Near the money implied volatility by expiry band, three names
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 2026-09-20, from What Is a Calendar Spread in Options?.
| dte_band | aapl_iv_pct | spy_iv_pct | ko_iv_pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 DTE | 28.5 | 16.3 | 22.8 |
| 11-25 DTE | 25.1 | 13.1 | 18.2 |
| 26-45 DTE | 25.1 | 13.3 | 18.3 |
| 46-90 DTE | 26.5 | 14.1 | 20 |
| 91-180 DTE | 26.8 | 15.2 | 20.2 |
| 181+ DTE | 28.1 | 16.9 | 20.6 |
- Rows × columns
- 6 × 4
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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- Strasmore terms · free, no signup
What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
dte_band |
text | 6 distinct values (1-10 DTE, 11-25 DTE, 181+ DTE…) | |
aapl_iv_pct |
number | 25.1 to 28.5 | percent |
spy_iv_pct |
number | 13.1 to 16.9 | percent |
ko_iv_pct |
number | 18.2 to 22.8 | percent |
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.
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SELECT
multiIf(days_to_expiry <= 10, '1-10 DTE',
days_to_expiry <= 25, '11-25 DTE',
days_to_expiry <= 45, '26-45 DTE',
days_to_expiry <= 90, '46-90 DTE',
days_to_expiry <= 180, '91-180 DTE',
'181+ DTE') AS dte_band,
round(avgIf(implied_volatility, underlying_symbol = 'AAPL') * 100, 1) AS aapl_iv_pct,
round(avgIf(implied_volatility, underlying_symbol = 'SPY') * 100, 1) AS spy_iv_pct,
round(avgIf(implied_volatility, underlying_symbol = 'KO') * 100, 1) AS ko_iv_pct
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol IN ('AAPL', 'SPY', 'KO')
AND date >= today() - 30
AND date <= today() - 2
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 dte_band
HAVING countIf(underlying_symbol = 'AAPL') > 0
AND countIf(underlying_symbol = 'SPY') > 0
AND countIf(underlying_symbol = 'KO') > 0
ORDER BY min(days_to_expiry)