Options Skew Analytics

XSP options analytics

XSP · Index

Data as of 24 September 2026 (end of day)

XSP options are pricing a 30-day at-the-money volatility of 12.2%, a move of about ±3.5% over the next month. That is higher than 25% of the 208 sessions in its trailing year.

Its 25-delta puts carry 3.60 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 12% above 30-day.

Current readings

30-day ATM implied volatilityⓘ
12.20%

Prices a move of about ±3.5% over 30 days, or ±0.8% on a typical day.

Higher than 25% of the past year.

25-delta risk reversalⓘ
+3.60

Puts carry 3.60 volatility points more than calls the same distance from the money.

Higher than 13% of the past year.

25-delta butterflyⓘ
+0.60

The wings carry 0.60 volatility points more than at-the-money.

Term structure slopeⓘ
1.123

90-day volatility is 12% above 30-day.

Higher than 83% of the past year.

Where 30-day implied volatility sits

Against 208 prior sessions (one-year window)

12.2% — 25th percentile
9.0%41.8%
IV percentile, 1 year
25%
IV rank, 1 year
10%
IV percentile, 2 years
25%
IV rank, 2 years
10%

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
$770.41
30-day implied forward
$772.75
60-day ATM IV
13.32%
90-day ATM IV
13.69%
180-day ATM IV
14.52%
Expirations used
45
Total open interest
741,010
Put / call open interest
2.49

