Options Skew Analytics

XLP options analytics

XLP · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

XLP options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 18.2%, a move of about ±5.2% over the next month. Its history here is 315 sessions, short of the 180 a percentile needs, so this reading is not yet ranked against its own past.

Its 25-delta puts carry 2.62 volatility points more than the calls.

The term structure is inverted: 90-day volatility is 2% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
18.21%

Prices a move of about ±5.2% over 30 days, or ±1.1% on a typical day.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+2.62

Puts carry 2.62 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+1.23

The wings carry 1.23 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.981

90-day volatility is 2% below 30-day.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 46 prior sessions (one-year window)

Not enough history in this window to place the current reading.

IV percentile, 1 year
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IV rank, 1 year
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IV percentile, 2 years
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IV rank, 2 years
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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
$90.89
30-day implied forward
$91.24
60-day ATM IV
18.08%
90-day ATM IV
17.87%
180-day ATM IV
18.25%
Expirations used
9
Total open interest
1,350,773
Put / call open interest
6.18

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 315 sessions

10%12%14%16%18%20%22%2024-11-04 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2025-02-25 — 30-day ATM IV 14%2025-04-24 — 30-day ATM IV 19%2025-05-06 — 30-day ATM IV 16%2025-05-07 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2025-05-13 — 30-day ATM IV 12%2025-07-18 — 30-day ATM IV 12%2025-09-17 — 30-day ATM IV 13%2025-09-23 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-02 — 30-day ATM IV 16%2026-09-16 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-17 — 30-day ATM IV 14%2026-09-18 — 30-day ATM IV 14%2026-09-21 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-22 — 30-day ATM IV 14%2026-09-23 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-24 — 30-day ATM IV 14%2026-09-25 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-28 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-29 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-09-30 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-01 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-02 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-05 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-06 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-07 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-08 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-09 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-13 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-14 — 30-day ATM IV 15%2026-10-15 — 30-day ATM IV 16%2026-10-16 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-19 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-20 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-21 — 30-day ATM IV 16%2026-10-22 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-23 — 30-day ATM IV 18%2026-10-27 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-28 — 30-day ATM IV 17%2026-10-29 — 30-day ATM IV 16%2026-10-30 — 30-day ATM IV 18%2026-11-02 — 30-day ATM IV 19%2026-11-03 — 30-day ATM IV 19%2026-11-04 — 30-day ATM IV 18%2026-11-05 — 30-day ATM IV 21%2026-11-06 — 30-day ATM IV 20%2026-11-09 — 30-day ATM IV 18%4 Nov18 Sep5 Oct22 Oct9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0918.21%+2.620.981$90.89
