Options Skew Analytics

SOXL options analytics

SOXL · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

SOXL options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 141.6%, a move of about ±40.6% over the next month. That is higher than 96% of the 252 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 20.18 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 9% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
141.58%

Prices a move of about ±40.6% over 30 days, or ±8.9% on a typical day.

Higher than 96% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+20.18

Puts carry 20.18 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 88% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+5.19

The wings carry 5.19 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.915

90-day volatility is 9% below 30-day.

Higher than 17% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 252 prior sessions (one-year window)

141.6% — 96th percentile
65.2%187.1%
IV percentile, 1 year
96%
IV rank, 1 year
63%
IV percentile, 2 years
97%
IV rank, 2 years
63%

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
$56.20
30-day implied forward
$57.10
60-day ATM IV
134.83%
90-day ATM IV
129.54%
180-day ATM IV
122.96%
Expirations used
9
Total open interest
1,431,448
Put / call open interest
1.31

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 317 sessions

50%100%150%200%5 Sep31 Dec28 Apr20 Aug9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-09141.58%+20.180.915$56.20
2026-11-06162.20%+29.950.874$45.97
2026-11-05187.06%+27.57—$40.87
2026-11-04141.54%+11.420.883$66.68
2026-11-03142.48%+16.420.890$73.12
2026-11-02144.52%+17.600.886$68.17
2026-10-30136.55%+18.520.919$77.05
2026-10-29120.53%+7.200.959$102.39
2026-10-28120.04%+8.160.941$107.35
2026-10-27116.94%+12.650.973$101.08
2026-10-26123.54%+10.980.930$90.50
2026-10-23127.90%+11.690.918$83.56
2026-10-22137.30%+9.760.882$82.11
2026-10-21117.98%+12.930.950$103.24
2026-10-20118.89%+11.900.942$97.55
2026-10-19115.93%+12.040.957$98.65
2026-10-16122.95%+9.070.913$93.67
2026-10-15118.74%+9.620.933$107.35
2026-10-14117.27%+9.790.936$110.54
2026-10-13106.66%+13.800.985$127.57
2026-10-09106.18%+8.911.018$139.76
2026-10-08113.12%+6.250.980$142.52
2026-10-07106.65%+3.961.002$158.91
2026-10-06103.07%+5.241.041$164.26
2026-10-05106.48%+5.221.039$164.27
2026-10-02109.16%+7.041.048$163.71
2026-10-01115.69%+5.501.031$153.69
2026-09-30114.71%+5.371.047$147.86
2026-09-29113.56%+4.021.039$147.00
2026-09-28112.78%+7.401.062$142.29
2026-09-25113.88%+4.391.057$151.45
2026-09-24109.73%+7.081.094$146.33
2026-09-23110.09%+12.041.098$146.25
2026-09-22114.89%+4.601.028$151.95
2026-09-21114.89%+5.171.025$141.93
2026-09-18105.99%+4.441.040$123.67
2026-09-17104.95%+9.101.065$114.82
2026-09-16111.09%+10.031.029$103.97
2026-09-15104.15%+9.711.069$102.32
2026-09-14105.43%+8.921.060$101.13
2026-09-11104.80%+5.491.084$121.82
2026-09-10109.99%+9.541.075$115.76
