Genius Sports Limited (GENI) 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.
Genius Sports Limited (GENI) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $1.08B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,850 people, carrying a beta of 1.80 to the broader market. Genius Sports Limited develops and sells technology-led products and services to the sports, sports betting, and sports media industries. Led by Mark Locke, public since 2020-10-05.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $4.26
- ATM IV
- 75.9%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- -0.024
- IV Rank
- 30.1%
- IV Percentile
- 80.6%
- Term Structure Slope
- 0.013
As of May 15, 2026, Genius Sports Limited (GENI) at-the-money implied volatility is 75.9%. IV rank is 30.1% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 80.6%. The 25-delta skew is -0.024: puts carry meaningful premium over calls, a classic equity downside-protection skew. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.
GENI Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels
For Genius Sports Limited options at 75.9% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (30.1%) 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. The 25-delta skew is meaningfully put-skewed, so put-credit spreads capture more premium for the same width than call-credit spreads. 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 GENI volatility skew questions
- What is the current GENI ATM implied volatility?
- As of May 15, 2026, Genius Sports Limited (GENI) at-the-money implied volatility is 75.9%. IV rank is 30.1% 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 GENI 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 GENI volatility skew tell options traders?
- Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. Genius Sports Limited carries the typical equity downside-protection skew: 25-delta puts price meaningfully richer than 25-delta calls. 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.