# Volatility Statistics

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/stock/{ticker}/volatility/stats`

Returns comprehensive volatility statistics for a ticker on a specific date, including
implied volatility data, realized volatility data, and their respective high/low values
for the past year.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `ticker` | SingleTicker | Yes | A single ticker |

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `date` | Optional Market Date | No | A trading date in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.
This is optional and by default the last trading date.
 |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `date` | Market General Trading day | A trading date in ISO format.
 |
| `iv` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `iv_high` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `iv_low` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `iv_rank` | Market General IV Rank | The IV rank value, which represents where current implied volatility stands relative to its historical range. |
| `rv` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `rv_high` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `rv_low` | Market General Volatility | The implied volatility value. |
| `ticker` | Stock Ticker | The stock ticker. |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/stock/{ticker}/volatility/stats" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/stock/{ticker}/volatility/stats", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": {
    "date": "2024-01-22",
    "iv": "0.23",
    "iv_high": "0.35",
    "iv_low": "0.18",
    "iv_rank": "0.45",
    "rv": "0.21",
    "rv_high": "0.34",
    "rv_low": "0.16",
    "ticker": "AAPL"
  }
}
```