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 228 sessions

0%10%20%30%40%50%26 Aug26 Nov20 Feb8 May24 Sep
Show the underlying numbers (most recent 120)
Session30-day ATM IV25-delta RRTerm slopeClose
2026-09-2412.20%+3.601.123$770.41
2026-09-2312.08%+3.721.129$770.60
2026-09-2211.33%+2.711.179$776.46
2026-09-2111.66%+2.931.166$776.47
2026-09-1811.58%+3.921.173$765.05
2026-09-1712.16%+4.151.130$763.78
2026-09-1614.08%+5.491.040$755.18
2026-09-1513.37%+5.161.066$758.57
2026-09-1413.03%+5.051.081$762.00
2026-09-1111.29%+5.011.214$765.70
2026-09-1014.00%+5.461.048$759.17
2026-09-0913.03%+4.601.079$763.64
2026-09-0812.42%+4.201.105$767.35
2026-09-0411.40%+3.571.160$771.86
2026-09-0311.37%+3.271.147$774.77
2026-09-0212.21%+4.291.093$766.66
2026-09-0112.77%+5.031.068$763.15
2026-08-3111.64%+3.811.127$768.61
2026-08-2811.18%+3.401.187$771.18
2025-06-3013.32%+4.061.073$620.50
2025-06-2712.70%+3.85—$617.31
2025-06-2612.90%+4.091.105$614.10
2025-06-2513.26%+4.451.091$609.22
2025-06-2413.46%+4.751.082$609.22
2025-06-2314.83%+6.091.058$602.52
2025-06-2015.76%+6.571.041$596.78
2025-06-1815.88%+6.581.024$598.09
2025-06-1716.47%+6.961.010$598.27
2025-06-1614.39%+5.541.077$603.31
2025-06-1316.13%+6.601.031$597.70
2025-06-1214.01%+5.261.099$604.53
2025-06-11———$602.22
2025-06-1013.57%+4.131.111$603.88
2025-06-0913.66%+4.131.116$600.59
2025-06-0613.18%+4.091.153$600.04
2025-06-0514.83%+5.251.085$593.93
2025-06-0414.36%+4.701.101$597.08
2025-06-0314.38%+4.841.093$597.04
2025-06-0214.70%+5.391.092$593.59
2025-05-3015.04%+5.641.087$591.17
2025-05-2915.42%+5.321.066$591.22
2025-05-28———$588.86
2025-05-2714.91%+5.301.079$592.15
2025-05-2317.97%+7.121.009$580.28
2025-05-2216.46%+5.971.017$584.20
2025-05-2117.11%+6.691.002$584.46
2025-05-2015.05%+4.951.047$594.05
2025-05-1914.99%+4.751.040$596.36
2025-05-1614.56%+4.261.073$595.84
2025-05-1514.60%+4.291.062$591.69
2025-05-1415.24%+4.521.039$589.26
2025-05-1314.74%+4.341.042$588.66
2025-05-1214.97%+4.721.050$584.42
2025-05-0918.48%+6.061.024$565.99
2025-05-0818.89%+6.631.022$566.39
2025-05-0719.91%+7.341.001$563.13
2025-05-0620.69%+7.740.998$560.69
2025-05-0519.20%+7.111.023$565.04
2025-05-0218.26%+7.011.054$568.67
2025-05-0120.70%+7.880.987$560.41
2025-04-3020.65%+8.020.988$556.91
2025-04-2920.47%+7.420.998$556.08
2025-04-2821.17%+7.320.979$552.88
2025-04-2520.84%+7.240.983$552.52
2025-04-2422.57%+7.730.948$548.48
2025-04-2324.69%+7.590.924$537.59
2025-04-2226.65%+7.800.907$528.78
2025-04-2129.42%+7.820.881$515.82
2025-04-1725.29%+8.740.931$528.27
2025-04-1628.26%+9.960.882$527.57
2025-04-1524.80%+10.350.920$539.66
2025-04-1425.88%+11.070.907$540.60
2025-04-1131.19%+14.290.842$536.34
2025-04-1034.02%+15.950.823$526.81
2025-04-0925.52%+10.890.897$545.69
2025-04-0841.84%+17.680.751$498.28
2025-04-0737.98%+15.570.772$506.23
2025-04-0436.90%+15.150.786$507.41
2025-04-0325.46%+8.660.863$539.65
2025-04-0220.64%+6.940.897$567.10
2025-04-0118.21%+6.220.939$563.31
2025-03-3118.46%+6.030.943$561.19
2025-03-2818.83%+5.410.937$558.09
2025-03-2716.00%+4.590.980$569.33
2025-03-2615.79%+4.780.986$571.22
2025-03-2514.47%+4.431.012$577.67
2025-03-2414.82%+4.331.012$576.76
2025-03-2116.40%+4.710.981$566.76
2025-03-2017.23%+5.110.953$566.29
2025-03-1917.24%+5.160.952$567.53
2025-03-1819.07%+5.560.915$561.47
2025-03-1717.84%+5.500.940$567.51
2025-03-1418.97%+5.700.923$563.89
2025-03-1321.96%+7.150.879$552.15
2025-03-1221.48%+6.500.870$559.93
2025-03-1123.35%+7.300.849$557.21
2025-03-1022.76%+7.680.856$561.46
2025-03-0719.22%+6.790.890$577.02
2025-03-06———$573.85
2025-03-0518.37%+6.470.888$584.26
2025-03-0418.96%+6.810.886$577.81
2025-03-0318.02%+6.620.908$584.97
2025-02-2815.54%+5.880.958$595.45
2025-02-2717.17%+5.730.916$586.16
2025-02-26———$595.61
2025-02-2515.12%+5.990.955$595.53
2025-02-2414.58%+5.980.971$598.33
2025-02-2113.60%+5.771.008$601.31
2025-02-2011.57%+4.431.083$611.75
2025-02-1911.44%+4.011.087$614.42
2025-02-1811.56%+3.961.085$612.96
2025-02-1410.93%+3.771.143$611.46
2025-02-1311.37%+3.921.105$611.51
2025-02-1212.32%+4.391.049$605.20
2025-02-1112.14%+4.301.064$606.85
2025-02-1012.05%+4.331.066$606.64
2025-02-0712.60%+4.521.045$602.60
2025-02-0612.22%+4.101.041$608.36
2025-02-0512.50%+4.131.024$606.15
2025-02-0413.64%+4.550.981$603.79

The chart covers every session in the archive, 228 in total. The table lists the most recent 120.

25-delta risk reversal

Last 228 sessions

-5.00.05.010.015.020.026 Aug26 Nov20 Feb8 May24 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

1d (2026-09-25) · 4d (2026-09-28) · 5d (2026-09-29)

