GE Aerospace (GE) 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.
GE Aerospace (GE) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $307.92B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 53,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.35 to the broader market. GE Aerospace is an American aircraft company, which engages in the provision of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft. Led by H. Lawrence Culp Jr., public since 1962-01-02.
Snapshot as of May 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $291.02
- ATM IV
- 36.9%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- 0.009
- IV Rank
- 59.0%
- IV Percentile
- 77.0%
- Term Structure Slope
- -0.001
As of May 14, 2026, GE Aerospace (GE) at-the-money implied volatility is 36.9%. IV rank is 59.0% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 77.0%. The 25-delta skew is +0.009: skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.
GE Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels
For GE Aerospace options at 36.9% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (59.0%) 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 GE volatility skew questions
- What is the current GE ATM implied volatility?
- As of May 14, 2026, GE Aerospace (GE) at-the-money implied volatility is 36.9%. IV rank is 59.0% 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 GE 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 GE volatility skew tell options traders?
- Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. GE Aerospace 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.