Where vega peaks: AAPL vega and IV across strikes, 20 to 45 days out (July 2026)
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 2026-08-13, from Implied Volatility vs Vega: The Difference.
| strike_vs_spot | avg_iv_pct | vega_vs_peak | contract_day_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| -12% from spot | 35.5 | 0.46 | 187 |
| -10% from spot | 32.7 | 0.55 | 182 |
| -8% from spot | 31.9 | 0.68 | 197 |
| -6% from spot | 30.9 | 0.81 | 238 |
| -4% from spot | 30.7 | 0.92 | 206 |
| -2% from spot | 29.8 | 0.99 | 226 |
| 0% from spot | 29.2 | 1 | 233 |
| 2% from spot | 29 | 0.97 | 210 |
| 4% from spot | 29.6 | 0.88 | 201 |
| 6% from spot | 29.2 | 0.76 | 169 |
| 8% from spot | 29.6 | 0.65 | 133 |
| 10% from spot | 29.3 | 0.52 | 130 |
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- 12 × 4
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
strike_vs_spot |
text | 12 distinct values | |
avg_iv_pct |
number | 29 to 35.5 | percent |
vega_vs_peak |
number | 0.46 to 1 | |
contract_day_count |
number | 130 to 238 | count |
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
WITH mny AS
(
SELECT
floor((toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) * 50) / 50 AS strike_offset,
avg(toFloat64(vega)) AS vega_avg,
avg(implied_volatility) AS iv_avg,
count() AS contract_days
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND date >= '2026-07-01'
AND date < '2026-08-01'
AND iv_converged = 1
AND volume > 0
AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 20 AND 45
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) <= 0.12
GROUP BY strike_offset
HAVING count() >= 30
)
SELECT
concat(toString(toInt32(round(strike_offset * 100))), '% from spot') AS strike_vs_spot,
round(iv_avg * 100, 1) AS avg_iv_pct,
round(vega_avg / max(vega_avg) OVER (), 2) AS vega_vs_peak,
toUInt32(contract_days) AS contract_day_count
FROM mny
ORDER BY strike_offset
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