Options Skew Analytics

XLF options analytics

XLF · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

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XLF options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 16.2%, a move of about ±4.7% over the next month. That is higher than 44% of the 194 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 2.51 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 7% above 30-day.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
16.23%

Prices a move of about ±4.7% over 30 days, or ±1.0% on a typical day.

Higher than 44% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+2.51

Puts carry 2.51 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 30% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.63

The wings carry 0.63 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.067

90-day volatility is 7% above 30-day.

Higher than 76% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 194 prior sessions (one-year window)

16.2% — 44th percentile
12.1%28.7%
IV percentile, 1 year
44%
IV rank, 1 year
25%
IV percentile, 2 years
45%
IV rank, 2 years
24%

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
$57.99
30-day implied forward
$58.34
60-day ATM IV
16.76%
90-day ATM IV
17.32%
180-day ATM IV
17.81%
Expirations used
15
Total open interest
4,522,495
Put / call open interest
1.58

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%15%20%25%30%35%26 Aug15 May26 Nov12 May9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0916.23%+2.511.067$57.99
2026-11-0619.04%+3.390.962$57.16
2026-11-0520.35%+3.890.931$57.50
2026-11-0415.68%+2.181.021$59.20
2026-11-0318.08%+2.700.969$57.19
2026-11-0217.36%+2.430.976$57.56
2026-10-3017.47%+2.730.987$56.51
2026-10-2915.55%+1.171.033$56.94
2026-10-2816.06%+2.071.012$56.13
2026-10-2715.84%+2.821.024$55.88
2026-10-2616.05%+2.611.024$56.02
2026-10-2317.09%+2.680.977$55.90
2026-10-2216.01%+2.911.017$56.65
2026-10-2115.86%+2.091.016$56.04
2026-10-2015.90%+2.311.018$55.72
2026-10-1915.70%+2.431.030$55.06
2026-10-1616.38%+2.621.010$55.52
2026-10-1516.25%+1.030.986$55.27
2026-10-1417.26%+3.140.974$54.52
2026-10-1316.97%+1.460.985$54.82
2026-10-0916.93%+1.860.987$54.73
2026-10-0816.93%+2.570.986$54.23
2026-10-0717.07%+1.790.986$53.75
2026-10-0616.80%+1.610.988$54.01
2026-10-0516.15%+2.451.052$53.88
2026-10-0216.72%+2.581.020$53.49
2026-10-0117.43%+2.460.995$53.46
2026-09-3016.34%+1.540.997$53.40
2026-09-2917.00%+2.030.987$54.01
2026-09-2817.35%+1.740.962$54.19
2026-09-2515.42%+2.501.060$54.84