2026-11-0619.62%+2.450.969$90.08
2026-11-0521.15%+0.920.920$91.25
2026-11-0417.87%+1.100.984$91.94
2026-11-0318.50%+1.230.967$88.95
2026-11-0218.66%+1.150.974$90.83
2026-10-3017.62%+0.761.018$89.42
2026-10-2916.05%+1.961.026$88.18
2026-10-2817.26%+1.35—$86.84
2026-10-2716.63%+0.641.037$87.15
2026-10-26———$87.96
2026-10-2317.75%+1.480.927$88.26
2026-10-2217.34%+1.170.958$89.99
2026-10-2116.47%+0.920.993$87.11
2026-10-2016.59%+0.440.982$87.75
2026-10-1916.59%+1.190.993$87.21
2026-10-1616.73%+1.260.977$87.62
2026-10-1516.24%+0.620.975$86.68
2026-10-1415.19%+1.731.019$86.06
2026-10-1314.91%+1.411.042$84.19
2026-10-0914.65%+0.911.030$83.43
2026-10-0814.64%+1.271.045$83.42
2026-10-0714.72%-0.131.049$81.70
2026-10-0614.80%+0.611.029$81.80
2026-10-0515.22%+0.981.028$81.04
2026-10-0214.95%+1.821.070$80.53
2026-10-0115.14%+0.031.037$80.33
2026-09-3014.85%+2.021.020$80.60
2026-09-2915.03%+1.511.021$81.85
2026-09-2814.89%+1.271.007$82.28
2026-09-2515.05%+0.211.022$82.06
2026-09-2414.17%+0.521.097$81.70
2026-09-2314.53%+0.601.056$82.43
2026-09-2214.12%+1.031.057$82.73
2026-09-2114.60%+0.841.044$81.92
2026-09-1813.81%+0.661.095$82.80
2026-09-1714.19%+0.851.084$83.49
2026-09-1615.42%+1.481.018$83.33
2026-09-15———$83.73
2026-09-14———$84.42
2026-09-11———$83.38
2026-09-10———$83.09
2026-09-09———$83.05
2026-09-08———$84.02
2026-09-04———$84.58
2026-09-03———$85.26
2026-09-0215.57%+1.531.031$85.53
2026-09-01———$85.25
2026-08-31———$84.98
2026-08-28———$85.45
2026-08-27———$85.08
2025-09-29———$78.11
2025-09-26———$77.96
2025-09-25———$77.77
2025-09-24———$78.52
2025-09-2314.51%+2.821.058$78.35
2025-09-22———$77.96
2025-09-19———$79.38
2025-09-18———$79.54
2025-09-1713.34%+2.191.000$80.24
2025-09-16———$79.76
2025-09-15———$79.40
2025-09-12———$80.32
2025-09-11———$80.59
2025-09-10———$79.94
2025-09-09———$80.73
2025-09-08———$80.57
2025-09-05———$80.87
2025-09-04———$80.64
2025-09-03———$80.59
2025-09-02———$80.65
2025-08-29———$80.78
2025-08-28———$80.26
2025-08-27———$80.77
2025-08-26———$80.53
2025-08-25———$81.06
2025-08-22———$82.47
2025-08-21———$82.47
2025-08-20———$83.22
2025-08-19———$82.75
2025-08-18———$81.91
2025-08-15———$82.02
2025-08-14———$81.89
2025-08-13———$82.63
2025-08-12———$82.63
2025-08-11———$82.41
2025-08-08———$82.48
2025-08-07———$82.24
2025-08-06———$81.62
2025-08-05———$80.47
2025-08-04———$80.55
2025-08-01———$80.16
2025-07-31———$79.78
2025-07-30———$80.47
2025-07-29———$81.19
2025-07-28———$80.66
2025-07-25———$81.50
2025-07-24———$81.36
2025-07-23———$81.65
2025-07-22———$81.62
2025-07-21———$80.88
2025-07-1811.50%+2.991.078$80.89
2025-07-17———$81.11
2025-07-16———$80.35
2025-07-15———$80.07
2025-07-14———$80.88
2025-07-11———$80.81
2025-07-10———$81.11
2025-07-09———$80.82
2025-07-08———$81.35
2025-07-07———$82.11
2025-07-03———$82.18
2025-07-02———$82.22
2025-07-01———$81.98
2025-06-30———$80.97
2025-06-27———$80.55
2025-06-26———$80.17
2025-06-25———$80.24
2025-06-24———$81.33
2025-06-23———$81.40

