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ALB volatility Albemarle Corporation

IV30Implied volatility interpolated to a constant 30-day horizon from the expirations around it, so different stocks and dates can be compared fairly.47.1%
HV20How much the stock actually moved, measured from daily closing prices over a past window (annualized). Compare with implied volatility to see what the options market priced versus what happened.45.5%
HV6046.3%
IV − HV20 spread +1.6pt
Universe percentileWhere this IV30 ranks across all securities we cover today (a cross-sectional comparison, not the stock's own history). 76
Own-history percentileWhere today's IV30 sits versus its own daily history — 80 means higher than roughly 80% of recorded observations for that period. 3/60 days recorded

Cboe delayed options data · as of 00:33 UTC · How these are computed

IV term structure

At-the-money implied volatility for each listed expiration, plotted by days remaining.

43%48%53%59%2d534d30d
ExpiresDTEATM IV25Δ skewThe IV gap between 25-delta puts and 25-delta calls for one expiration. Positive skew means downside protection is priced richer than upside exposure.Implied move
Sep 04, 2026 2 55.5% +4.4pt ±3.3%
Sep 11, 2026 9 45.5% +1.7pt ±5.8%
Sep 18, 2026 16 45.3% +0.6pt ±7.6%
Sep 25, 2026 23 46.5% -1.6pt ±9.3%
Oct 02, 2026 30 47.1% -2.2pt ±10.8%
Oct 09, 2026 37 48.4% -1.7pt ±12.3%
Oct 16, 2026 44 48.4% +0.7pt ±13.5%
Nov 20, 2026 79 50.6% +0.4pt ±18.8%
Dec 18, 2026 107 50.1% +0.5pt ±21.7%
Jan 15, 2027 135 49.1% +0.8pt ±23.8%
Feb 19, 2027 170 49.8% +1.6pt ±27.0%
Mar 19, 2027 198 49.8% +1.2pt ±29.0%
May 21, 2027 261 49.9% +1.6pt ±33.3%
Aug 20, 2027 352 51.1% +0.2pt ±39.2%
Nov 19, 2027 443 51.3% +1.6pt ±43.9%
Dec 17, 2027 471 50.4% +0.0pt ±44.3%

Volatility smile — Sep 18, 2026

Implied volatility by strike. The tilt toward puts (left side higher) is the skew: downside protection priced richer than upside.

39%47%56%64%137.8115.0165.0
callsputs

Implied vs realized, daily record

45.3%46.2%47.1%48.0%Aug 31Sep 02
IV30HV20

Consumer Cyclical

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ETF

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Technology

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Financial Services

AFRM · Affirm Holdings, Inc.ALL · The Allstate CorporationALLY · Ally Financial Inc.AXP · American Express CompanyBAC · Bank of America CorporationBLK · BlackRock, Inc.BX · Blackstone Inc.C · Citigroup Inc.

Industrials

AAL · American Airlines Gro…BA · The Boeing CompanyCAT · Caterpillar Inc.CMI · Cummins Inc.DAL · Delta Air Lines, Inc.DE · Deere & CompanyEMR · Emerson Electric Co.ETN · Eaton Corporation plc

Energy

BKR · Baker Hughes CompanyCCJ · Cameco CorporationCOP · ConocoPhillipsCVX · Chevron CorporationDVN · Devon Energy CorporationENPH · Enphase Energy, Inc.EOG · EOG Resources, Inc.ET · Energy Transfer LP