Options Skew Analytics

UVXY options analytics

UVXY · ETF

Data as of 23 September 2026 (end of day)

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UVXY options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 83.3%, a move of about ±23.9% over the next month. That is higher than 3% of the 191 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta calls carry 31.46 volatility points more than the puts, which is further than on all but 5% of the past year.

Longer-dated options carry more: 90-day volatility is 33% above 30-day.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
83.28%

Prices a move of about ±23.9% over 30 days, or ±5.2% on a typical day.

Higher than 3% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
-31.46

Calls carry 31.46 volatility points more than puts the same distance from the money.

Higher than 95% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+7.93

The wings carry 7.93 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.326

90-day volatility is 33% above 30-day.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 191 prior sessions (one-year window)

83.3% — 3th percentile
76.1%207.4%
IV percentile, 1 year
3%
IV rank, 1 year
5%
IV percentile, 2 years
3%
IV rank, 2 years
5%

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
$17.04
30-day implied forward
$17.11
60-day ATM IV
102.91%
90-day ATM IV
110.44%
180-day ATM IV
—
Expirations used
6
Total open interest
153,903
Put / call open interest
0.42

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 220 sessions

50%100%150%200%250%6 Sep5 Dec21 Feb12 May23 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2383.28%-31.461.326$17.04
2026-09-2284.59%-39.591.238$16.63
2026-09-2188.25%-42.07—$17.38
2026-09-1884.09%-32.341.306$17.53
2026-09-1783.54%-31.63—$17.44
2026-09-1697.39%-37.38—$18.52
2026-09-1591.16%-34.151.229$18.23
2026-09-1489.80%-41.90—$18.23
2026-09-1199.67%-23.95—$18.02
2026-09-10106.98%-33.341.046$19.33
2026-09-09———$18.38
2026-09-08———$17.93
2026-09-0488.81%-31.091.197$17.53
2026-09-0382.65%-32.331.299$17.41
2026-09-02———$17.97
2026-09-0188.10%-30.561.189$18.82
2026-08-31———$17.97
2026-08-2894.83%-32.73—$18.45
2026-08-2776.10%-25.901.375$18.15
2025-06-3086.10%-50.23—$18.75
2025-06-2786.87%-52.14—$18.91
2025-06-2685.86%-55.99—$18.87
2025-06-2589.30%-55.171.186$19.08
2025-06-2499.91%-45.861.259$19.46
2025-06-23110.59%-64.961.172$21.60
2025-06-20117.54%-63.181.100$22.10
2025-06-18113.97%-65.081.157$21.68
2025-06-17126.93%-77.30—$22.53
2025-06-16103.00%-69.221.227$20.79
2025-06-13127.01%-78.471.095$23.22
2025-06-12113.54%-69.571.111$20.75
2025-06-11104.45%-78.811.241$20.40
2025-06-10100.93%-64.531.177$20.19
2025-06-0996.34%-57.541.091$20.31
2025-06-0699.14%-54.831.257$20.65
2025-06-05103.39%-60.641.203$21.99
2025-06-0499.78%-63.98—$21.34
2025-06-03108.11%-62.211.079$21.47