The chart covers every session in the archive, 315 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 315 sessions

-2.00.02.04.06.02024-11-04 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.02025-02-25 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.12025-04-24 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.52025-05-06 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 4.42025-05-07 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.82025-05-13 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 5.52025-07-18 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 3.02025-09-17 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.22025-09-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.82026-09-02 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.52026-09-16 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.52026-09-17 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.82026-09-18 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.72026-09-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.82026-09-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.02026-09-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.62026-09-24 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.52026-09-25 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.22026-09-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.32026-09-29 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.52026-09-30 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.02026-10-01 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.02026-10-02 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.82026-10-05 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.02026-10-06 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.62026-10-07 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) -0.12026-10-08 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.32026-10-09 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.92026-10-13 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.42026-10-14 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.72026-10-15 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.62026-10-16 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.32026-10-19 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.22026-10-20 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.42026-10-21 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.92026-10-22 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.22026-10-23 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.52026-10-27 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.62026-10-28 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.32026-10-29 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.02026-10-30 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.82026-11-02 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.22026-11-03 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.22026-11-04 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 1.12026-11-05 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 0.92026-11-06 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.42026-11-09 — 25-delta RR (volatility points) 2.64 Nov18 Sep5 Oct22 Oct9 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)

16%18%20%22%24%26%28%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 21.70%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 21.55%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 21.51%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 21.52%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 21.59%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 21.90%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 22.06%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 22.14%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 22.31%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 22.55%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 22.74%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 22.96%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 23.32%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 23.62%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 23.85%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 24.37%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 24.80%2026-11-13 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 25.37%2026-11-13 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 27.03%4d2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ C — IV 20.33%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ C — IV 20.10%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ C — IV 19.99%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 19.91%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 19.95%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 20.04%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 20.04%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 19.64%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 20.36%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 20.64%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 20.82%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 21.02%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 21.32%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 21.66%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 21.97%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 22.48%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 23.26%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ P — IV 24.10%2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ P — IV 25.79%11d2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ C — IV 18.24%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ C — IV 18.27%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ C — IV 18.30%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ C — IV 18.08%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ C — IV 18.20%2026-11-27 (18d) — ATM — IV 18.68%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ P — IV 19.12%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ P — IV 19.52%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ P — IV 19.70%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ P — IV 19.93%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ P — IV 20.83%2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ P — IV 21.29%2026-11-27 (18d) — 15Δ P — IV 22.40%2026-11-27 (18d) — 10Δ P — IV 22.26%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 call21.70%20.33%—
10Δ call21.55%20.10%—
15Δ call21.51%19.99%—
20Δ call21.52%19.91%—
25Δ call21.59%19.95%18.24%
30Δ call21.90%20.04%18.27%
35Δ call22.06%20.04%18.30%
40Δ call22.14%19.64%18.08%
45Δ call22.31%20.36%18.20%
ATM22.55%20.64%18.68%
45Δ put22.74%20.82%19.12%
40Δ put22.96%21.02%19.52%
35Δ put23.32%21.32%19.70%
30Δ put23.62%21.66%19.93%
25Δ put23.85%21.97%20.83%
20Δ put24.37%22.48%21.29%
15Δ put24.80%23.26%22.40%
10Δ put25.37%24.10%22.26%
5Δ put27.03%25.79%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$91.0122.55%23.85%21.59%+2.26+0.1717
2026-11-2011$91.0920.64%21.97%19.95%+2.01+0.3226
2026-11-2718$91.1418.68%20.83%18.24%+2.59+0.8516
2026-12-0425$91.2118.26%21.06%17.89%+3.17+1.2221
2026-12-1132$91.2518.20%20.65%18.20%+2.45+1.2316
2026-12-1839$91.3518.62%19.50%18.01%+1.50+0.1318
2027-01-1567$90.9917.98%19.14%17.60%+1.54+0.4018
2027-03-19130$91.5317.78%19.50%17.46%+2.04+0.7026
2027-06-17220$92.1818.46%20.77%17.84%+2.93+0.8432

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

16%18%20%22%24%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 22.55%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 20.64%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 18.68%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 18.26%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 18.20%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 18.62%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 17.98%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 17.78%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 18.46%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$91.0122.55%$91.0317
2026-11-2011 days$91.0920.64%$91.1526
2026-11-2718 days$91.1418.68%$91.2216
2026-12-0425 days$91.2118.26%$91.3121
2026-12-1132 days$91.2518.20%$91.3816
2026-12-1839 days$91.3518.62%$91.5218
2027-01-1567 days$90.9917.98%$91.2718
2027-03-19130 days$91.5317.78%$92.0526
2027-06-17220 days$92.1818.46%$93.1332

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
18.21%
60 days
18.08%
90 days
17.87%
180 days
18.25%

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 315 sessions

0.900.951.001.051.101.152024-11-04 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922025-02-25 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922025-04-24 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922025-05-06 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992025-05-07 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032025-05-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.112025-07-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.082025-09-17 — 90-day over 30-day 1.002025-09-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062026-09-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-09-16 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-09-17 — 90-day over 30-day 1.082026-09-18 — 90-day over 30-day 1.092026-09-21 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-09-22 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062026-09-23 — 90-day over 30-day 1.062026-09-24 — 90-day over 30-day 1.102026-09-25 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-09-28 — 90-day over 30-day 1.012026-09-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-09-30 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-10-01 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-10-02 — 90-day over 30-day 1.072026-10-05 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-10-06 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-10-07 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-10-08 — 90-day over 30-day 1.052026-10-09 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-10-13 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-10-14 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-10-15 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-10-16 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-10-19 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992026-10-20 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-10-21 — 90-day over 30-day 0.992026-10-22 — 90-day over 30-day 0.962026-10-23 — 90-day over 30-day 0.932026-10-27 — 90-day over 30-day 1.042026-10-29 — 90-day over 30-day 1.032026-10-30 — 90-day over 30-day 1.022026-11-02 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-11-03 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-11-04 — 90-day over 30-day 0.982026-11-05 — 90-day over 30-day 0.922026-11-06 — 90-day over 30-day 0.972026-11-09 — 90-day over 30-day 0.984 Nov17 Sep5 Oct21 Oct9 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.