Options Skew Analytics

QQQ options analytics

QQQ · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

QQQ options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 24.5%, a move of about ±7.0% over the next month. That is higher than 83% of the 252 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 7.29 volatility points more than the calls, around the middle of its own range for the past year.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 5% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
24.49%

Prices a move of about ±7.0% over 30 days, or ±1.5% on a typical day.

Higher than 83% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+7.29

Puts carry 7.29 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 71% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.77

The wings carry 0.77 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.949

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

Higher than 12% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 252 prior sessions (one-year window)

24.5% — 83th percentile
14.6%32.0%
IV percentile, 1 year
83%
IV rank, 1 year
57%
IV percentile, 2 years
86%
IV rank, 2 years
34%

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
$679.35
30-day implied forward
$683.14
60-day ATM IV
23.51%
90-day ATM IV
23.25%
180-day ATM IV
23.32%
Expirations used
26
Total open interest
11,694,644
Put / call open interest
1.08

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 546 sessions

10%20%30%40%50%26 Aug17 Mar1 Oct21 Apr9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0924.49%+7.290.949$679.35
2026-11-0628.56%+9.580.894$656.10
2026-11-0531.99%+10.840.839$647.05
2026-11-0422.11%+5.290.982$691.95
2026-11-0326.84%+7.000.895$685.28
2026-11-0226.66%+7.590.903$681.09
2026-10-3024.89%+7.560.940$690.49
2026-10-2920.72%+5.971.020$715.34
2026-10-2820.35%+5.311.018$725.61
2026-10-2721.25%+5.810.996$721.25
2026-10-2622.19%+6.510.974$712.20
2026-10-2324.35%+7.580.939$704.40
2026-10-2225.29%+7.730.906$704.47
2026-10-2121.19%+5.840.977$725.20
2026-10-2021.40%+6.290.973$717.63
2026-10-1920.96%+6.830.981$718.36
2026-10-1622.74%+8.290.939$709.80
2026-10-1519.91%+5.750.998$728.00
2026-10-1420.09%+6.180.996$728.95
2026-10-1318.41%+5.111.043$743.57
2026-10-0917.96%+4.641.068$751.27
2026-10-0819.27%+5.051.037$747.58
2026-10-0718.43%+4.231.068$757.73
2026-10-0618.61%+3.861.064$759.66
2026-10-0519.09%+4.111.057$756.20
2026-10-0218.63%+4.251.074$749.58
2026-10-0119.53%+4.921.044$742.03
2026-09-3019.32%+4.791.045$739.77
2026-09-2919.25%+4.521.054$737.93
2026-09-2819.03%+4.391.061$736.53
2026-09-2517.95%+3.691.117$744.50
2026-09-2418.22%+3.931.115$741.10
2026-09-2317.96%+4.051.131$741.21
2026-09-2217.51%+3.071.141$747.46
2026-09-2117.60%+3.321.135$741.47
2026-09-1816.48%+4.681.176$721.45
2026-09-1717.16%+4.841.147$716.92