8%10%12%14%16%18%2026-09-25 (1d) — 5Δ C — IV 13.35%2026-09-25 (1d) — 10Δ C — IV 12.66%2026-09-25 (1d) — 15Δ C — IV 12.52%2026-09-25 (1d) — 20Δ C — IV 12.46%2026-09-25 (1d) — 25Δ C — IV 12.48%2026-09-25 (1d) — 30Δ C — IV 12.52%2026-09-25 (1d) — 35Δ C — IV 12.60%2026-09-25 (1d) — 40Δ C — IV 12.73%2026-09-25 (1d) — 45Δ C — IV 12.86%2026-09-25 (1d) — ATM — IV 12.99%2026-09-25 (1d) — 45Δ P — IV 13.14%2026-09-25 (1d) — 40Δ P — IV 13.31%2026-09-25 (1d) — 35Δ P — IV 13.54%2026-09-25 (1d) — 30Δ P — IV 13.85%2026-09-25 (1d) — 25Δ P — IV 14.14%2026-09-25 (1d) — 20Δ P — IV 14.47%2026-09-25 (1d) — 15Δ P — IV 14.96%2026-09-25 (1d) — 10Δ P — IV 15.59%2026-09-25 (1d) — 5Δ P — IV 17.09%1d2026-09-28 (4d) — 5Δ C — IV 9.60%2026-09-28 (4d) — 10Δ C — IV 9.23%2026-09-28 (4d) — 15Δ C — IV 9.15%2026-09-28 (4d) — 20Δ C — IV 9.14%2026-09-28 (4d) — 25Δ C — IV 9.19%2026-09-28 (4d) — 30Δ C — IV 9.22%2026-09-28 (4d) — 35Δ C — IV 9.28%2026-09-28 (4d) — 40Δ C — IV 9.37%2026-09-28 (4d) — 45Δ C — IV 9.47%2026-09-28 (4d) — ATM — IV 9.60%2026-09-28 (4d) — 45Δ P — IV 9.70%2026-09-28 (4d) — 40Δ P — IV 9.88%2026-09-28 (4d) — 35Δ P — IV 10.08%2026-09-28 (4d) — 30Δ P — IV 10.30%2026-09-28 (4d) — 25Δ P — IV 10.62%2026-09-28 (4d) — 20Δ P — IV 10.98%2026-09-28 (4d) — 15Δ P — IV 11.47%2026-09-28 (4d) — 10Δ P — IV 12.22%2026-09-28 (4d) — 5Δ P — IV 13.70%4d2026-09-29 (5d) — 5Δ C — IV 9.87%2026-09-29 (5d) — 10Δ C — IV 9.64%2026-09-29 (5d) — 15Δ C — IV 9.61%2026-09-29 (5d) — 20Δ C — IV 9.63%2026-09-29 (5d) — 25Δ C — IV 9.70%2026-09-29 (5d) — 30Δ C — IV 9.78%2026-09-29 (5d) — 35Δ C — IV 9.88%2026-09-29 (5d) — 40Δ C — IV 10.00%2026-09-29 (5d) — 45Δ C — IV 10.14%2026-09-29 (5d) — ATM — IV 10.30%2026-09-29 (5d) — 45Δ P — IV 10.44%2026-09-29 (5d) — 40Δ P — IV 10.66%2026-09-29 (5d) — 35Δ P — IV 10.91%2026-09-29 (5d) — 30Δ P — IV 11.21%2026-09-29 (5d) — 25Δ P — IV 11.56%2026-09-29 (5d) — 20Δ P — IV 12.02%2026-09-29 (5d) — 15Δ P — IV 12.57%2026-09-29 (5d) — 10Δ P — IV 13.44%2026-09-29 (5d) — 5Δ P — IV 15.12%5d10Δ 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
Delta1d4d5d
5Δ call13.35%9.60%9.87%
10Δ call12.66%9.23%9.64%
15Δ call12.52%9.15%9.61%
20Δ call12.46%9.14%9.63%
25Δ call12.48%9.19%9.70%
30Δ call12.52%9.22%9.78%
35Δ call12.60%9.28%9.88%
40Δ call12.73%9.37%10.00%
45Δ call12.86%9.47%10.14%
ATM12.99%9.60%10.30%
45Δ put13.14%9.70%10.44%
40Δ put13.31%9.88%10.66%
35Δ put13.54%10.08%10.91%
30Δ put13.85%10.30%11.21%
25Δ put14.14%10.62%11.56%
20Δ put14.47%10.98%12.02%
15Δ put14.96%11.47%12.57%
10Δ put15.59%12.22%13.44%
5Δ put17.09%13.70%15.12%

Wing readings by expiration

ExpirationDaysForwardATM IV25Δ put25Δ callRRButterflyQuotes
2026-09-251$770.7212.99%14.14%12.48%+1.66+0.3275
2026-09-284$770.799.60%10.62%9.19%+1.44+0.30105
2026-09-295$770.8810.30%11.56%9.70%+1.86+0.33101
2026-09-306$770.9010.89%12.29%10.17%+2.12+0.34171
2026-10-017$771.0311.32%12.79%10.53%+2.25+0.34113
2026-10-028$771.2311.92%13.51%11.07%+2.44+0.37146
2026-10-0511$771.2711.08%12.69%10.25%+2.44+0.39101
2026-10-0612$771.3011.21%12.94%10.31%+2.63+0.41107
2026-10-0713$771.3511.37%13.18%10.43%+2.75+0.44115
2026-10-0814$771.4211.51%13.40%10.53%+2.88+0.4595
2026-10-0915$771.6611.68%13.66%10.67%+2.99+0.48142
2026-10-1218$771.6511.27%13.24%10.28%+2.96+0.4989
2026-10-1319$771.7311.44%13.48%10.42%+3.07+0.5180
2026-10-1420$771.8311.80%13.96%10.73%+3.22+0.5479
2026-10-1521$771.8611.94%14.16%10.86%+3.30+0.5768
2026-10-1622$772.1312.10%14.36%10.97%+3.39+0.57234
2026-10-1925$772.2211.84%14.06%10.69%+3.36+0.5460
2026-10-2026$772.3011.94%14.21%10.78%+3.43+0.5649
2026-10-2127$772.3912.05%14.37%10.88%+3.49+0.5770
2026-10-2228$772.4612.15%14.53%10.98%+3.55+0.6026
2026-10-2329$772.7312.27%14.67%11.06%+3.61+0.59141
2026-10-2632$772.7712.06%14.46%10.87%+3.59+0.6136
2026-10-2834$772.9812.43%14.89%11.22%+3.67+0.6228
2026-10-3036$773.3312.86%15.47%11.61%+3.87+0.68208
2026-11-0340$773.5912.73%15.34%11.47%+3.87+0.6833
2026-11-0441$773.6112.94%15.64%11.69%+3.95+0.7233
2026-11-0643$773.9813.16%15.92%11.86%+4.06+0.7492
2026-11-1350$774.3213.27%16.12%11.93%+4.19+0.7557
2026-11-2057$774.7113.39%16.35%12.04%+4.31+0.80244
2026-11-3067$775.3913.18%16.20%11.82%+4.38+0.83193
2026-12-1885$776.7813.72%17.05%12.27%+4.79+0.94192
2026-12-3198$778.1513.64%17.06%12.18%+4.88+0.97179
2027-01-15113$779.9313.82%17.30%12.30%+5.00+0.9883
2027-01-29127$781.1413.96%17.48%12.41%+5.07+0.98104
2027-02-19148$782.8814.15%17.76%12.56%+5.20+1.01108
2027-02-26155$783.5314.23%17.88%12.64%+5.24+1.0384
2027-03-19176$785.0514.50%18.22%12.85%+5.37+1.03138
2027-03-31188$785.9114.55%18.28%12.87%+5.41+1.0331
2027-04-16204$787.9414.70%18.54%12.99%+5.55+1.0794
2027-05-21239$791.1815.04%18.99%13.25%+5.74+1.0889
2027-06-17266$793.6015.22%19.22%13.38%+5.84+1.08214
2027-07-16295$796.6315.36%19.40%13.47%+5.93+1.0781
2027-08-20330$800.0515.61%19.66%13.66%+6.00+1.0571
2027-09-17358$802.6015.74%19.84%13.76%+6.07+1.06108
2027-10-15386$805.1515.92%19.90%14.05%+5.85+1.0515