2026-09-2416.02%+2.001.039$54.53
2026-09-2316.47%+1.121.021$54.54
2026-09-2215.48%+1.801.035$54.80
2026-09-2115.06%+1.841.047$55.90
2026-09-1814.68%+2.351.069$55.86
2026-09-1715.45%+2.311.085$55.88
2026-09-1617.03%+3.251.020$55.93
2026-09-1515.17%+2.701.085$56.85
2026-09-14———$57.03
2026-09-11———$57.25
2026-09-1016.40%+3.301.087$56.87
2026-09-0914.98%+2.791.142$57.06
2026-09-0816.12%+0.471.024$57.30
2026-09-04———$58.10
2026-09-0315.52%+2.691.049$58.56
2026-09-0214.86%+0.811.041$57.66
2026-09-0115.57%+2.131.016$57.20
2026-08-3114.69%+0.861.039$57.71
2026-08-2813.79%+1.351.146$58.10
2026-08-2714.77%+1.881.043$57.88
2026-08-21———$57.48
2026-08-2014.52%+1.701.103$56.95
2026-08-1912.72%+1.091.245$57.48
2026-08-18———$57.84
2026-08-17———$57.58
2026-08-1412.07%+1.731.319$58.16
2026-08-13———$58.26
2026-08-12———$57.92
2026-08-11———$57.80
2026-08-10———$57.81
2026-08-07———$57.60
2026-08-06———$57.81
2026-08-05———$58.00
2026-08-04———$57.88
2026-08-03———$57.38
2026-07-31———$56.94
2026-07-3014.14%+2.251.133$57.00
2026-07-29———$56.68
2026-07-2815.99%+3.851.000$57.60
2026-07-2715.18%+2.811.088$56.88
2026-07-2415.25%+3.671.101$56.31
2026-07-2316.43%+2.631.003$55.83
2026-07-22———$56.05
2026-07-2115.88%+2.611.046$56.11
2026-07-20———$56.04
2026-07-17———$56.26
2026-07-16———$56.75
2026-07-15———$56.56
2026-07-14———$56.18
2026-07-1318.27%+3.670.971$56.07
2026-07-10———$55.71
2026-07-09———$55.54
2026-07-08———$54.97
2026-07-07———$56.05
2026-07-0615.68%+1.331.045$56.14
2026-07-0216.06%+1.870.965$55.62
2026-07-0115.57%+3.391.043$54.78
2026-06-3015.18%+2.780.987$53.61
2026-06-2914.64%+3.491.099$53.72
2026-06-26———$53.57
2026-06-2515.78%+2.491.027$53.45
2026-06-24———$53.72
2026-06-2315.50%+3.371.058$53.88
2026-06-2215.70%+2.411.071$53.70
2026-06-1815.79%+2.771.000$53.57
2026-06-1716.09%+2.051.052$54.05
2026-06-1615.73%+2.271.064$54.35
2026-06-1516.09%+2.431.051$53.56
2026-06-1215.81%+2.211.104$53.34
2026-06-1117.27%+3.231.047$52.62
2026-06-1017.63%+3.601.041$52.23
2026-06-0916.96%+2.261.052$52.46
2026-06-0817.31%+3.341.060$51.97
2026-06-0518.26%+4.741.006$52.30
2026-06-0416.51%+2.571.083$52.19
2026-06-03———$50.87
2026-06-0217.32%+2.061.036$51.46
2026-06-0117.30%+2.581.059$51.43
2026-05-2917.23%+1.290.982$51.58
2026-05-2816.84%+1.971.005$51.27
2026-05-2717.03%+4.091.034$51.42
2026-05-2616.65%+3.421.072$51.85
2026-05-2216.39%+2.921.058$51.94
2026-05-2116.75%+2.071.042$51.73
2026-05-2017.36%+2.631.036$51.66
2026-05-1916.98%+3.011.044$51.10
2026-05-1816.93%+2.911.055$51.74
2026-05-1516.45%+2.911.090$51.10
2026-05-1416.63%+1.691.059$51.29