2026-09-1618.96%+6.281.088$704.72
2026-09-1518.63%+6.321.092$704.54
2026-09-1418.52%+6.061.103$709.18
2026-09-1117.61%+5.421.137$714.88
2026-09-1019.92%+6.181.054$708.69
2026-09-0919.02%+5.331.083$716.31
2026-09-0818.41%+4.871.099$718.36
2026-09-0417.07%+4.291.138$718.96
2026-09-0317.04%+4.141.126$717.67
2026-09-0217.57%+5.301.110$709.24
2026-09-0118.22%+5.721.078$707.64
2026-08-3116.45%+4.421.154$716.76
2026-08-2816.80%+4.211.157$716.43
2026-08-2717.68%+4.071.126$721.11
2026-08-2119.08%+4.691.110$713.44
2026-08-2020.04%+5.471.079$710.93
2026-08-1919.12%+4.761.111$716.08
2026-08-1819.56%+5.271.101$717.51
2026-08-1718.50%+4.501.144$729.87
2026-08-1418.17%+3.571.152$731.07
2026-08-1318.70%+3.291.140$732.07
2026-08-1218.48%+3.601.137$723.70
2026-08-1119.43%+3.971.103$718.45
2026-08-1020.30%+3.941.082$720.87
2026-08-0720.24%+3.561.082$723.03
2026-08-0621.12%+4.141.057$714.65
2026-08-0521.84%+3.801.039$717.30
2026-08-0422.74%+1.131.045$723.85
2026-08-0321.75%+4.681.046$700.07
2026-07-3122.64%+5.861.023$687.99
2026-07-3024.36%+5.980.983$683.55
2026-07-2927.28%+7.530.932$661.73
2026-07-2825.85%+6.930.952$675.49
2026-07-2725.48%+7.280.961$682.12
2026-07-2425.64%+7.560.974$684.23
2026-07-2325.22%+7.940.977$691.96
2026-07-2223.70%+7.381.010$705.35
2026-07-2123.73%+7.211.005$708.97
2026-07-2025.64%+7.900.962$696.06
2026-07-1725.96%+8.090.957$695.33
2026-07-1624.44%+7.290.987$705.94
2026-07-1522.83%+6.551.027$717.74
2026-07-1423.27%+6.811.021$719.69
2026-07-1324.37%+6.860.993$711.74
2026-07-1022.25%+5.651.049$725.51
2026-07-0923.67%+6.201.020$723.28
2026-07-0824.82%+6.860.990$711.44
2026-07-0724.73%+6.620.988$709.43
2026-07-0623.80%+6.091.009$722.82
2026-07-0225.16%+6.630.987$712.60
2026-07-0124.37%+6.511.005$725.17
2026-06-3023.94%+6.441.021$736.40
2026-06-2925.87%+7.040.972$724.08
2026-06-2627.57%+7.390.949$706.52
2026-06-2527.49%+7.400.953$716.38
2026-06-2426.57%+7.000.975$710.62
2026-06-2328.44%+7.830.944$713.65
2026-06-2224.28%+6.821.028$737.95
2026-06-1823.32%+5.701.054$740.62
2026-06-1725.08%+6.930.997$722.51
2026-06-1623.89%+6.001.019$729.86
2026-06-1522.84%+4.881.051$744.00
2026-06-1224.60%+5.591.008$721.34
2026-06-1127.14%+5.770.947$717.12
2026-06-1028.57%+6.880.923$693.69
2026-06-0926.01%+6.930.961$707.83
2026-06-0823.71%+6.711.013$716.07
2026-06-0526.52%+7.420.939$705.06
2026-06-0420.64%+4.421.087$740.61
2026-06-0321.35%+5.791.083$744.21
2026-06-0221.06%+4.451.088$746.16
2026-06-0120.66%+4.281.083$742.74
2026-05-2920.10%+3.841.094$738.31
2026-05-2820.45%+3.381.083$735.60
2026-05-2720.90%+3.641.057$729.45
2026-05-2621.32%+3.931.047$730.28
2026-05-2220.44%+4.181.062$717.54
2026-05-2120.41%+4.261.049$714.51
2026-05-2021.61%+4.811.024$713.15
2026-05-1921.68%+5.141.007$701.53
2026-05-1821.67%+5.191.010$705.88
2026-05-1522.68%+5.441.003$708.93
2026-05-1421.74%+3.481.039$719.79

