What is the current CHPX expected move?

As of May 29, 2026, Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) has an expected move of 15.68% over the next 20 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $85.68 to $117.54 from the current $101.61. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.

What does the CHPX expected move mean for traders?

Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.

How is CHPX expected move calculated?

The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.

Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) Expected Move

Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.

Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $32.6M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 3.11 to the broader market. The Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum Index. public since 2025-09-30.

Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.

Spot Price: $101.61
Expected Move: 15.7%
Implied High: $117.54
Implied Low: $85.68
Front DTE: 20 days

As of May 29, 2026, Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) has an expected move of 15.68%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $85.68 to $117.54 from the current $101.61. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.

CHPX Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF pricing an expected move of 15.68% from $101.61, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.

How to read the CHPX implied-range chart

The shaded range above shows the one-standard-deviation implied price band at each listed expiration, derived from ATM implied volatility scaled to days-to-expiration. The front-tenor expected move is 15.68%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $85.68 to $117.54. Under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside that band; 95% fall inside ±2σ; 99.7% inside ±3σ. The empirical equity-return distribution has fatter tails than lognormal, so true tail-outcome frequency is moderately higher than these closed-form numbers suggest.

CHPX expected move and event pricing

Expected move widens with √time: a 5% 30-day move corresponds to roughly a 2.5% 7.5-day move and a 10% 120-day move. CHPX term-structure is in backwardation (slope -0.059), so near-dated tenors price in disproportionate vol - usually because of a known event in the front-month window.

Sizing CHPX structures to the expected move

Iron condors with wings at ±1σ collect the modal-outcome premium; ±1.5σ widens probability of inside-range to ~87% but cuts collected premium roughly in half. Strangles do the inverse trade - they pay against the same lognormal distribution, profiting when realized exceeds implied. Calendar spreads bet on the slope of the term structure rather than the level. CHPX put/call volume ratio currently at 0.06 indicates speculative call flow dominates - look for upside-skewed sentiment. The expected move is the inputs the chain is pricing, not a forecast - realized moves above or below are normal under any distribution.

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Shaded band shows the ±1σ implied price range (~68% probability under lognormal assumptions) at each expiration; the center line marks current spot. Bands widen with longer DTE since volatility scales with √time.

Per-expiration expected move for CHPX derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $101.61 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.

Expiration	DTE	ATM IV	Expected Move	Implied High	Implied Low
Jun 18, 2026	20	54.7%	12.8%	$114.62	$88.60
Jul 17, 2026	49	48.8%	17.9%	$119.78	$83.44
Oct 16, 2026	140	45.6%	28.2%	$130.31	$72.91
Jan 15, 2027	231	44.9%	35.7%	$137.90	$65.32

Frequently asked CHPX expected move questions

What is the current CHPX expected move?: As of May 29, 2026, Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) has an expected move of 15.68% over the next 20 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $85.68 to $117.54 from the current $101.61. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the CHPX expected move mean for traders?: Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
How is CHPX expected move calculated?: The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.