Options Skew Analytics

XOP options analytics

XOP · ETF

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

XOP options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 33.5%, a move of about ±9.6% over the next month. That is higher than 78% of the 240 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 1.33 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 2% below 30-day, which happens when the market prices something dated into the nearer expirations.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
33.51%

Prices a move of about ±9.6% over 30 days, or ±2.1% on a typical day.

Higher than 78% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+1.33

Puts carry 1.33 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 23% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+1.05

The wings carry 1.05 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
0.983

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

Higher than 33% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 240 prior sessions (one-year window)

33.5% — 78th percentile
21.6%69.3%
IV percentile, 1 year
78%
IV rank, 1 year
25%
IV percentile, 2 years
82%
IV rank, 2 years
25%

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
$174.15
30-day implied forward
$174.06
60-day ATM IV
32.57%
90-day ATM IV
32.94%
180-day ATM IV
32.67%
Expirations used
9
Total open interest
212,578
Put / call open interest
2.26

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

0%20%40%60%80%6 Sep26 Dec22 Apr8 Aug9 Nov
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-11-0933.51%+1.330.983$174.15
2026-11-0635.28%+0.500.954$173.77
2026-11-0537.15%+3.520.914$174.10
2026-11-0435.52%+1.160.962$179.29
2026-11-0336.60%+0.030.969$191.52
2026-11-0238.57%+0.680.922$193.56
2026-10-3035.25%+1.010.974$203.76
2026-10-2932.63%+1.021.007$199.52
2026-10-2834.54%+0.340.973$200.37
2026-10-2734.88%+1.450.959$200.01
2026-10-2634.40%+0.350.980$204.86
2026-10-2334.93%+0.650.969$201.69
2026-10-2233.78%+0.380.990$196.87
2026-10-2133.78%+1.820.968$199.02
2026-10-2033.93%+0.110.967$200.05
2026-10-1933.31%-0.090.952$199.47
2026-10-1633.71%+0.880.961$200.38
2026-10-1532.05%+0.720.987$194.89
2026-10-1431.86%+0.551.005$197.84
2026-10-1331.91%+0.720.986$199.82
2026-10-0930.83%-0.001.017$191.52
2026-10-0832.77%+0.900.980$193.49
2026-10-0732.75%+0.250.977$188.24
2026-10-0632.72%+3.490.987$188.46
2026-10-0531.42%+1.451.048$187.44
2026-10-0233.43%+2.490.963$184.93
2026-10-0133.65%+1.830.971$184.30
2026-09-3033.44%+0.621.002$179.33
2026-09-2933.92%+1.280.982$178.63
2026-09-2834.31%-0.570.989$180.14
2026-09-2534.91%+0.480.956$181.50
2026-09-2432.59%-0.241.012$184.05
2026-09-2332.65%-0.561.015$182.65
2026-09-2233.11%-0.981.005$181.61
2026-09-2133.52%+0.350.986$184.75
2026-09-1832.70%+1.610.979$190.61
2026-09-1733.71%+1.761.010$192.59
