38
2025-05-1946.73%+4.370.886$118.45
2025-05-1649.41%+1.820.859$117.61
2025-05-1548.28%+3.090.886$117.84
2025-05-1449.46%+2.620.881$118.89
2025-05-1349.08%-1.560.868$119.45
2025-05-1252.54%-2.250.818$116.38
2025-05-0954.49%+0.720.832$109.65
2025-05-0855.18%+3.370.827$109.90
2025-05-0753.99%+0.880.837$109.39
2025-05-0649.26%+5.000.946$111.32
2025-05-0555.53%-0.610.799$110.85
2025-05-0249.96%+0.900.907$110.92
2025-05-0150.19%+0.800.912$105.97
2025-04-3050.60%+2.270.908$105.57
2025-04-2950.95%+1.700.873$104.15
2025-04-2849.54%+3.370.898$103.09
2025-04-2549.52%-2.530.931$104.01
2025-04-2451.32%-1.840.923$103.27
2025-04-2357.12%-0.510.845$100.43
2025-04-2253.88%+1.440.895$98.34
2025-04-2154.96%+9.230.910$94.36
2025-04-1748.26%+6.231.017$93.69
2025-04-1651.92%+9.280.998$92.35
2025-04-1549.81%+8.341.002$94.07
2025-04-1455.20%+9.040.922$94.78
2025-04-1169.56%+24.410.860$90.50
2025-04-1067.94%+12.160.851$88.35
2025-04-0961.45%+15.430.916$94.15
2025-04-0870.27%+14.820.869$93.98
2025-04-0769.43%+16.880.865$100.01
2025-04-0456.30%+12.310.945$104.21
2025-04-0350.99%-3.410.925$113.67
2025-04-0243.32%-2.241.056$119.07
2025-04-0140.97%+1.491.084$122.19
2025-03-3138.72%+2.321.157$118.35
2025-03-2840.33%-2.061.112$120.45
2025-03-2742.14%-3.271.095$124.36
2025-03-2638.63%-3.071.163$122.47
2025-03-2540.66%-0.351.087$125.25
2025-03-2437.31%+0.611.172$128.12
2025-03-2141.32%-0.191.101$126.64
2025-03-2045.34%-1.871.048$130.92
2025-03-1953.37%+3.990.947$125.92
2025-03-1856.79%-0.030.917$126.79
2025-03-1757.18%+0.080.923$128.90
2025-03-1458.48%-1.720.886$122.54
2025-03-1359.79%+3.530.879$118.76
2025-03-1264.56%-3.820.839$117.86
2025-03-1166.29%-2.170.825$117.98
2025-03-1066.39%+1.780.837$115.63
2025-03-0763.77%-2.050.834$119.92
2025-03-0667.13%-3.970.818$119.82
2025-03-0563.14%+5.650.845$120.21
2025-03-0464.51%-2.490.855$113.41
2025-03-0363.58%+3.150.866$112.60
2025-02-2866.68%+0.170.826$113.69
2025-02-2765.32%-2.170.838$118.68
2025-02-2665.73%-4.530.825$119.77
2025-02-2561.89%-0.260.873$119.17
2025-02-2464.86%+0.980.825$119.77
2025-02-2162.40%-1.980.855$131.34
2025-02-2060.72%-1.900.853$124.41
2025-02-1959.81%-2.490.842$124.43
2025-02-1859.80%-3.030.859$128.46
2025-02-1452.50%-4.320.981$124.16
2025-02-1350.94%-1.400.999$121.54
2025-02-1250.66%-5.391.042$118.83
2025-02-1148.99%+0.371.037$117.48
2025-02-1047.27%-0.961.075$116.34
2025-02-0747.14%-1.351.071$114.27
2025-02-0646.53%-0.081.093$112.72

The chart covers every session in the archive, 224 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 224 sessions

-20.0-10.00.010.020.030.04 Sep25 Nov18 Feb8 May23 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

2d (2026-09-25) · 9d (2026-10-02) · 16d (2026-10-09)