2026-09-09115.62%+3.981.023$125.87
2026-09-08117.28%+6.141.042$123.27
2026-09-04109.11%+7.501.035$117.28
2026-09-03101.58%+14.001.073$106.74
2026-09-02105.53%+8.511.065$106.35
2026-09-01106.09%+6.981.062$105.91
2026-08-31104.22%+10.091.102$112.79
2026-08-28113.03%+9.261.050$111.34
2026-08-27111.71%+8.631.060$123.05
2026-08-26119.30%+7.381.015$116.60
2025-09-2983.41%+5.451.015$34.02
2025-09-2682.84%+4.721.025$34.02
2025-09-2584.18%+14.851.034$33.85
2025-09-2486.89%+1.810.948$34.20
2025-09-2387.22%+6.130.953$34.30
2025-09-2290.34%+0.570.981$34.43
2025-09-1972.58%+9.381.084$33.02
2025-09-1882.09%+13.371.002$33.64
2025-09-1778.82%+5.341.107$30.47
2025-09-1679.50%+11.041.038$30.48
2025-09-1580.62%+10.450.988$30.00
2025-09-1271.11%+12.421.154$29.30
2025-09-1170.33%+11.601.116$29.17
2025-09-1072.58%+16.231.135$28.60
2025-09-0981.76%+8.460.995$27.18
2025-09-0870.94%+13.891.122$27.08
2025-09-0576.45%+12.891.061$26.45
2025-09-0477.13%+14.161.083$25.65
2025-09-0380.17%+14.351.017$24.91
2025-09-0282.74%+11.701.021$25.25
2025-08-2977.51%+13.441.118$26.04
2025-08-2879.45%+8.521.001$28.53
2025-08-2782.14%+18.770.979$28.18
2025-08-2688.01%+8.670.946$27.94
2025-08-2576.90%+12.931.181$27.30
2025-08-2279.90%+14.651.014$27.45
2025-08-2184.36%+14.380.994$25.35
2025-08-2081.81%+14.060.994$25.80
2025-08-1981.96%+12.841.007$26.24
2025-08-1878.84%+9.671.015$27.53
2025-08-1576.97%+14.231.065$27.37
2025-08-1473.18%+15.931.097$29.42
2025-08-1372.26%+14.511.077$29.27
2025-08-1277.96%+11.111.019$28.00
2025-08-1180.62%+11.891.009$25.61
2025-08-0880.30%+10.390.998$25.71
2025-08-0779.74%+16.641.030$25.00
2025-08-0682.29%+13.601.001$23.99
2025-08-0582.15%+13.081.021$24.52
2025-08-0482.17%+17.011.009$25.00
2025-08-0193.39%+16.930.951$24.08
2025-07-3190.26%+7.330.929$24.98
2025-07-3086.93%+12.640.933$27.61
2025-07-2982.15%+15.240.981$27.03
2025-07-2879.08%+13.401.003$26.88
2025-07-2577.92%+8.771.012$25.60
2025-07-2479.33%+11.751.014$25.62
2025-07-2378.19%+14.031.063$25.78
2025-07-2287.60%+12.920.956$26.32
2025-07-2186.43%+11.830.945$27.50
2025-07-1887.64%+10.610.960$27.33
2025-07-1786.59%+11.550.965$27.32
2025-07-1691.75%+11.040.928$27.03
2025-07-1589.72%+9.750.894$27.29
2025-07-1488.33%+11.650.953$26.50
2025-07-1185.07%+11.320.978$27.29
2025-07-1084.04%+12.000.983$27.37
2025-07-0986.92%+9.950.946$26.65
2025-07-0889.23%+10.980.947$26.37
2025-07-0788.28%+10.060.969$24.97
2025-07-0382.46%+10.000.999$26.43
2025-07-0284.99%+8.670.979$26.05
2025-07-0184.04%+14.351.008$24.71
2025-06-3083.04%+12.541.008$25.11
2025-06-2781.49%+11.651.042$25.11
2025-06-2679.71%+11.371.045$25.20
2025-06-2585.64%+6.810.986$24.58
2025-06-2481.56%+14.521.027$23.95

The chart covers every session in the archive, 317 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 317 sessions

-20.00.020.040.060.05 Sep31 Dec28 Apr20 Aug9 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

4d (2026-11-13) · 11d (2026-11-20) · 18d (2026-11-27)