2025-06-02103.93%-61.081.188$22.13
2025-05-30108.73%-55.381.152$22.59
2025-05-29113.31%-52.941.092$22.33
2025-05-28115.29%-58.541.104$22.36
2025-05-27125.80%-68.261.029$21.95
2025-05-23129.99%-63.691.027$25.85
2025-05-22119.80%-58.701.107$23.47
2025-05-21119.92%-49.451.063$23.79
2025-05-2099.39%-58.001.223$21.54
2025-05-19102.54%-57.891.211$21.83
2025-05-1693.43%-53.361.286$21.51
2025-05-15112.69%-79.47—$21.63
2025-05-14107.80%-54.30—$22.14
2025-05-1395.00%-64.691.222$21.50
2025-05-12106.13%-56.151.111$21.71
2025-05-0997.61%-48.441.239$26.99
2025-05-0893.88%-46.48—$27.34
2025-05-07110.40%-50.12—$28.95
2025-05-06118.90%-44.54—$30.14
2025-05-05113.22%-42.61—$28.48
2025-05-02113.27%-49.921.129$27.71
2025-05-01132.92%-59.84—$29.54
2025-04-30137.61%-48.580.961$30.26
2025-04-29122.95%-55.67—$29.15
2025-04-28119.21%-41.97—$29.68
2025-04-25105.38%-41.521.207$29.49
2025-04-24114.41%-46.20—$31.22
2025-04-23128.90%-49.49—$32.94
2025-04-22135.30%-39.19—$35.22
2025-04-21165.25%-29.04—$38.75
2025-04-17152.47%-27.42—$35.46
2025-04-16172.41%-39.22—$36.97
2025-04-15151.95%-45.13—$33.01
2025-04-14170.06%-45.11—$33.33
2025-04-11203.41%-17.60—$40.46
2025-04-10———$41.80
2025-04-09196.34%-63.100.815$32.61
2025-04-08———$47.69
2025-04-07———$39.75
2025-04-04———$39.79
2025-04-03189.03%-59.180.769$30.88
2025-04-02———$22.55
2025-04-01106.95%-37.811.123$23.50
2025-03-31113.78%-41.23—$23.43
2025-03-28111.27%-26.730.987$23.37
2025-03-2795.44%-42.64—$20.82
2025-03-2699.54%-53.161.172$20.57
2025-03-2583.25%-40.26—$19.67
2025-03-2480.63%-36.46—$19.39
2025-03-2196.38%-44.871.206$21.56
2025-03-20105.33%-45.410.996$21.60
2025-03-19109.21%-44.96—$22.12
2025-03-18112.87%-44.591.127$23.25
2025-03-17107.58%-58.591.101$22.38
2025-03-14112.23%-44.751.247$23.79
2025-03-13161.00%-58.410.970$27.13
2025-03-12146.70%-56.380.989$25.63
2025-03-11194.09%-62.26—$27.61
2025-03-10186.03%-66.351.005$27.75
2025-03-07153.44%-53.151.179$23.86
2025-03-06———$25.50
2025-03-05153.07%-80.66—$22.00
2025-03-04160.37%-84.711.028$23.57
2025-03-03———$22.78
2025-02-28119.67%-74.69—$20.11
2025-02-27131.74%-86.951.134$20.82
2025-02-26119.97%-78.15—$19.19
2025-02-25119.40%-75.06—$19.74
2025-02-24———$19.57
2025-02-21115.66%-70.51—$19.40
2025-02-2096.59%-63.07—$17.55
2025-02-1994.75%-70.461.340$17.46
2025-02-1895.92%-69.501.300$17.74
2025-02-1492.08%-61.301.409$17.87
2025-02-1395.58%-55.471.269$17.99
2025-02-12103.79%-69.43—$18.45
2025-02-11103.91%-65.64—$18.57
2025-02-10104.34%-68.03—$18.49
2025-02-07106.37%-65.52—$19.19
2025-02-06103.90%-67.23—$18.27
2025-02-05100.34%-60.031.310$18.46
2025-02-04111.36%-62.51—$19.10

The chart covers every session in the archive, 220 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 220 sessions

-150.0-100.0-50.00.050.06 Sep5 Dec21 Feb12 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) · 23d (2026-10-16)