The chart covers every session in the archive, 546 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 546 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.026 Aug17 Mar1 Oct21 Apr9 Nov

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

1d (2026-11-10) · 2d (2026-11-11) · 3d (2026-11-12)

20%25%30%35%40%45%2026-11-10 (1d) — 5Δ C — IV 26.99%2026-11-10 (1d) — 10Δ C — IV 27.09%2026-11-10 (1d) — 15Δ C — IV 27.41%2026-11-10 (1d) — 20Δ C — IV 27.86%2026-11-10 (1d) — 25Δ C — IV 28.33%2026-11-10 (1d) — 30Δ C — IV 28.83%2026-11-10 (1d) — 35Δ C — IV 29.33%2026-11-10 (1d) — 40Δ C — IV 29.85%2026-11-10 (1d) — 45Δ C — IV 30.38%2026-11-10 (1d) — ATM — IV 30.92%2026-11-10 (1d) — 45Δ P — IV 31.46%2026-11-10 (1d) — 40Δ P — IV 32.14%2026-11-10 (1d) — 35Δ P — IV 32.79%2026-11-10 (1d) — 30Δ P — IV 33.53%2026-11-10 (1d) — 25Δ P — IV 34.37%2026-11-10 (1d) — 20Δ P — IV 35.38%2026-11-10 (1d) — 15Δ P — IV 36.66%2026-11-10 (1d) — 10Δ P — IV 38.49%2026-11-10 (1d) — 5Δ P — IV 42.41%1d2026-11-11 (2d) — 5Δ C — IV 24.79%2026-11-11 (2d) — 10Δ C — IV 25.14%2026-11-11 (2d) — 15Δ C — IV 25.69%2026-11-11 (2d) — 20Δ C — IV 26.21%2026-11-11 (2d) — 25Δ C — IV 26.78%2026-11-11 (2d) — 30Δ C — IV 27.32%2026-11-11 (2d) — 35Δ C — IV 27.87%2026-11-11 (2d) — 40Δ C — IV 28.43%2026-11-11 (2d) — 45Δ C — IV 29.00%2026-11-11 (2d) — ATM — IV 29.58%2026-11-11 (2d) — 45Δ P — IV 30.22%2026-11-11 (2d) — 40Δ P — IV 30.90%2026-11-11 (2d) — 35Δ P — IV 31.63%2026-11-11 (2d) — 30Δ P — IV 32.42%2026-11-11 (2d) — 25Δ P — IV 33.31%2026-11-11 (2d) — 20Δ P — IV 34.36%2026-11-11 (2d) — 15Δ P — IV 35.74%2026-11-11 (2d) — 10Δ P — IV 37.67%2026-11-11 (2d) — 5Δ P — IV 41.53%2d2026-11-12 (3d) — 5Δ C — IV 23.69%2026-11-12 (3d) — 10Δ C — IV 24.33%2026-11-12 (3d) — 15Δ C — IV 24.98%2026-11-12 (3d) — 20Δ C — IV 25.56%2026-11-12 (3d) — 25Δ C — IV 26.18%2026-11-12 (3d) — 30Δ C — IV 26.78%2026-11-12 (3d) — 35Δ C — IV 27.40%2026-11-12 (3d) — 40Δ C — IV 27.98%2026-11-12 (3d) — 45Δ C — IV 28.62%2026-11-12 (3d) — ATM — IV 29.20%2026-11-12 (3d) — 45Δ P — IV 29.81%2026-11-12 (3d) — 40Δ P — IV 30.49%2026-11-12 (3d) — 35Δ P — IV 31.22%2026-11-12 (3d) — 30Δ P — IV 32.04%2026-11-12 (3d) — 25Δ P — IV 32.95%2026-11-12 (3d) — 20Δ P — IV 34.01%2026-11-12 (3d) — 15Δ P — IV 35.40%2026-11-12 (3d) — 10Δ P — IV 37.38%2026-11-12 (3d) — 5Δ P — IV 41.30%3d10Δ 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
Delta1d2d3d
5Δ call26.99%24.79%23.69%
10Δ call27.09%25.14%24.33%
15Δ call27.41%25.69%24.98%
20Δ call27.86%26.21%25.56%
25Δ call28.33%26.78%26.18%
30Δ call28.83%27.32%26.78%
35Δ call29.33%27.87%27.40%
40Δ call29.85%28.43%27.98%
45Δ call30.38%29.00%28.62%
ATM30.92%29.58%29.20%
45Δ put31.46%30.22%29.81%
40Δ put32.14%30.90%30.49%
35Δ put32.79%31.63%31.22%
30Δ put33.53%32.42%32.04%
25Δ put34.37%33.31%32.95%
20Δ put35.38%34.36%34.01%
15Δ put36.66%35.74%35.40%
10Δ put38.49%37.67%37.38%
5Δ put42.41%41.53%41.30%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-101$681.0330.92%34.37%28.33%+6.04+0.43124
2026-11-112$681.0329.58%33.31%26.78%+6.53+0.47149
2026-11-123$681.0929.20%32.95%26.18%+6.76+0.37146
2026-11-134$681.3029.11%32.88%26.10%+6.78+0.38192
2026-11-167$681.4025.11%28.48%22.50%+5.98+0.37166
2026-11-178$681.4926.30%29.88%23.53%+6.35+0.41164
2026-11-189$681.5626.98%30.78%24.13%+6.65+0.47137
2026-11-1910$681.6327.19%31.10%24.29%+6.80+0.50121
2026-11-2011$681.8227.66%31.66%24.63%+7.03+0.49281
2026-11-2314$681.9125.70%29.55%22.88%+6.67+0.5130
2026-11-2718$682.2825.18%29.26%22.34%+6.92+0.62196
2026-11-3021$682.3824.16%28.19%21.42%+6.78+0.64178
2026-12-0425$682.7624.66%28.95%21.79%+7.15+0.72180
2026-12-1132$683.3024.44%28.90%21.57%+7.33+0.79177
2026-12-1839$683.8024.27%28.84%21.36%+7.48+0.83286
2026-12-2445$683.5823.86%28.43%20.99%+7.44+0.85113
2026-12-3152$684.0823.66%28.07%20.80%+7.26+0.78279
2027-01-1567$685.3423.42%27.72%20.60%+7.12+0.75156
2027-01-2981$686.2823.31%27.50%20.57%+6.93+0.72181
2027-02-19102$687.9023.19%27.31%20.51%+6.80+0.72148
2027-03-19130$690.1123.27%27.27%20.68%+6.58+0.71167
2027-03-31142$690.2723.18%27.13%20.67%+6.47+0.72166
2027-06-17220$696.4223.42%27.15%21.03%+6.12+0.67183
2027-06-30233$696.8423.30%27.09%21.04%+6.05+0.77102
2027-09-17312$703.0323.64%27.10%21.45%+5.65+0.64172
2027-09-30325$703.2523.50%27.06%21.24%+5.82+0.65101