100%150%200%250%300%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 168.16%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 169.12%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 171.37%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 172.49%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 175.59%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 178.80%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 180.25%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 182.39%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 185.27%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 187.42%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 189.25%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 191.88%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 195.57%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 200.65%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 203.98%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 211.96%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 219.93%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 232.69%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 251.48%4d2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ C — IV 154.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ C — IV 154.31%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ C — IV 154.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 154.35%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 157.84%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 160.96%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 163.17%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 164.09%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 168.64%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 169.97%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 172.65%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 177.18%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 179.69%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 182.43%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 185.85%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 192.94%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 200.22%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ P — IV 209.61%2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ P — IV 230.11%11d2026-11-27 (18d) — 5Δ C — IV 140.12%2026-11-27 (18d) — 10Δ C — IV 139.69%2026-11-27 (18d) — 15Δ C — IV 138.81%2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ C — IV 141.64%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ C — IV 140.12%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ C — IV 140.81%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ C — IV 141.91%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ C — IV 147.64%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ C — IV 149.36%2026-11-27 (18d) — ATM — IV 151.63%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ P — IV 153.48%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ P — IV 156.98%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ P — IV 160.59%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ P — IV 163.71%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ P — IV 167.32%2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ P — IV 169.24%2026-11-27 (18d) — 15Δ P — IV 180.43%2026-11-27 (18d) — 10Δ P — IV 192.85%2026-11-27 (18d) — 5Δ P — IV 202.47%18d10Δ 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
Delta4d11d18d
5Δ call168.16%154.07%140.12%
10Δ call169.12%154.31%139.69%
15Δ call171.37%154.07%138.81%
20Δ call172.49%154.35%141.64%
25Δ call175.59%157.84%140.12%
30Δ call178.80%160.96%140.81%
35Δ call180.25%163.17%141.91%
40Δ call182.39%164.09%147.64%
45Δ call185.27%168.64%149.36%
ATM187.42%169.97%151.63%
45Δ put189.25%172.65%153.48%
40Δ put191.88%177.18%156.98%
35Δ put195.57%179.69%160.59%
30Δ put200.65%182.43%163.71%
25Δ put203.98%185.85%167.32%
20Δ put211.96%192.94%169.24%
15Δ put219.93%200.22%180.43%
10Δ put232.69%209.61%192.85%
5Δ put251.48%230.11%202.47%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$56.97187.42%203.98%175.59%+28.39+2.3656
2026-11-2011$57.08169.97%185.85%157.84%+28.01+1.8869
2026-11-2718$57.18151.63%167.32%140.12%+27.20+2.0972
2026-12-0425$56.72150.14%158.79%140.62%+18.17-0.4471
2026-12-1132$57.25138.79%156.25%135.42%+20.83+7.0474
2026-12-1839$57.13138.26%158.72%134.03%+24.69+8.1287
2027-01-1567$56.82134.16%145.28%127.47%+17.81+2.22107
2027-02-19102$56.97127.92%141.50%122.98%+18.52+4.3247
2027-05-21193$56.97122.51%132.85%119.14%+13.72+3.4893

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

9 listed expirations produced a usable reading

100%120%140%160%180%200%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 187.42%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 169.97%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 151.63%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 150.14%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 138.79%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 138.26%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 134.16%2027-02-19 — 102 days — at-the-money IV 127.92%2027-05-21 — 193 days — at-the-money IV 122.51%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
2026-11-134 days$56.97187.42%$58.0856
2026-11-2011 days$57.08169.97%$59.6169
2026-11-2718 days$57.18151.63%$60.5172
2026-12-0425 days$56.72150.14%$61.2871
2026-12-1132 days$57.25138.79%$62.3074
2026-12-1839 days$57.13138.26%$63.2787
2027-01-1567 days$56.82134.16%$67.03107
2027-02-19102 days$56.97127.92%$71.6147
2027-05-21193 days$56.97122.51%$84.7293

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
141.58%
60 days
134.83%
90 days
129.54%
180 days
122.96%

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 317 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.405 Sep31 Dec28 Apr19 Aug9 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.