0%50%100%150%200%250%2026-09-25 (2d) — 5Δ C — IV 129.89%2026-09-25 (2d) — 10Δ C — IV 95.50%2026-09-25 (2d) — 15Δ C — IV 84.74%2026-09-25 (2d) — 20Δ C — IV 81.15%2026-09-25 (2d) — 25Δ C — IV 77.93%2026-09-25 (2d) — 30Δ C — IV 74.99%2026-09-25 (2d) — 35Δ C — IV 72.50%2026-09-25 (2d) — 40Δ C — IV 70.39%2026-09-25 (2d) — 45Δ C — IV 68.48%2026-09-25 (2d) — ATM — IV 66.75%2026-09-25 (2d) — 45Δ P — IV 65.20%2026-09-25 (2d) — 40Δ P — IV 63.82%2026-09-25 (2d) — 35Δ P — IV 62.39%2026-09-25 (2d) — 30Δ P — IV 60.92%2026-09-25 (2d) — 25Δ P — IV 59.56%2026-09-25 (2d) — 20Δ P — IV 58.55%2026-09-25 (2d) — 15Δ P — IV 58.25%2026-09-25 (2d) — 10Δ P — IV 58.15%2026-09-25 (2d) — 5Δ P — IV 58.08%2d2026-10-02 (9d) — 5Δ C — IV 152.44%2026-10-02 (9d) — 10Δ C — IV 113.15%2026-10-02 (9d) — 15Δ C — IV 97.10%2026-10-02 (9d) — 20Δ C — IV 88.02%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ C — IV 81.28%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ C — IV 75.01%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ C — IV 73.19%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ C — IV 70.93%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ C — IV 68.43%2026-10-02 (9d) — ATM — IV 65.45%2026-10-02 (9d) — 45Δ P — IV 62.74%2026-10-02 (9d) — 40Δ P — IV 60.81%2026-10-02 (9d) — 35Δ P — IV 59.21%2026-10-02 (9d) — 30Δ P — IV 57.90%2026-10-02 (9d) — 25Δ P — IV 56.57%2026-10-02 (9d) — 20Δ P — IV 55.24%2026-10-02 (9d) — 15Δ P — IV 54.06%2026-10-02 (9d) — 10Δ P — IV 53.51%9d2026-10-16 (23d) — 5Δ C — IV 194.58%2026-10-16 (23d) — 10Δ C — IV 135.12%2026-10-16 (23d) — 15Δ C — IV 119.23%2026-10-16 (23d) — 20Δ C — IV 106.39%2026-10-16 (23d) — 25Δ C — IV 98.89%2026-10-16 (23d) — 30Δ C — IV 93.86%2026-10-16 (23d) — 35Δ C — IV 92.99%2026-10-16 (23d) — 40Δ C — IV 85.99%2026-10-16 (23d) — 45Δ C — IV 84.63%2026-10-16 (23d) — ATM — IV 78.40%2026-10-16 (23d) — 45Δ P — IV 74.71%2026-10-16 (23d) — 40Δ P — IV 72.15%2026-10-16 (23d) — 35Δ P — IV 70.21%2026-10-16 (23d) — 30Δ P — IV 69.78%2026-10-16 (23d) — 25Δ P — IV 70.87%2026-10-16 (23d) — 20Δ P — IV 70.53%2026-10-16 (23d) — 15Δ P — IV 69.47%2026-10-16 (23d) — 10Δ P — IV 67.19%2026-10-16 (23d) — 5Δ P — IV 62.58%23d10Δ 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
Delta2d9d23d
5Δ call129.89%152.44%194.58%
10Δ call95.50%113.15%135.12%
15Δ call84.74%97.10%119.23%
20Δ call81.15%88.02%106.39%
25Δ call77.93%81.28%98.89%
30Δ call74.99%75.01%93.86%
35Δ call72.50%73.19%92.99%
40Δ call70.39%70.93%85.99%
45Δ call68.48%68.43%84.63%
ATM66.75%65.45%78.40%
45Δ put65.20%62.74%74.71%
40Δ put63.82%60.81%72.15%
35Δ put62.39%59.21%70.21%
30Δ put60.92%57.90%69.78%
25Δ put59.56%56.57%70.87%
20Δ put58.55%55.24%70.53%
15Δ put58.25%54.06%69.47%
10Δ put58.15%53.51%67.19%
5Δ put58.08%—62.58%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-252$17.1766.75%59.56%77.93%-18.36+2.0012
2026-10-029$17.1665.45%56.57%81.28%-24.71+3.4822
2026-10-1623$17.1278.40%70.87%98.89%-28.02+6.4819
2026-10-3037$17.1086.17%78.21%111.65%-33.45+8.7616
2026-12-1886$16.79110.14%89.48%135.70%-46.22+2.4520
2027-01-15114$17.10111.78%85.44%139.56%-54.12+0.7213

