Global X - S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF (XRMI) 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 - S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF (XRMI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $48.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.35 to the broader market. The Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF (XRMI) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe S&P 500 Risk Managed Income Index. public since 2021-08-26.
Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $17.25
- ATM IV
- 39.4%
- IV Rank
- 26.8%
- IV Percentile
- 57.9%
- HV 20-Day
- 4.8%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- 0.008
As of May 29, 2026, Global X - S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF (XRMI) at $17.25 has an ATM IV of 39.4%, implying a 30-day one-standard-deviation range of approximately ±$1.95. IV rank is 26.8% (subdued, distribution priced tighter than usual). IV percentile is 57.9%. The 25-delta skew is +0.008: roughly symmetric wings. 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 XRMI probability analysis Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Global X - S&P 500 Risk Managed Income 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 39.4% 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 XRMI probability distribution
The probability cone above is the option-market-implied distribution of where Global X - S&P 500 Risk Managed Income 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 39.4% and spot at $17.25, the 1σ band is approximately ±13.6% over a 30-day horizon. Recent realized HV-20 of 4.8% runs 34.6 vol points below the current implied, suggesting the chain is pricing more dispersion than the underlying has been delivering.
XRMI 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. 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 XRMI 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. With XRMI IV rank at 26.8%, the chain is pricing tighter tails than recent realized history; buyers get cheaper optionality but need a real catalyst to monetize. 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 XRMI probability analysis questions
- What is the XRMI 30-day expected price range?
- As of May 29, 2026, with XRMI at $17.25 and ATM IV at 39.4%, the implied 30-day one-standard-deviation range is approximately ±$1.95, or about $15.30 to $19.20. IV rank is subdued, so the priced distribution is tighter than the 1-year typical width.
- What does XRMI risk-neutral density tell us?
- Risk-neutral density is the probability distribution of future XRMI 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 XRMI 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.