Is EVMT options pricing rich or cheap right now?

As of Aug 28, 2026, Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (EVMT) ATM IV is 198.4% against 20-day realized volatility of 13.5%. IV rank is 65.9%. EVMT options are pricing in more volatility than the stock has recently realized: a positive variance risk premium worth 184.9 vol points.

What is the EVMT 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. EVMT 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 EVMT 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. EVMT's current rank of 65.9% 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.

Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (EVMT) 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.

Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (EVMT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $8.5M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.69 to the broader market. The Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (the Fund) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. public since 2022-04-26.

Snapshot as of Aug 28, 2026.

Spot Price: $17.89
ATM IV: 198.4%
HV 20-Day: 13.5%
HV 60-Day: 13.4%
IV Rank: 65.9%
IV Percentile: 65.1%

As of Aug 28, 2026, Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (EVMT) ATM implied volatility is 198.4%. 20-day realized volatility is 13.5%, producing an IV-HV spread of +184.9 vol points. Options are pricing in more volatility than the stock has recently delivered, the volatility risk premium. IV rank is 65.9%.

How EVMT iv/hv history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 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 198.4% 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 EVMT IV vs HV chart

The dual-line chart above 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 198.4%, 65.9% IV rank, against 13.5% realized over the trailing 20 trading days. Implied is pricing above realized by 184.9 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.

EVMT IV/HV regimes and trade selection

EVMT IV rank at 65.9% sits mid-range - no structural edge from rank alone. Strategy choice should follow event calendar and the dealer-positioning read.

Using EVMT 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 -0.623) 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.

EVMT 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. EVMT's 65.9% IV rank places the ticker in the mid-range of its 1-year window - no strong cycle-position signal. The ratio of HV-20 (13.5%) to HV-60 (13.4%) 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 above 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 EVMT over the last ~42 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.

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.

Date	ATM IV	HV 20d	HV 60d	IV Rank
Aug 28, 2026	198.4%	13.5%	13.4%	65.9%
Aug 27, 2026	192.1%	12.8%	13.5%	63.5%
Aug 26, 2026	188.2%	12.8%	13.5%	62.1%
Aug 25, 2026	183.4%	12.1%	13.6%	60.3%
Aug 24, 2026	182.1%	12.0%	13.6%	59.8%
Aug 21, 2026	174.8%	12.1%	13.7%	57.0%
Aug 20, 2026	172.9%	11.9%	13.7%	56.3%
Aug 19, 2026	168.5%	11.5%	13.7%	54.7%
Aug 18, 2026	166.0%	11.1%	13.6%	53.7%
Aug 17, 2026	163.0%	10.2%	13.5%	52.6%
Aug 14, 2026	156.7%	10.0%	13.6%	50.3%
Aug 13, 2026	155.0%	8.6%	13.3%	49.6%
Aug 12, 2026	153.7%	7.0%	13.1%	49.1%
Aug 11, 2026	190.5%	7.0%	13.6%	62.9%
Aug 10, 2026	188.9%	7.2%	13.7%	62.3%

Frequently asked EVMT iv/hv history questions

Is EVMT options pricing rich or cheap right now?: As of Aug 28, 2026, Invesco Electric Vehicle Metals Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (EVMT) ATM IV is 198.4% against 20-day realized volatility of 13.5%. IV rank is 65.9%. EVMT options are pricing in more volatility than the stock has recently realized: a positive variance risk premium worth 184.9 vol points.
What is the EVMT 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. EVMT 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 EVMT 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. EVMT's current rank of 65.9% 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.