Options Skew Analytics

YUM option chain

Strikes around the forward, as they were quoted at the close

Data as of 9 November 2026 (end of day)

2026-12-18(39 days)ATM 24.09%±12.68skew +1.51
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
11$69.30$73.20—$90.00—————
01$59.30$63.30—$100.00—————
01$54.30$58.30—$105.00—————
01$49.40$53.10—$110.00—————
01$44.20$48.20—$115.00—————
04$40.20$43.30—$120.00—————
02$34.50$38.20—$125.00—————
011$30.30$33.40—$130.00—————
08$25.30$28.00—$135.00—————
020$21.00$23.00—$140.00—————
060$16.00$18.30—$145.0027.57%$0.75$0.90763
0210$11.60$14.00—$150.0026.14%$1.35$1.65292177
0212$7.70$10.00—$155.0025.18%$2.55$2.856158
4281$5.00$6.30—$160.0024.51%$4.40$4.8011107
10720$3.00$3.4023.23%$165.00—$6.70$7.70311
3244$1.75$1.9023.67%$170.00—$9.80$12.3022
26379$0.75$1.0523.38%$175.00—————

Forward $161.05. The 25-delta put carries +1.51 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-01-15(67 days)ATM 23.52%±16.27skew +3.44
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
04$54.20$58.20—$105.00—————
01$49.30$53.30—$110.00—————
03$44.30$48.30—$115.00—————
03$40.40$43.30—$120.00—————
020$35.60$38.20—$125.00—————
045$30.80$33.30—$130.00—————
020$26.10$28.50—$135.0030.55%$0.65$0.851,0700
061$22.00$23.90—$140.0029.01%$0.95$1.352357
0197$17.70$19.50—$145.0028.11%$1.50$2.203310
1216$13.70$15.10—$150.0026.19%$2.30$3.00896
0306$9.60$11.60—$155.0024.54%$3.50$4.20593
992,583$6.90$7.60—$160.0023.75%$5.50$6.0092226
101444$4.60$5.1023.24%$165.00—$7.70$8.709315
3460$2.65$3.2022.26%$170.00—$10.90$13.2010
44489$1.60$2.1522.75%$175.00—————
25616$0.85$1.2022.23%$180.00—————

Forward $161.51. The 25-delta put carries +3.44 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-03-19(130 days)ATM 24.46%±23.74skew +4.95
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
01$69.60$73.70—$90.00—————
05$46.60$48.90—$115.00—————
01$41.80$44.30—$120.00—————
01$37.10$39.50—$125.0032.71%$0.85$1.40330
—————$130.0030.82%$1.10$1.75391
07$27.70$30.50—$135.00—————
05$23.50$26.00—$140.0029.30%$2.45$3.20850
0101$19.50$22.00—$145.0028.19%$3.40$4.10373
219$15.80$18.10—$150.0027.17%$4.60$5.30972
019$12.70$14.80—$155.0027.15%$6.20$7.40100
0122$10.10$12.20—$160.0025.99%$7.70$9.5050
01,047$8.00$8.4024.33%$165.00—$10.10$12.00160
122$5.90$6.3023.86%$170.00—$13.20$14.90231
5164$3.20$4.6021.94%$175.00—————
0236$2.90$3.4023.24%$180.00—————
089$2.00$2.5023.26%$185.00—$24.20$26.0010
—————$190.00—$28.50$31.2002
04$0.90$1.2023.06%$195.00—————

Forward $162.59. The 25-delta put carries +4.95 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

2027-04-16(158 days)ATM 25.10%±26.89skew +3.88
CallsStrikePuts
VolumeOpen intBidAskIV IVBidAskOpen intVolume
—————$135.0029.04%$1.95$2.8520
03$24.80$27.00—$140.00—————
07$21.00$23.10—$145.0027.49%$3.70$4.90190
01$16.70$19.60—$150.0026.26%$4.20$6.70140
01$13.70$16.20—$155.0026.15%$6.20$8.4090
019$11.20$13.40—$160.0026.16%$8.60$10.5080
07$8.30$10.8025.11%$165.00—————
09$6.50$8.4024.77%$170.00—————
013$5.00$6.4024.46%$175.00—————
070$3.60$4.8023.96%$180.00—————
0111$2.50$3.6023.61%$185.00—————
0207$1.80$2.6023.41%$190.00—————
—————$195.00—$33.30$35.8010

Forward $162.80. The 25-delta put carries +3.88 volatility points over the 25-delta call.

How to read this

Calls on the left, puts on the right, the strike between them — the layout every chain uses. Each block is one expiration, and the heading carries its days to expiry, the at-the-money implied volatility, and the one-standard-deviation move that volatility implies over that time.

Only the 21 strikes nearest the forward are stored, which is the part of the board that carries the volume. The shaded side is in the money: below the forward for calls, above it for puts.

Implied volatility is shown on the out-of-the-money side only. An in-the-money option is nearly all intrinsic value quoted on a wide market, so a volatility solved from it would look authoritative and mean very little. The price is still shown, because the price is real; the blank is deliberate.