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

-5.00.05.010.015.026 Aug15 May26 Nov12 May9 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) · 9d (2026-11-18) · 11d (2026-11-20)

15%20%25%30%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 17.62%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 17.91%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 18.06%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 18.17%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 18.27%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 18.36%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 18.46%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 18.60%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 18.87%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 19.21%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 19.50%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 19.68%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 19.82%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 19.99%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 20.28%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 20.77%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 21.61%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 23.12%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 25.66%4d2026-11-18 (9d) — 20Δ C — IV 16.43%2026-11-18 (9d) — 25Δ C — IV 16.42%2026-11-18 (9d) — 30Δ C — IV 16.42%2026-11-18 (9d) — 35Δ C — IV 16.51%2026-11-18 (9d) — 40Δ C — IV 16.69%2026-11-18 (9d) — 45Δ C — IV 16.85%2026-11-18 (9d) — ATM — IV 16.99%2026-11-18 (9d) — 45Δ P — IV 17.16%2026-11-18 (9d) — 40Δ P — IV 17.46%2026-11-18 (9d) — 35Δ P — IV 17.92%2026-11-18 (9d) — 30Δ P — IV 18.53%2026-11-18 (9d) — 25Δ P — IV 19.39%2026-11-18 (9d) — 20Δ P — IV 20.12%2026-11-18 (9d) — 15Δ P — IV 21.33%9d2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ C — IV 16.84%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ C — IV 16.60%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ C — IV 16.23%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 16.33%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 16.42%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 16.48%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 16.58%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 16.80%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 17.10%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 17.56%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 18.10%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 18.47%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 18.78%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 19.16%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 19.62%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 20.28%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 21.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ P — IV 22.26%2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ P — IV 27.31%11d10Δ 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
Delta4d9d11d
5Δ call17.62%—16.84%
10Δ call17.91%—16.60%
15Δ call18.06%—16.23%
20Δ call18.17%16.43%16.33%
25Δ call18.27%16.42%16.42%
30Δ call18.36%16.42%16.48%
35Δ call18.46%16.51%16.58%
40Δ call18.60%16.69%16.80%
45Δ call18.87%16.85%17.10%
ATM19.21%16.99%17.56%
45Δ put19.50%17.16%18.10%
40Δ put19.68%17.46%18.47%
35Δ put19.82%17.92%18.78%
30Δ put19.99%18.53%19.16%
25Δ put20.28%19.39%19.62%
20Δ put20.77%20.12%20.28%
15Δ put21.61%21.33%21.07%
10Δ put23.12%—22.26%
5Δ put25.66%—27.31%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$58.1619.21%20.28%18.27%+2.02+0.0713
2026-11-189$58.2016.99%19.39%16.42%+2.97+0.918
2026-11-2011$58.2517.56%19.62%16.42%+3.19+0.4628
2026-11-2718$58.2516.25%17.93%15.52%+2.41+0.4820
2026-12-0425$58.3116.48%18.27%15.83%+2.44+0.5723
2026-12-1132$58.3516.15%18.06%15.53%+2.53+0.6521
2026-12-1839$58.3816.52%18.27%15.69%+2.58+0.4622
2026-12-3152$58.2816.77%18.80%15.35%+3.46+0.3013
2027-01-1567$58.3416.76%18.75%15.82%+2.94+0.5335
2027-03-19130$58.7317.80%19.44%16.07%+3.36-0.0531
2027-03-31142$58.6317.79%20.52%16.13%+4.40+0.5320
2027-06-17220$59.1017.83%21.08%16.76%+4.32+1.0930
2027-06-30233$59.1517.85%21.53%16.66%+4.87+1.2527
2027-09-17312$59.2019.71%20.88%17.51%+3.38-0.5132
2027-09-30325$59.4418.87%21.85%17.06%+4.79+0.5921

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

15 listed expirations produced a usable reading

15%16%17%18%19%20%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 19.21%2026-11-18 — 9 days — at-the-money IV 16.99%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 17.56%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 16.25%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 16.48%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 16.15%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 16.52%2026-12-31 — 52 days — at-the-money IV 16.77%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 16.76%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 17.80%2027-03-31 — 142 days — at-the-money IV 17.79%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 17.83%2027-06-30 — 233 days — at-the-money IV 17.85%2027-09-17 — 312 days — at-the-money IV 19.71%2027-09-30 — 325 days — at-the-money IV 18.87%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$58.1619.21%$58.1713
2026-11-189 days$58.2016.99%$58.228
2026-11-2011 days$58.2517.56%$58.2728
2026-11-2718 days$58.2516.25%$58.2920
2026-12-0425 days$58.3116.48%$58.3623
2026-12-1132 days$58.3516.15%$58.4221
2026-12-1839 days$58.3816.52%$58.4722
2026-12-3152 days$58.2816.77%$58.3913
2027-01-1567 days$58.3416.76%$58.4935
2027-03-19130 days$58.7317.80%$59.0631
2027-03-31142 days$58.6317.79%$59.0020
2027-06-17220 days$59.1017.83%$59.6730
2027-06-30233 days$59.1517.85%$59.7627
2027-09-17312 days$59.2019.71%$60.1932
2027-09-30325 days$59.4418.87%$60.3921

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
16.23%
60 days
16.76%
90 days
17.32%
180 days
17.81%

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 Aug22 May2 Dec13 May9 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.