YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) Volatility Skew

Implied volatility skew shows how IV varies across strike prices for a given expiration. Steeper skews indicate higher demand for downside protection relative to upside speculation.

YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $61.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.72 to the broader market. The YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation through investments in a portfolio of approximately 15 to 30 publicly traded companies within the AI sector. public since 2025-01-23.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$44.89
ATM IV
30.6%
IV Skew 25Δ
0.008
IV Rank
32.6%
IV Percentile
50.4%
Term Structure Slope
0.117

As of May 15, 2026, YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) at-the-money implied volatility is 30.6%. IV rank is 32.6% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 50.4%. The 25-delta skew is +0.008: skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.

GPTY Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels

For YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF options at 30.6% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (32.6%) is the regime where directional conviction matters more than vol-regime positioning; strategy choice should follow the event calendar and the dealer-positioning view rather than IV rank alone. Pair the vol-rank read with the dealer-gamma view and the upcoming-events calendar to confirm the strategy fits both the structural regime and the path-dependent risk. The variance risk premium - the persistent gap between implied and subsequently realized vol - is positive in equity markets on average; high IV rank typically reflects a stretch where the premium is wider than usual.

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Frequently asked GPTY volatility skew questions

What is the current GPTY ATM implied volatility?
As of May 15, 2026, YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) at-the-money implied volatility is 30.6%. IV rank is 32.6% on a 0-100% scale anchored to the 1-year IV range. ATM IV is the volatility input that makes a Black-Scholes-equivalent model reproduce the listed at-the-money option prices.
Is GPTY IV high or low historically?
IV is near its 1-year median, a regime where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and event calendar rather than vol regime.
What does GPTY volatility skew tell options traders?
Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. Skew matters for risk-defined strategy selection: when downside puts are rich, put-credit spreads capture more premium; when upside calls are rich, call-credit spreads or covered-call writes harvest more.