{"slug":"is-high-implied-volatility-good","qid":"iv_by_name","label":"At-the-money implied volatility, eleven familiar tickers (July 28, 2026)","post_title":"Is High Implied Volatility Good? IV in Context","post_url":"/blog/is-high-implied-volatility-good#q-iv_by_name","columns":["symbol","atm_iv_pct"],"rows":[{"symbol":"MSTR","atm_iv_pct":80.2},{"symbol":"COIN","atm_iv_pct":78.9},{"symbol":"PLTR","atm_iv_pct":67.8},{"symbol":"TSLA","atm_iv_pct":47.3},{"symbol":"NVDA","atm_iv_pct":43.9},{"symbol":"MSFT","atm_iv_pct":43.3},{"symbol":"AAPL","atm_iv_pct":29.3},{"symbol":"QQQ","atm_iv_pct":26},{"symbol":"JNJ","atm_iv_pct":24},{"symbol":"KO","atm_iv_pct":20.9},{"symbol":"SPY","atm_iv_pct":15.3}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT underlying_symbol AS symbol,\n       round(100 * quantileExact(0.5)(implied_volatility), 1) AS atm_iv_pct\nFROM global_markets.options_greeks\nWHERE date = '2026-07-28'\n  AND underlying_symbol IN ('KO','JNJ','SPY','QQQ','AAPL','MSFT','NVDA','TSLA','PLTR','COIN','MSTR')\n  AND iv_converged AND implied_volatility BETWEEN 0.02 AND 5\n  AND abs(strike_price / underlying_close - 1) <= 0.05\n  AND expiration_date BETWEEN date + 20 AND date + 60\nGROUP BY symbol\nORDER BY atm_iv_pct DESC","computed_at":"2026-08-17T14:10:26.726530+00:00","elapsed":0.003114994}