Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) Probability Analysis
Probability analysis extracts the risk-neutral probability distribution implied by option prices. It shows the market-implied likelihood of the underlying reaching various price levels by expiration.
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
- ATM IV
- 54.7%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- -0.026
As of May 29, 2026, Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX) at $101.61 has an ATM IV of 54.7%, implying a 30-day one-standard-deviation range of approximately ±$15.93. The 25-delta skew is -0.026: downside tail priced richer than upside, biasing probability mass below spot. Under lognormal assumptions roughly 68% of outcomes fall within ±1σ and 95% within ±2σ; risk-neutral probability analysis refines this by extracting the market-implied distribution directly from options prices, capturing the fat tails that real markets exhibit.
How CHPX probability analysis Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The probability analysis view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 54.7% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the probability analysis data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
How to read the CHPX probability distribution
The probability cone above is the option-market-implied distribution of where Global X - AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF spot could end up at expiration. It's derived from the implied-volatility surface via a risk-neutral pricing transformation, not from historical realized returns. With ATM IV at 54.7% and spot at $101.61, the 1σ band is approximately ±18.9% over a 30-day horizon.
CHPX risk-neutral vs real-world probabilities
The probabilities derived from option prices reflect the market's risk-adjusted view, not the realized statistical distribution. Risk-neutral probabilities include the equity risk premium and skew preferences priced into options, so they tend to overstate tail probability and understate upside drift relative to actually-realized outcomes. CHPX's put-skewed 25-delta surface (-0.026) means downside risk-neutral probabilities are higher than upside - the empirical bias is well-documented. For probability-of-touch calculations and assignment-risk modeling, risk-neutral is the right benchmark. For position-sizing your own conviction, blend with realized-volatility-based statistics from the HV columns.
Trading the CHPX distribution
Probability-driven strategies aim to capture mispricings between the implied distribution and your own probability assessment. Premium-selling structures (credit spreads, iron condors, cash-secured puts) profit when the implied distribution overprices tail probability relative to realized; premium-buying (debit spreads, long calls/puts, long straddles) profits in the reverse. Always pair probability-driven strategy selection with a stop loss or wing-defined risk - the implied distribution is a snapshot, and regime shifts can invalidate it intraday.
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Frequently asked CHPX probability analysis questions
- What is the CHPX 30-day expected price range?
- As of May 29, 2026, with CHPX at $101.61 and ATM IV at 54.7%, the implied 30-day one-standard-deviation range is approximately ±$15.93, or about $85.68 to $117.54.
- What does CHPX risk-neutral density tell us?
- Risk-neutral density is the probability distribution of future CHPX price implied by listed option prices. Extracted via Breeden-Litzenberger (twice-differentiating the call price function with respect to strike), it represents the pricing kernel rather than the real-world probability of outcomes. Persistent skew or fat-tail features in the density reflect how the market is pricing tail risk.
- How does CHPX ATM IV translate to a probability range?
- ATM IV is annualized; multiplying by sqrt(t/365) scales it to the chosen tenor. Under lognormal assumptions, the resulting standard deviation defines the ±1σ band that contains roughly 68% of outcomes, ±2σ for 95%. Empirical equity returns have fatter tails than log-normal, so the implied tail probabilities under-state realized tail frequency in stressed regimes.