2026-09-1634.09%+0.790.995$191.80
2026-09-15———$199.70
2026-09-14———$193.47
2026-09-1132.49%+1.411.032$195.72
2026-09-10———$195.47
2026-09-0930.82%+4.041.072$195.01
2026-09-08———$193.91
2026-09-0429.75%+0.991.087$190.71
2026-09-03———$192.33
2026-09-02———$193.16
2026-09-01———$192.72
2026-08-3130.60%+1.551.026$188.96
2026-08-28———$185.94
2026-08-2729.73%+0.911.069$185.47
2025-09-29———$133.50
2025-09-2627.77%+2.601.183$137.24
2025-09-25———$136.09
2025-09-24———$135.28
2025-09-2329.29%+4.491.054$133.24
2025-09-2227.79%+3.561.007$130.19
2025-09-1927.13%+4.711.006$130.10
2025-09-1827.48%+3.650.984$132.92
2025-09-1727.32%+2.520.961$133.33
2025-09-1627.53%+3.890.980$133.42
2025-09-1526.71%+3.710.999$129.34
2025-09-1226.42%-0.210.975$130.13
2025-09-1125.19%+0.851.067$131.37
2025-09-1024.57%+4.001.071$131.77
2025-09-0927.44%+2.520.975$129.03
2025-09-0826.65%+3.811.003$128.69
2025-09-0528.06%+4.020.973$129.64
2025-09-0424.93%+6.991.096$132.25
2025-09-0327.54%+4.120.981$130.84
2025-09-0226.15%+5.981.065$134.57
2025-08-2924.17%+3.251.053$133.01
2025-08-2824.96%+3.581.021$132.78
2025-08-2724.48%+3.661.026$131.40
2025-08-2624.36%+3.611.019$129.54
2025-08-2524.14%+3.261.030$129.96
2025-08-2222.79%+3.821.090$128.62
2025-08-2123.26%+5.291.172$124.36
2025-08-2023.45%+4.111.118$124.11
2025-08-1925.37%+3.131.045$122.92
2025-08-1825.50%+3.221.059$123.48
2025-08-1525.75%+2.911.049$124.52
2025-08-1425.71%+0.571.028$125.15
2025-08-1327.81%+2.150.961$124.93
2025-08-1225.82%+2.051.046$123.27
2025-08-1126.22%+2.241.084$121.81
2025-08-0827.19%+3.471.023$122.99
2025-08-0728.01%+3.251.037$122.54
2025-08-0628.96%+2.630.975$123.71
2025-08-0528.72%+1.310.965$125.04
2025-08-0428.23%+1.350.973$124.09
2025-08-0133.23%+3.140.856$123.70
2025-07-3127.92%+2.351.022$128.15
2025-07-3027.72%+2.590.996$129.70
2025-07-2926.77%+0.371.052$131.78
2025-07-2825.73%+2.161.042$130.93
2025-07-2525.67%+3.701.037$128.02
2025-07-2423.96%+2.791.135$128.79
2025-07-2326.57%+2.411.021$128.46
2025-07-2226.90%-0.241.035$127.57
2025-07-2128.07%+2.150.990$126.17
2025-07-1827.99%+1.770.983$129.41
2025-07-1728.56%+0.780.967$129.22
2025-07-1628.41%+1.750.980$126.74
2025-07-1528.16%+2.401.007$128.84
2025-07-1427.52%+2.481.031$131.68
2025-07-1126.38%+3.201.023$133.07
2025-07-1026.37%+2.531.050$132.29
2025-07-0926.52%+1.751.041$130.71
2025-07-0826.97%+3.741.034$131.81
2025-07-0728.78%+2.510.987$127.75
2025-07-0326.22%+3.111.068$129.17
2025-07-0227.43%+1.411.055$129.28
2025-07-0127.86%+2.871.015$126.88
2025-06-3027.24%+2.501.002$125.80
2025-06-2725.73%+3.551.098$127.20
2025-06-2627.94%+3.421.053$127.78
2025-06-2527.86%+4.811.070$126.14
2025-06-2426.41%+1.611.105$128.04
2025-06-2331.58%+1.870.979$128.96

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

-5.00.05.010.015.020.06 Sep26 Dec22 Apr8 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)

