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Implied Volatility Skew & Smile: Reading Institutional Tail-Risk Positioning

21 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

ATM OTM PUTS (higher IV) OTM CALLS

Why out-of-the-money puts almost always carry richer implied volatility than equidistant calls — and what a shifting skew is telling you.

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