Apple: implied volatility and the expected move at six horizons, one session
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-22, from Expected Move From Implied Volatility.
| horizon | avg_days | iv_pct | expected_move_pct | expected_move_usd | underlying_price | as_of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | 5 | 28 | 3.17 | 10.41 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 2 weeks | 12 | 25.1 | 4.47 | 14.65 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 1 month | 27 | 29.5 | 8.08 | 26.49 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 3 months | 79 | 27.4 | 12.73 | 41.74 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 6 months | 165 | 27.7 | 18.62 | 61.05 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 1 year | 292 | 28.4 | 25.44 | 83.39 | 327.8 | Jul 15, 2026 |
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
horizon |
text | 6 distinct values (1 month, 1 week, 1 year…) | |
avg_days |
number | 5 to 292 | |
iv_pct |
number | 25.1 to 29.5 | percent |
expected_move_pct |
number | 3.17 to 25.44 | percent |
expected_move_usd |
number | 10.41 to 83.39 | US dollars |
underlying_price |
number | every row is 327.8 | US dollars |
as_of |
text | 1 distinct value (Jul 15, 2026) |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT multiIf(days_to_expiry <= 7, '1 week',
days_to_expiry <= 14, '2 weeks',
days_to_expiry <= 45, '1 month',
days_to_expiry <= 120, '3 months',
days_to_expiry <= 240, '6 months',
'1 year') AS horizon,
round(avg(days_to_expiry), 0) AS avg_days,
round(100 * avg(toFloat64(implied_volatility)), 1) AS iv_pct,
round(100 * avg(toFloat64(implied_volatility)) * sqrt(avg(days_to_expiry) / 365), 2) AS expected_move_pct,
round(avg(toFloat64(underlying_close)) * avg(toFloat64(implied_volatility))
* sqrt(avg(days_to_expiry) / 365), 2) AS expected_move_usd,
round(avg(toFloat64(underlying_close)), 2) AS underlying_price,
formatDateTime(max(date), '%b %e, %Y') AS as_of
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND date = (SELECT max(date)
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND date <= toDate('2026-07-15'))
AND iv_converged = 1
AND volume > 0
AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 1 AND 400
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) < 0.05
GROUP BY horizon
HAVING count() >= 3
ORDER BY avg_days
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