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

45 listed expirations produced a usable reading

8%10%12%14%16%18%2026-09-25 — 1 days — at-the-money IV 12.99%2026-09-28 — 4 days — at-the-money IV 9.60%2026-09-29 — 5 days — at-the-money IV 10.30%2026-09-30 — 6 days — at-the-money IV 10.89%2026-10-01 — 7 days — at-the-money IV 11.32%2026-10-02 — 8 days — at-the-money IV 11.92%2026-10-05 — 11 days — at-the-money IV 11.08%2026-10-06 — 12 days — at-the-money IV 11.21%2026-10-07 — 13 days — at-the-money IV 11.37%2026-10-08 — 14 days — at-the-money IV 11.51%2026-10-09 — 15 days — at-the-money IV 11.68%2026-10-12 — 18 days — at-the-money IV 11.27%2026-10-13 — 19 days — at-the-money IV 11.44%2026-10-14 — 20 days — at-the-money IV 11.80%2026-10-15 — 21 days — at-the-money IV 11.94%2026-10-16 — 22 days — at-the-money IV 12.10%2026-10-19 — 25 days — at-the-money IV 11.84%2026-10-20 — 26 days — at-the-money IV 11.94%2026-10-21 — 27 days — at-the-money IV 12.05%2026-10-22 — 28 days — at-the-money IV 12.15%2026-10-23 — 29 days — at-the-money IV 12.27%2026-10-26 — 32 days — at-the-money IV 12.06%2026-10-28 — 34 days — at-the-money IV 12.43%2026-10-30 — 36 days — at-the-money IV 12.86%2026-11-03 — 40 days — at-the-money IV 12.73%2026-11-04 — 41 days — at-the-money IV 12.94%2026-11-06 — 43 days — at-the-money IV 13.16%2026-11-13 — 50 days — at-the-money IV 13.27%2026-11-20 — 57 days — at-the-money IV 13.39%2026-11-30 — 67 days — at-the-money IV 13.18%2026-12-18 — 85 days — at-the-money IV 13.72%2026-12-31 — 98 days — at-the-money IV 13.64%2027-01-15 — 113 days — at-the-money IV 13.82%2027-01-29 — 127 days — at-the-money IV 13.96%2027-02-19 — 148 days — at-the-money IV 14.15%2027-02-26 — 155 days — at-the-money IV 14.23%2027-03-19 — 176 days — at-the-money IV 14.50%2027-03-31 — 188 days — at-the-money IV 14.55%2027-04-16 — 204 days — at-the-money IV 14.70%2027-05-21 — 239 days — at-the-money IV 15.04%2027-06-17 — 266 days — at-the-money IV 15.22%2027-07-16 — 295 days — at-the-money IV 15.36%2027-08-20 — 330 days — at-the-money IV 15.61%2027-09-17 — 358 days — at-the-money IV 15.74%2027-10-15 — 386 days — at-the-money IV 15.92%7306090180365days 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
2026-09-251 day$770.7212.99%$770.7475
2026-09-284 days$770.799.60%$770.83105
2026-09-295 days$770.8810.30%$770.94101
2026-09-306 days$770.9010.89%$770.98171
2026-10-017 days$771.0311.32%$771.12113
2026-10-028 days$771.2311.92%$771.35146
2026-10-0511 days$771.2711.08%$771.41101
2026-10-0612 days$771.3011.21%$771.45107
2026-10-0713 days$771.3511.37%$771.53115
2026-10-0814 days$771.4211.51%$771.6195
2026-10-0915 days$771.6611.68%$771.88142
2026-10-1218 days$771.6511.27%$771.8989
2026-10-1319 days$771.7311.44%$772.0080
2026-10-1420 days$771.8311.80%$772.1379
2026-10-1521 days$771.8611.94%$772.1868
2026-10-1622 days$772.1312.10%$772.47234
2026-10-1925 days$772.2211.84%$772.5960
2026-10-2026 days$772.3011.94%$772.7049
2026-10-2127 days$772.3912.05%$772.8170
2026-10-2228 days$772.4612.15%$772.9026
2026-10-2329 days$772.7312.27%$773.20141
2026-10-2632 days$772.7712.06%$773.2636
2026-10-2834 days$772.9812.43%$773.5328
2026-10-3036 days$773.3312.86%$773.96208
2026-11-0340 days$773.5912.73%$774.2833
2026-11-0441 days$773.6112.94%$774.3433
2026-11-0643 days$773.9813.16%$774.7792
2026-11-1350 days$774.3213.27%$775.2557
2026-11-2057 days$774.7113.39%$775.79244
2026-11-3067 days$775.3913.18%$776.63193
2026-12-1885 days$776.7813.72%$778.49192
2026-12-3198 days$778.1513.64%$780.10179
2027-01-15113 days$779.9313.82%$782.2483
2027-01-29127 days$781.1413.96%$783.79104
2027-02-19148 days$782.8814.15%$786.07108
2027-02-26155 days$783.5314.23%$786.9184
2027-03-19176 days$785.0514.50%$789.04138
2027-03-31188 days$785.9114.55%$790.2131
2027-04-16204 days$787.9414.70%$792.7194
2027-05-21239 days$791.1815.04%$797.0689
2027-06-17266 days$793.6015.22%$800.33214
2027-07-16295 days$796.6315.36%$804.2781
2027-08-20330 days$800.0515.61%$808.9071
2027-09-17358 days$802.6015.74%$812.41108
2027-10-15386 days$805.1515.92%$816.0215

Constant maturities

Interpolated between the bracketing listed expirations, in total variance

30 days
12.20%
60 days
13.32%
90 days
13.69%
180 days
14.52%

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 228 sessions

0.600.801.001.201.4026 Aug27 Nov20 Feb8 May24 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.