30%35%40%45%2026-11-13 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 39.74%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 39.08%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 39.13%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 39.17%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 39.17%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 40.26%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 40.36%2026-11-13 (4d) — ATM — IV 40.76%2026-11-13 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 40.62%2026-11-13 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 42.30%2026-11-13 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 41.86%2026-11-13 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 42.35%2026-11-13 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 43.15%2026-11-13 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 43.91%4d2026-11-20 (11d) — 5Δ C — IV 41.53%2026-11-20 (11d) — 10Δ C — IV 38.55%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ C — IV 37.16%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ C — IV 36.55%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ C — IV 35.69%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ C — IV 36.52%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ C — IV 35.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ C — IV 35.92%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ C — IV 35.97%2026-11-20 (11d) — ATM — IV 35.28%2026-11-20 (11d) — 45Δ P — IV 37.07%2026-11-20 (11d) — 40Δ P — IV 38.24%2026-11-20 (11d) — 35Δ P — IV 36.80%2026-11-20 (11d) — 30Δ P — IV 37.57%2026-11-20 (11d) — 25Δ P — IV 37.04%2026-11-20 (11d) — 20Δ P — IV 37.06%2026-11-20 (11d) — 15Δ P — IV 37.75%11d2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ C — IV 34.35%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ C — IV 34.15%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ C — IV 34.85%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ C — IV 32.87%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ C — IV 33.42%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ C — IV 34.95%2026-11-27 (18d) — ATM — IV 33.45%2026-11-27 (18d) — 45Δ P — IV 35.50%2026-11-27 (18d) — 40Δ P — IV 32.89%2026-11-27 (18d) — 35Δ P — IV 33.57%2026-11-27 (18d) — 30Δ P — IV 32.96%2026-11-27 (18d) — 25Δ P — IV 34.44%2026-11-27 (18d) — 20Δ P — IV 35.17%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 call—41.53%—
10Δ call—38.55%—
15Δ call39.74%37.16%—
20Δ call39.08%36.55%34.35%
25Δ call39.13%35.69%34.15%
30Δ call39.17%36.52%34.85%
35Δ call39.17%35.07%32.87%
40Δ call40.26%35.92%33.42%
45Δ call40.36%35.97%34.95%
ATM40.76%35.28%33.45%
45Δ put40.62%37.07%35.50%
40Δ put42.30%38.24%32.89%
35Δ put41.86%36.80%33.57%
30Δ put42.35%37.57%32.96%
25Δ put43.15%37.04%34.44%
20Δ put43.91%37.06%35.17%
15Δ put—37.75%—

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-11-134$174.0740.76%43.15%39.13%+4.02+0.3818
2026-11-2011$173.7735.28%37.04%35.69%+1.35+1.0926
2026-11-2718$173.8533.45%34.44%34.15%+0.29+0.8514
2026-12-0425$174.0233.93%36.56%34.76%+1.80+1.7318
2026-12-1132$174.0733.38%34.79%33.61%+1.18+0.8316
2026-12-1839$174.3032.55%34.86%32.72%+2.14+1.2430
2027-01-1567$174.2432.57%35.40%32.74%+2.66+1.5033
2027-03-19130$175.0533.27%32.35%32.77%-0.43-0.7155
2027-06-17220$176.1532.39%33.31%33.02%+0.29+0.7842

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

30%32%34%36%38%40%42%2026-11-13 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 40.76%2026-11-20 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 35.28%2026-11-27 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 33.45%2026-12-04 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 33.93%2026-12-11 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 33.38%2026-12-18 — 39 days — at-the-money IV 32.55%2027-01-15 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 32.57%2027-03-19 — 130 days — at-the-money IV 33.27%2027-06-17 — 220 days — at-the-money IV 32.39%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$174.0740.76%$174.2318
2026-11-2011 days$173.7735.28%$174.1026
2026-11-2718 days$173.8533.45%$174.3314
2026-12-0425 days$174.0233.93%$174.7118
2026-12-1132 days$174.0733.38%$174.9216
2026-12-1839 days$174.3032.55%$175.2930
2027-01-1567 days$174.2432.57%$175.9533
2027-03-19130 days$175.0533.27%$178.5455
2027-06-17220 days$176.1532.39%$181.8142

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
33.51%
60 days
32.57%
90 days
32.94%
180 days
32.67%

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

0.600.801.001.201.406 Sep26 Dec22 Apr8 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.