Masimo Corporation (MASI) 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.

Masimo Corporation (MASI) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry, with a market capitalization near $9.34B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,600 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Masimo Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies and hospital automation solutions worldwide. Led by Catherine Szyman, public since 2007-08-08.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$178.50
ATM IV
156.4%
IV Skew 25Δ
0.009
IV Rank
37.2%
IV Percentile
99.2%
Term Structure Slope
0.024

As of May 15, 2026, Masimo Corporation (MASI) at-the-money implied volatility is 156.4%. IV rank is 37.2% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 99.2%. 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.

MASI Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels

For Masimo Corporation options at 156.4% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (37.2%) 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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MASI highest implied-volatility contracts

TypeStrikeExpirationVolumeOIIVBidAsk
CALL$175.00Jun 18, 20260254156.4%$3.70$5.80

Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by iv within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.

Frequently asked MASI volatility skew questions

What is the current MASI ATM implied volatility?
As of May 15, 2026, Masimo Corporation (MASI) at-the-money implied volatility is 156.4%. IV rank is 37.2% 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 MASI 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 MASI volatility skew tell options traders?
Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. Masimo Corporation 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.