Drawing the volatility skew

Discussion in 'Options' started by KohPhiPhi, Aug 30, 2022.

  1. KohPhiPhi

    KohPhiPhi

    Hello all!

    Can anyone point out how to get ThinkOrSwim (or any other platform) to draw the different versions of the volatility skew chart for any ETF? In particular, I am looking for...

    1) IV (Y axis) vs Strike (X axis)
    2) Premium (Y axis) vs Strike (X axis)
    3) Extrinsic value (Y axis) vs Strike (X axis)

    Thanks!
     
  2. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    Two and three don’t represent skew (at least not obviously
     
  3. KohPhiPhi

    KohPhiPhi

    Agreed. They are derivatives of #1, but they help me complete the picture from a visual point of view.
     
  4. Matt_ORATS

    Matt_ORATS Sponsor

    Here's what we have:
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    And here's a look at the term structure (bottom right orange dots) along with trendlines, insider trades, valuation of surface, history of IV & HV:
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  5. Are you talking about this kind of thing? It's under 'Charts/Product Depth' in ToS.

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  6. Gambit

    Gambit

    I would use ORATS or Livevol over TOS.
     
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  7. taowave

    taowave

    Orats,forget TOS
     
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  8. LM3886

    LM3886

    Matt, what is mwVol? Your website defines it as "ATM weighted market width in implied volatility terms" but I'm still not sure what it means.
     
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  9. I went ahead and signed up yesterday. Yep - agreed! Looks awesome so far.

    (Thanks for the help, @Matt_ORATS !)
     
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  10. taowave

    taowave

    Yeah Dog,welcome to the club!!!!

     
    #10     Aug 31, 2022
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