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Implied Volatility
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How richly options are priced right now — at-the-money IV for the major indices, end-of-day, with PCR and max pain alongside.

End-of-Day Snapshot

as of 18 Sep 2026, 11:02

NIFTY

Exp 2026-09-22
ATM Implied Volatility
13.0%
Spot 23,311
PCR 0.89 Max pain 23,300

BANKNIFTY

Exp 2026-09-29
ATM Implied Volatility
16.7%
Spot 56,112
PCR 0.84 Max pain 57,000

FINNIFTY

Exp 2026-09-29
ATM Implied Volatility
17.2%
Spot 25,421
PCR 0.75 Max pain 25,650

SENSEX

Exp 2026-09-24
ATM Implied Volatility
13.5%
Spot 74,431
PCR 1.01 Max pain 74,500

MIDCPNIFTY

Exp 2026-09-29
ATM Implied Volatility
17.3%
Spot 14,468
PCR 0.98 Max pain 14,500

End-of-day at-the-money IV, refreshed once daily. Live IV across every strike (the full IV smile) is in the app.

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What ATM IV tells you

At-the-money implied volatility is the market's expected future movement priced into the options nearest spot. Higher IV means richer premiums and bigger expected moves; lower IV means cheaper options. IV climbs into events (results, budget, policy) and collapses after — the "IV crush" that punishes option buyers. At the index level, India VIX is the headline 30-day expected volatility derived from NIFTY options.

Using this page

  • High ATM IV → options are expensive (favours sellers); low IV → cheaper (favours buyers).
  • Compare IV across indices and against each one's own typical range.
  • Mind events — IV inflates before and crushes after.

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