Implied Volatility Markets at a Glance (original) (raw)

• What is this?
  This a quick view of implied volatility skews across many months or products.
• Smooth?
  Most of the time the plots of volatility by strike are smooth, sometimes settles are wonky. As a result, the curves can have a whipsaw effect. We make no effort to eliminate this. If you want smooth curves, navigate over to the curves section of the site.
• Missing plots?
  The algorithm which picks which curve to show works on open interest. That can sometimes be a recently expired contract. Fret not, navigate over the the comparisons part of the site and you will find active ones.