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

26 listed expirations produced a usable reading

22%24%26%28%30%32%2026-11-10 — 1 days — at-the-money IV 30.92%2026-11-11 — 2 days — at-the-money IV 29.58%2026-11-12 — 3 days — at-the-money IV 29.20%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 29.11%2026-11-16 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 25.11%2026-11-17 — 8 days — at-the-money IV 26.30%2026-11-18 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 26.98%2026-11-19 — 10 days — at-the-money IV 27.19%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 27.66%2026-11-23 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 25.70%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 25.18%2026-11-30 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 24.16%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 24.66%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 24.44%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 24.27%2026-12-24 — 45 days — at-the-money IV 23.86%2026-12-31 — 52 days — at-the-money IV 23.66%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 23.42%2027-01-29 — 81 days — at-the-money IV 23.31%2027-02-19 — 102 days — at-the-money IV 23.19%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 23.27%2027-03-31 — 142 days — at-the-money IV 23.18%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 23.42%2027-06-30 — 233 days — at-the-money IV 23.30%2027-09-17 — 312 days — at-the-money IV 23.64%2027-09-30 — 325 days — at-the-money IV 23.50%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
2026-11-101 day$681.0330.92%$681.11124
2026-11-112 days$681.0329.58%$681.19149
2026-11-123 days$681.0929.20%$681.33146
2026-11-134 days$681.3029.11%$681.62192
2026-11-167 days$681.4025.11%$681.81166
2026-11-178 days$681.4926.30%$682.00164
2026-11-189 days$681.5626.98%$682.17137
2026-11-1910 days$681.6327.19%$682.32121
2026-11-2011 days$681.8227.66%$682.61281
2026-11-2314 days$681.9125.70%$682.7830
2026-11-2718 days$682.2825.18%$683.34196
2026-11-3021 days$682.3824.16%$683.53178
2026-12-0425 days$682.7624.66%$684.19180
2026-12-1132 days$683.3024.44%$685.09177
2026-12-1839 days$683.8024.27%$685.96286
2026-12-2445 days$683.5823.86%$685.98113
2026-12-3152 days$684.0823.66%$686.81279
2027-01-1567 days$685.3423.42%$688.79156
2027-01-2981 days$686.2823.31%$690.43181
2027-02-19102 days$687.9023.19%$693.08148
2027-03-19130 days$690.1123.27%$696.80167
2027-03-31142 days$690.2723.18%$697.53166
2027-06-17220 days$696.4223.42%$708.02183
2027-06-30233 days$696.8423.30%$709.02102
2027-09-17312 days$703.0323.64%$720.02172
2027-09-30325 days$703.2523.50%$720.76101

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
24.49%
60 days
23.51%
90 days
23.25%
180 days
23.32%

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 546 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4026 Aug17 Mar1 Oct21 Apr9 Nov

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.