LOCO · IV Rank History

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

IV rank shows where LOCO's implied volatility sits within its own recent range: 0 is the lowest reading in the window, 100 the highest. This page gives the 52-week version, the 90-session version our screeners use, the IV percentile, and the daily history.

LOCO's 30-day at-the-money implied volatility was 42.9% as of Oct 22, 2026. Its 52-week IV rank is 22 and its IV percentile is 35%: IV was lower on 35% of the past year's sessions. Over those 52 weeks it ranged from 29.6% (Jun 30, 2026) to 91.2% (Jan 8, 2026). On the 90-session window our screeners use, the IV rank is 34.

LOCO IV rank history

504 sessions

Filled line: 90-session IV rank (0–100, left axis). Dashed line: 30-day at-the-money implied volatility (right axis).

LOCO IV rank and implied volatility as of 2026-10-22

52-Week IV Rank
22
0 = year low, 100 = year high
IV Percentile
35%
of past-year sessions had lower IV
90-Session IV Rank
34
used by our screeners
30-Day ATM IV
42.9%
1-year average 48.5%
52-Week IV High
91.2%
2026-01-08
52-Week IV Low
29.6%
2026-06-30
History Since
2023-05-02
763 sessions

How these are measured. Implied volatility here is LOCO's 30-day at-the-money IV: the implied volatility of the calls and puts struck nearest the share price, blended between the expirations on either side of 30 days so every reading covers the same horizon. It's the IV level options traders usually quote, and it doesn't jump when the nearest expiration rolls from a weekly to a monthly. The 7-day figure is the same measure a week out, so it reacts first to near-term events such as earnings.

52-week IV rank = (today's IV − 52-week low) ÷ (52-week high − 52-week low) × 100. IV percentile is the share of the past year's sessions that closed with lower IV than today. The 90-session IV rank applies the same rank formula to the last 90 sessions, so it reacts faster.

A high reading means LOCO options are expensive relative to their own recent history, which is common ahead of earnings or after a sharp move. It says nothing about which way the stock will go. The Vol Arb Screener ranks every tracked symbol by these measures.

LOCO implied volatility by month

MonthAvg ATM IVHighLowAvg IV Rank (90-session)
Oct 2026 (to date) 44.2% 51.8% 39.1% 37
Sep 2026 42.0% 55.2% 30.9% 28
Aug 2026 45.8% 60.1% 35.1% 33
Jul 2026 54.0% 69.3% 40.2% 42
Jun 2026 39.8% 51.1% 29.6% 12
May 2026 49.7% 72.1% 37.0% 27
Apr 2026 53.2% 77.8% 36.5% 33
Mar 2026 53.5% 87.2% 37.2% 34
Feb 2026 52.8% 72.8% 40.0% 35
Jan 2026 50.6% 91.2% 34.7% 27
Dec 2025 47.7% 58.7% 40.3% 22
Nov 2025 56.3% 88.7% 44.6% 34
Oct 2025 52.1% 69.9% 39.0% 23
Sep 2025 42.3% 58.7% 34.6% 10
Aug 2025 48.7% 103.4% 31.4% 16
Jul 2025 48.0% 67.1% 39.1% 15
Jun 2025 44.4% 56.4% 36.5% 12
May 2025 49.4% 139.4% 32.0% 19
Apr 2025 60.2% 85.3% 44.2% 58
Mar 2025 46.2% 75.3% 33.8% 40
Feb 2025 44.9% 53.1% 37.6% 46
Jan 2025 37.4% 49.0% 32.9% 29
Dec 2024 43.7% 61.1% 28.8% 44
Nov 2024 40.0% 55.2% 31.5% 31
Oct 2024 47.1% 66.4% 30.5% 46
Sep 2024 36.3% 57.8% 25.4% 26
Aug 2024 39.2% 60.7% 28.6% 27
Jul 2024 47.9% 72.6% 28.6% 31
Jun 2024 38.3% 60.8% 24.4% 20
May 2024 36.8% 80.1% 21.3% 17
Apr 2024 38.9% 50.4% 32.1% 16
Mar 2024 39.8% 108.1% 26.1% 26
Feb 2024 39.1% 46.0% 35.2% 39
Jan 2024 32.9% 37.6% 29.4% 21
Dec 2023 30.8% 34.9% 25.3% 13
Nov 2023 34.2% 60.9% 28.8% 33
Oct 2023 45.1% 57.7% 37.4% 49
Sep 2023 32.0% 47.9% 27.5% 25
Aug 2023 34.3% 43.6% 30.8% 29
Jul 2023 39.6% 58.8% 18.3% 31
Jun 2023 40.0% 73.1% 28.3% 36
May 2023 36.4% 50.6% 30.2% 15

LOCO IV rank: last 30 sessions

DateIV Rank (90-session)30-Day ATM IV7-Day ATM IV
2026-10-22 34 42.9% —
2026-10-21 35 43.5% —
2026-10-20 49 49.1% —
2026-10-19 33 42.6% —
2026-10-16 26 39.7% —
2026-10-15 24 39.1% —
2026-10-14 28 40.5% 132.6%
2026-10-13 39 44.9% 79.9%
2026-10-12 31 41.8% 75.3%
2026-10-09 42 46.2% 74.1%
2026-10-08 34 42.9% 56.9%
2026-10-07 40 45.5% 72.8%
2026-10-06 38 44.5% 55.3%
2026-10-05 56 51.8% 75.1%
2026-10-02 50 49.6% 63.8%
2026-10-01 34 43.2% 47.1%
2026-09-30 34 42.9% 45.7%
2026-09-29 31 42.7% 48.1%
2026-09-28 24 39.8% 35.4%
2026-09-25 3 30.9% 30.9%
2026-09-24 43 48.0% —
2026-09-23 19 37.7% —
2026-09-22 24 39.9% —
2026-09-21 35 44.2% —
2026-09-18 20 38.2% —
2026-09-17 47 49.7% —
2026-09-16 60 55.2% 100.5%
2026-09-15 14 35.7% 117.7%
2026-09-14 13 36.0% 54.0%
2026-09-11 20 39.1% 80.4%

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