Monthly IV Report: July 2026 — Highest IV Rank Stocks & Volatility Statistics
Data as of 2026-07-02 · Universe: 1181 liquid optionable US stocks · Source: ORATS
According to ApexVol data as of 2026-07-02, the median IV rank across 1181 liquid optionable US stocks is 67.0, with 46.1% of names showing an IV rank above 70 and 19.4% below 30. ADI tops the high-IV-rank list at 100.0 (30-day implied volatility of 54.3%), and the median 30-day implied volatility across the universe is 53.3%.
Top 10 Highest IV-Rank Stocks
According to ApexVol data, these are the 10 liquid US stocks with the highest 1-year IV percentile in July 2026 — options premium in these names is the richest relative to its own 12-month history.
Top 10 Lowest IV-Rank Stocks (Cheapest Volatility)
According to ApexVol data, options in these names are the cheapest relative to their own 12-month IV history in July 2026 — relevant for long-premium strategies like calendars, straddles, and protective puts.
Top 10 IV-vs-HV Spreads (Richest Vol Risk Premium)
According to ApexVol data, these stocks show the widest gap between 30-day implied volatility and 20-day realized volatility in July 2026 — the market is pricing substantially more movement than these names have recently delivered.
| # | Ticker | IV − HV Spread | 30d IV | 20d HV | IV Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENX | +202.3 pts | 283.2% | 80.9% | 94.0 |
| 2 | EYPT | +127.4 pts | 209.9% | 82.5% | 98.0 |
| 3 | REPL | +88.0 pts | 196.9% | 108.9% | 73.0 |
| 4 | CAPR | +84.0 pts | 156.3% | 72.3% | 63.0 |
| 5 | AVBP | +81.7 pts | 149.8% | 68.1% | 78.0 |
| 6 | SLS | +79.3 pts | 216.5% | 137.3% | 98.0 |
| 7 | BKKT | +52.1 pts | 162.0% | 109.9% | 44.0 |
| 8 | CIA | +46.2 pts | 121.5% | 75.4% | 90.0 |
| 9 | CGON | +42.4 pts | 109.2% | 66.8% | 91.0 |
| 10 | MESO | +41.0 pts | 91.6% | 50.6% | 83.0 |
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Methodology
Data source: ORATS, the institutional options data provider that powers all ApexVol analytics. The universe is the full ORATS US equity coverage filtered to liquid optionable names: share price above $5, a 20-day average options volume of at least 1,000 contracts, and valid implied volatility data — 1181 stocks for July 2026. IV rank (1-year IV percentile) measures where a stock's current 30-day implied volatility sits relative to its own range over the past 252 trading days: 100 means IV is at a 1-year high, 0 means a 1-year low. IV-vs-HV spreads compare 30-day implied volatility against 20-day realized (historical) volatility; implied earnings moves are derived from ORATS earnings-dated straddle pricing. Statistics are computed once at the start of the month and are not updated intraday.
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