iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) 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.
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $495.5M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.04 to the broader market. The iShares U. public since 2006-05-05.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $119.99
- Expected Move
- 9.2%
- Implied High
- $131.03
- Implied Low
- $108.95
- Front DTE
- 34 days
As of May 15, 2026, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) has an expected move of 9.20%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $108.95 to $131.03 from the current $119.99. 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.
IEO Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF pricing an expected move of 9.20% from $119.99, 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.
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Per-expiration expected move for IEO derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $119.99 × (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 | 34 | 32.1% | 9.8% | $131.75 | $108.23 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 63 | 31.3% | 13.0% | $135.59 | $104.39 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 126 | 32.5% | 19.1% | $142.90 | $97.08 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 217 | 31.2% | 24.1% | $148.86 | $91.12 |
Frequently asked IEO expected move questions
- What is the current IEO expected move?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) has an expected move of 9.20% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $108.95 to $131.03 from the current $119.99. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the IEO 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 IEO 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.