25%30%35%40%45%2026-09-25 (2d) — 5Δ C — IV 43.62%2026-09-25 (2d) — 10Δ C — IV 40.54%2026-09-25 (2d) — 15Δ C — IV 39.38%2026-09-25 (2d) — 20Δ C — IV 38.72%2026-09-25 (2d) — 25Δ C — IV 38.41%2026-09-25 (2d) — 30Δ C — IV 38.23%2026-09-25 (2d) — 35Δ C — IV 38.04%2026-09-25 (2d) — 40Δ C — IV 37.81%2026-09-25 (2d) — 45Δ C — IV 37.55%2026-09-25 (2d) — ATM — IV 37.26%2026-09-25 (2d) — 45Δ P — IV 36.96%2026-09-25 (2d) — 40Δ P — IV 36.52%2026-09-25 (2d) — 35Δ P — IV 36.07%2026-09-25 (2d) — 30Δ P — IV 35.79%2026-09-25 (2d) — 25Δ P — IV 35.80%2026-09-25 (2d) — 20Δ P — IV 35.99%2026-09-25 (2d) — 15Δ P — IV 36.45%2026-09-25 (2d) — 10Δ P — IV 37.56%2026-09-25 (2d) — 5Δ P — IV 41.41%2d2026-10-02 (9d) — 10Δ C — IV 33.38%2026-10-02 (9d) — 15Δ C — IV 33.34%2026-10-02 (9d) — 20Δ C — IV 32.05%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ C — IV 32.00%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ C — IV 31.51%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ C — IV 31.12%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ C — IV 31.13%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ C — IV 31.15%2026-10-02 (9d) — ATM — IV 31.46%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ P — IV 31.83%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ P — IV 32.16%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ P — IV 32.48%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ P — IV 32.82%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ P — IV 32.87%2026-10-02 (9d) — 20Δ P — IV 32.80%2026-10-02 (9d) — 15Δ P — IV 33.09%9d2026-10-09 (16d) — 15Δ C — IV 31.36%2026-10-09 (16d) — 20Δ C — IV 30.71%2026-10-09 (16d) — 25Δ C — IV 30.29%2026-10-09 (16d) — 30Δ C — IV 30.42%2026-10-09 (16d) — 35Δ C — IV 30.86%2026-10-09 (16d) — 40Δ C — IV 31.18%2026-10-09 (16d) — 45Δ C — IV 31.01%2026-10-09 (16d) — ATM — IV 30.89%2026-10-09 (16d) — 45Δ P — IV 30.84%2026-10-09 (16d) — 40Δ P — IV 30.91%2026-10-09 (16d) — 35Δ P — IV 31.05%2026-10-09 (16d) — 30Δ P — IV 31.25%2026-10-09 (16d) — 25Δ P — IV 31.46%2026-10-09 (16d) — 20Δ P — IV 32.17%2026-10-09 (16d) — 15Δ P — IV 32.76%16d10Δ 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
Delta2d9d16d
5Δ call43.62%——
10Δ call40.54%33.38%—
15Δ call39.38%33.34%31.36%
20Δ call38.72%32.05%30.71%
25Δ call38.41%32.00%30.29%
30Δ call38.23%31.51%30.42%
35Δ call38.04%31.12%30.86%
40Δ call37.81%31.13%31.18%
45Δ call37.55%31.15%31.01%
ATM37.26%31.46%30.89%
45Δ put36.96%31.83%30.84%
40Δ put36.52%32.16%30.91%
35Δ put36.07%32.48%31.05%
30Δ put35.79%32.82%31.25%
25Δ put35.80%32.87%31.46%
20Δ put35.99%32.80%32.17%
15Δ put36.45%33.09%32.76%
10Δ put37.56%——
5Δ put41.41%——

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-252$79.1537.26%35.80%38.41%-2.61-0.168
2026-10-029$79.3031.46%32.87%32.00%+0.87+0.9812
2026-10-0916$79.3430.89%31.46%30.29%+1.17-0.0212
2026-10-1623$79.3930.70%31.47%30.69%+0.78+0.3815
2026-10-2330$79.3831.39%31.11%29.61%+1.49-1.0316
2026-10-3037$79.4131.32%31.73%31.94%-0.21+0.5214
2026-11-2058$79.7535.28%36.20%35.58%+0.62+0.619
2026-12-1886$79.9736.16%37.35%36.28%+1.07+0.6611
2027-01-15114$80.2835.45%36.45%35.83%+0.62+0.6914
2027-03-19177$81.0036.49%37.69%36.09%+1.60+0.4014
2027-04-16205$81.1037.10%38.21%37.12%+1.09+0.5715
2027-06-17267$81.8838.26%39.64%37.96%+1.67+0.5423
2027-09-17359$82.5739.20%39.73%39.00%+0.73+0.1719

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

13 listed expirations produced a usable reading

30%32%34%36%38%40%2026-09-25 — 2 days — at-the-money IV 37.26%2026-10-02 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 31.46%2026-10-09 — 16 days — at-the-money IV 30.89%2026-10-16 — 23 days — at-the-money IV 30.70%2026-10-23 — 30 days — at-the-money IV 31.39%2026-10-30 — 37 days — at-the-money IV 31.32%2026-11-20 — 58 days — at-the-money IV 35.28%2026-12-18 — 86 days — at-the-money IV 36.16%2027-01-15 — 114 days — at-the-money IV 35.45%2027-03-19 — 177 days — at-the-money IV 36.49%2027-04-16 — 205 days — at-the-money IV 37.10%2027-06-17 — 267 days — at-the-money IV 38.26%2027-09-17 — 359 days — at-the-money IV 39.20%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
2026-09-252 days$79.1537.26%$79.188
2026-10-029 days$79.3031.46%$79.3912
2026-10-0916 days$79.3430.89%$79.5112
2026-10-1623 days$79.3930.70%$79.6315
2026-10-2330 days$79.3831.39%$79.7016
2026-10-3037 days$79.4131.32%$79.8114
2026-11-2058 days$79.7535.28%$80.549
2026-12-1886 days$79.9736.16%$81.2211
2027-01-15114 days$80.2835.45%$81.8714
2027-03-19177 days$81.0036.49%$83.6514
2027-04-16205 days$81.1037.10%$84.3015
2027-06-17267 days$81.8838.26%$86.3923
2027-09-17359 days$82.5739.20%$89.0519

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
31.39%
60 days
35.37%
90 days
36.03%
180 days
36.56%

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 224 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.401.604 Sep25 Nov18 Feb8 May23 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

2026-11-17Time not statedEstimated from its reporting cadence