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

6 listed expirations produced a usable reading

60%80%100%120%2026-09-25 — 2 days — at-the-money IV 66.75%2026-10-02 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 65.45%2026-10-16 — 23 days — at-the-money IV 78.40%2026-10-30 — 37 days — at-the-money IV 86.17%2026-12-18 — 86 days — at-the-money IV 110.14%2027-01-15 — 114 days — at-the-money IV 111.78%7306090days 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$17.1766.75%$17.1912
2026-10-029 days$17.1665.45%$17.2522
2026-10-1623 days$17.1278.40%$17.4619
2026-10-3037 days$17.1086.17%$17.7516
2026-12-1886 days$16.79110.14%$19.3720
2027-01-15114 days$17.10111.78%$20.7913

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
83.28%
60 days
102.91%
90 days
110.44%
180 days
—

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 220 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.401.602024-09-06 — 90-day over 30-day 0.942024-09-10 — 90-day over 30-day 1.082024-09-12 — 90-day over 30-day 1.142024-09-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112024-09-17 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992024-09-19 — 90-day over 30-day 1.172024-09-20 — 90-day over 30-day 1.122024-09-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.302024-09-25 — 90-day over 30-day 1.232024-10-04 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212024-10-07 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982024-10-08 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102024-10-10 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922024-10-11 — 90-day over 30-day 1.302024-10-15 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032024-10-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.002024-10-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.142024-12-19 — 90-day over 30-day 0.932024-12-20 — 90-day over 30-day 1.172024-12-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.262024-12-30 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102024-12-31 — 90-day over 30-day 1.122025-01-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-01-03 — 90-day over 30-day 1.242025-01-07 — 90-day over 30-day 1.012025-01-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.092025-01-14 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982025-01-15 — 90-day over 30-day 1.192025-01-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-01-21 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-01-22 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-01-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.202025-01-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.262025-01-28 — 90-day over 30-day 1.222025-01-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-01-30 — 90-day over 30-day 1.332025-02-03 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062025-02-05 — 90-day over 30-day 1.312025-02-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.272025-02-14 — 90-day over 30-day 1.412025-02-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.302025-02-19 — 90-day over 30-day 1.342025-02-27 — 90-day over 30-day 1.132025-03-04 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032025-03-07 — 90-day over 30-day 1.182025-03-10 — 90-day over 30-day 1.002025-03-12 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992025-03-13 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972025-03-14 — 90-day over 30-day 1.252025-03-17 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102025-03-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.132025-03-20 — 90-day over 30-day 1.002025-03-21 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-03-26 — 90-day over 30-day 1.172025-03-28 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992025-04-01 — 90-day over 30-day 1.122025-04-03 — 90-day over 30-day 0.772025-04-09 — 90-day over 30-day 0.822025-04-25 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-04-30 — 90-day over 30-day 0.962025-05-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.132025-05-09 — 90-day over 30-day 1.242025-05-12 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-05-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.222025-05-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.292025-05-19 — 90-day over 30-day 1.212025-05-20 — 90-day over 30-day 1.222025-05-21 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062025-05-22 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-05-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032025-05-27 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032025-05-28 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102025-05-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.092025-05-30 — 90-day over 30-day 1.152025-06-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.192025-06-03 — 90-day over 30-day 1.082025-06-05 — 90-day over 30-day 1.202025-06-06 — 90-day over 30-day 1.262025-06-09 — 90-day over 30-day 1.092025-06-10 — 90-day over 30-day 1.182025-06-11 — 90-day over 30-day 1.242025-06-12 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-06-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.092025-06-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.232025-06-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.162025-06-20 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102025-06-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.172025-06-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.262025-06-25 — 90-day over 30-day 1.192026-08-27 — 90-day over 30-day 1.382026-09-01 — 90-day over 30-day 1.192026-09-03 — 90-day over 30-day 1.302026-09-04 — 90-day over 30-day 1.202026-09-10 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-09-15 — 90-day over 30-day 1.232026-09-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.312026-09-22 — 90-day over 30-day 1.242026-09-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.336 Sep7 Jan17 Mar30 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.