Leverage Shares 2X Long SATS Daily ETF (ECHX) IV/HV History

Comparing implied volatility to historical (realized) volatility reveals whether options are priced rich or cheap relative to actual price movement. Persistent gaps can signal trading opportunities.

Leverage Shares 2X Long SATS Daily ETF (ECHX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $3.0M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.63 to the broader market. SATG is designed for making bullish bets on the stock price of EchoStar Corporation through swap agreements. Led by Calvin Tsang, public since 2025-12-16.

Snapshot as of Oct 14, 2026.

Spot Price
$7.46
ATM IV
100.6%
HV 20-Day
86.1%
HV 60-Day
77.6%

As of Oct 14, 2026, Leverage Shares 2X Long SATS Daily ETF (ECHX) ATM implied volatility is 100.6%. 20-day realized volatility is 86.1%, producing an IV-HV spread of +14.5 vol points. Options are pricing in more volatility than the stock has recently delivered, the volatility risk premium.

How ECHX iv/hv history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Leverage Shares 2X Long SATS Daily ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The iv/hv history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 100.6% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the iv/hv history 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 ECHX IV vs HV chart

The dual-line chart below tracks ATM implied volatility (forward-looking, what the chain is pricing) against 20-day realized historical volatility (backward-looking, what actually happened). ATM IV currently prints at 100.6%, against 86.1% realized over the trailing 20 trading days. Implied is pricing above realized by 14.5 vol points, the typical variance-risk-premium positive state in which premium sellers earn the gap. Persistent IV-above-HV is the variance-risk-premium-positive state typical of equity markets; persistent IV-below-HV is rare and usually marks underpriced vol that often expands.

ECHX IV/HV regimes and trade selection

Using ECHX vol history alongside the term structure

The IV/HV gap on this page captures the level of premium; the term-structure slope on the volatility page captures its shape across expirations. Backwardation (negative slope -0.110) indicates acute near-term event risk - near-dated tenors price disproportionate vol. Pair the rank read with the slope read with the event calendar to choose the right tenor for the structure.

ECHX IV/HV signal in volatility-cycle context

Equity-vol cycles tend to compress and expand on multi-month timeframes: a typical sequence runs low-IV-rank consolidation (months of flat tape, decaying premium) into a vol-expansion catalyst (earnings miss, macro shock, regime change) into elevated-IV-rank stress (premiums fat, dispersion high) back to mean-reverting compression. The ratio of HV-20 (86.1%) to HV-60 (77.6%) gives a second cycle indicator: when 20-day exceeds 60-day, recent realization is running hotter than the trailing-quarter average - typically a sign that recent days have already started expanding vol regardless of where IV rank prints. Use the time series below to spot inflection points: meaningful IV/HV gap closures and openings tend to precede regime shifts by a few sessions.

Learn how implied vs realized volatility is reported and how to read the data →

Daily ATM implied volatility and 20-day realized (historical) volatility for ECHX over the last ~31 trading days. The IV-HV gap measures the variance risk premium - when IV trades persistently above realized HV, premium-sellers earn the spread; when IV dips below HV, vol is structurally underpriced.

ECHX ATM implied volatility versus 20-day realized volatility over the last several weeksECHX Implied vs Realized Volatility100%200%300%400%09-0110-14Trading DayVolatilityATM IVHV 20d
Daily values from end-of-day option_ticker_snapshots. Series sparse on illiquid tickers reflects gaps in the upstream end-of-day options data feed.

Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.

DateATM IVHV 20dHV 60dIV Rank
Oct 14, 2026100.6%86.1%77.6%-
Oct 13, 202684.3%81.2%78.5%-
Oct 12, 202649.3%78.1%77.4%-
Oct 9, 202647.3%78.1%77.3%-
Oct 8, 202658.2%78.4%79.9%-
Oct 7, 202656.3%69.5%77.5%-
Oct 6, 202662.8%69.5%77.7%-
Oct 5, 202691.2%73.0%79.3%-
Oct 2, 202689.5%66.8%77.6%-
Oct 1, 2026287.0%55.1%73.6%-
Sep 30, 2026152.3%52.4%73.8%-
Sep 29, 2026131.1%52.5%74.4%-
Sep 28, 2026223.0%52.6%75.0%-
Sep 25, 202680.8%51.8%75.6%-
Sep 24, 202678.2%52.0%76.3%-

Frequently asked ECHX iv/hv history questions

Is ECHX options pricing rich or cheap right now?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Leverage Shares 2X Long SATS Daily ETF (ECHX) ATM IV is 100.6% against 20-day realized volatility of 86.1%. ECHX options are pricing in more volatility than the stock has recently realized: a positive variance risk premium worth 14.5 vol points.
What is the ECHX variance risk premium?
The variance risk premium is the persistent gap between implied and subsequently realized volatility. In equity markets it averages positive because option sellers demand compensation for bearing variance shocks. ECHX is currently priced consistently with this premium, which is one input to whether short-vol or long-vol structures carry their typical edge.
What does ECHX IV rank mean for strategy selection?
IV rank normalizes the current ATM IV to its 1-year range: 0% is the low, 100% is the high. ECHX's current rank signals where current pricing sits in its own 1-year history. High-rank regimes typically favor premium-selling structures (credit spreads, condors, covered calls); low-rank regimes typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures.