Detailed XLU options chain for 2026-12-18 – real-time call and put contracts with last price, bid/ask, volume, open interest, implied volatility, and in-the-money status.
Tip: Use this page together with the price chart, short-term prediction, and multi-expiry options overview to build a complete view of positioning and risk for XLU.
This page focuses on a single options expiration date for XLU – 2026-12-18 – and lists every available call and put contract in a clean chain view. Each row shows the contract symbol, last trade, bid/ask quotes, daily change, percentage change, trading volume, open interest, implied volatility (IV), and whether the option is currently in-the-money (ITM).
Traders often use a specific expiry’s options chain to identify key strike levels, unusual activity, and risk hedging behavior. High open interest around certain strikes or sudden spikes in volume can reveal where large traders and market makers are concentrating their positions for XLU into 2026-12-18.
This XLU 2026-12-18 options chain provides a complete strike-by-strike breakdown of pricing, liquidity and volatility. By comparing changes in volume, open interest distribution and IV across calls and puts, traders can understand where the market is positioning ahead of this specific expiration date.
The table below shows all call options on XLU expiring on 2026-12-18. You can quickly compare strikes, pricing, liquidity (volume and open interest), and implied volatility to spot popular strike zones and potential directional bets.
| Contract | Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Volume | Open Int. | Implied Vol | ITM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLU 261218C00044000 | 44.00 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.38 | 1221 | 41091 | 20.35% | |
| XLU 261218C00037500 | 37.50 | 6.12 | 5.3 | 6 | 34 | 8279 | 29.22% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00045000 | 45.00 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 150 | 6907 | 18.13% | |
| XLU 261218C00052500 | 52.50 | 0.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 8 | 5488 | 55.81% | |
| XLU 261218C00055000 | 55.00 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.05 | 5 | 4648 | 22.66% | |
| XLU 261218C00040000 | 40.00 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 49 | 4637 | 24.95% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00046000 | 46.00 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.75 | 45 | 4535 | 20.09% | |
| XLU 261218C00075000 | 75.00 | 15.45 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4143 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00050000 | 50.00 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 288 | 4046 | 19.97% | |
| XLU 261218C00049000 | 49.00 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 112 | 3485 | 20.34% | |
| XLU 261218C00047500 | 47.50 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 174 | 3027 | 19.63% | |
| XLU 261218C00057500 | 57.50 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.09 | 20 | 2778 | 28.42% | |
| XLU 261218C00080000 | 80.00 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2409 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00105000 | 105.00 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2119 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00042000 | 42.00 | 2.35 | 1.95 | 2.45 | 10 | 2033 | 22.06% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00090000 | 90.00 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1823 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00044500 | 44.50 | 0.93 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 6 | 922 | 20.12% | |
| XLU 261218C00039000 | 39.00 | 4.47 | 4.1 | 4.95 | 8 | 621 | 29.74% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00032500 | 32.50 | 11.85 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 1 | 556 | 59.18% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00038500 | 38.50 | 5.05 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4 | 543 | 27.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00041500 | 41.50 | 2.7 | 2.25 | 2.94 | 2 | 519 | 24.43% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00043000 | 43.00 | 1.52 | 1.32 | 1.96 | 241 | 476 | 22.10% | |
| XLU 261218C00051000 | 51.00 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 441 | 22.36% | |
| XLU 261218C00035000 | 35.00 | 7.93 | 7.65 | 8.4 | 108 | 428 | 36.57% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00060000 | 60.00 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 425 | 39.89% | |
| XLU 261218C00041000 | 41.00 | 3.01 | 2.51 | 3.25 | 3 | 412 | 24.68% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00039500 | 39.50 | 6.13 | 4.15 | 4.65 | 20 | 353 | 30.18% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00078000 | 78.00 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 305 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00042500 | 42.50 | 1.9 | 1.64 | 1.97 | 2 | 302 | 19.68% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00043500 | 43.50 | 1.4 | 1.27 | 1.74 | 4 | 265 | 22.07% | |
| XLU 261218C00038000 | 38.00 | 8.79 | 5.55 | 5.95 | 1 | 257 | 33.84% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00077000 | 77.00 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00037000 | 37.00 | 6.59 | 5.75 | 6.5 | 36 | 202 | 31.06% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00065000 | 65.00 | 0.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 11 | 195 | 55.79% | |
| XLU 261218C00070000 | 70.00 | 20.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00062500 | 62.50 | 0.09 | 0 | 1.14 | 3 | 167 | 50.39% | |
| XLU 261218C00085000 | 85.00 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00079000 | 79.00 | 13.65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00095000 | 95.00 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 156 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00036000 | 36.00 | 7.45 | 6.75 | 7.7 | 20 | 154 | 38.09% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00120000 | 120.00 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 50.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00088000 | 88.00 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00027500 | 27.50 | 15.88 | 14.9 | 16.25 | 34 | 136 | 55.08% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00076000 | 76.00 | 16.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00035500 | 35.50 | 7.82 | 7.25 | 8.25 | 54 | 122 | 40.82% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00100000 | 100.00 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00030500 | 30.50 | 12.73 | 12 | 13.55 | 54 | 111 | 50.20% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00110000 | 110.00 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 96 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00074000 | 74.00 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00072000 | 72.00 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00030000 | 30.00 | 14.89 | 14 | 18.85 | 40 | 92 | 109.81% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00066000 | 66.00 | 24.68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 12.50% | |
| XLU 261218C00032000 | 32.00 | 11.26 | 9.95 | 12.1 | 46 | 80 | 61.38% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00034000 | 34.00 | 9.31 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 1 | 80 | 40.19% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00040500 | 40.50 | 3.82 | 2.95 | 3.75 | 2 | 69 | 26.95% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00031000 | 31.00 | 12.22 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 78 | 63 | 69.48% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00071000 | 71.00 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00036500 | 36.50 | 7.05 | 6.35 | 7.15 | 46 | 46 | 35.35% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00115000 | 115.00 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 50.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00068000 | 68.00 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00031500 | 31.50 | 11.81 | 11 | 11.8 | 60 | 36 | 47.12% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00081000 | 81.00 | 11.47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00033500 | 33.50 | 10.1 | 13.15 | 16.55 | 2 | 32 | 115.67% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00087000 | 87.00 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00082000 | 82.00 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00061000 | 61.00 | 21.78 | 24.5 | 29.5 | 2 | 28 | 366.06% | |
| XLU 261218C00056000 | 56.00 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 28 | 33.69% | |
| XLU 261218C00062000 | 62.00 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 24 | 353.08% | |
| XLU 261218C00086000 | 86.00 | 8.77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00025000 | 25.00 | 18.35 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 36 | 18 | 58.79% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00089000 | 89.00 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00067000 | 67.00 | 25.69 | 21 | 25.5 | 3 | 16 | 323.88% | |
| XLU 261218C00063000 | 63.00 | 20.95 | 24 | 26.2 | 2 | 15 | 342.07% | |
| XLU 261218C00073000 | 73.00 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00054000 | 54.00 | 0.04 | 0 | 2.17 | 20 | 12 | 59.06% | |
| XLU 261218C00017500 | 17.50 | 26.73 | 23.35 | 27.25 | 1 | 7 | 76.17% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00083000 | 83.00 | 11.84 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 191.87% | |
| XLU 261218C00069000 | 69.00 | 21.85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00084000 | 84.00 | 9.42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218C00020000 | 20.00 | 22.92 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 21 | 3 | 71.29% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00033000 | 33.00 | 11.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00034500 | 34.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218C00064000 | 64.00 | 19.85 | 15.5 | 18.25 | 4 | 0 | 241.55% | |
| XLU 261218C00022500 | 22.50 | 20.42 | 19.7 | 21.15 | 47 | 0 | 66.99% | YES |
The table below lists all put options on XLU expiring on 2026-12-18. Use it to track downside protection demand, hedge activity, and deep out-of-the-money puts that may indicate tail-risk hedging or speculation.
| Contract | Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Volume | Open Int. | Implied Vol | ITM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLU 261218P00025000 | 25.00 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.49 | 100 | 147675 | 60.16% | |
| XLU 261218P00030000 | 30.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 10 | 54389 | 40.63% | |
| XLU 261218P00031500 | 31.50 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.93 | 1 | 35865 | 55.13% | |
| XLU 261218P00035000 | 35.00 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 4 | 18712 | 21.09% | |
| XLU 261218P00045000 | 45.00 | 2.46 | 2.37 | 3.05 | 5 | 11881 | 17.31% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00040000 | 40.00 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 11 | 9582 | 17.07% | |
| XLU 261218P00070000 | 70.00 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9353 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00037500 | 37.50 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 7 | 8429 | 20.66% | |
| XLU 261218P00027500 | 27.50 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 10 | 7204 | 51.66% | |
| XLU 261218P00042000 | 42.00 | 1.06 | 0.76 | 1.29 | 10 | 5336 | 17.41% | |
| XLU 261218P00075000 | 75.00 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4224 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00044500 | 44.50 | 2.44 | 2.12 | 2.69 | 2 | 2329 | 17.21% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00044000 | 44.00 | 2.24 | 1.74 | 2.43 | 18 | 2215 | 17.97% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00043500 | 43.50 | 1.95 | 1.49 | 2.1 | 16 | 2214 | 17.73% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00040500 | 40.50 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 23 | 2163 | 17.73% | |
| XLU 261218P00038500 | 38.50 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.56 | 7 | 1989 | 22.36% | |
| XLU 261218P00032500 | 32.50 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.29 | 15 | 1594 | 36.04% | |
| XLU 261218P00090000 | 90.00 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1516 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00042500 | 42.50 | 1.46 | 1.05 | 1.47 | 14 | 1374 | 16.82% | |
| XLU 261218P00039500 | 39.50 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 1 | 1297 | 18.26% | |
| XLU 261218P00043000 | 43.00 | 1.68 | 1.31 | 1.84 | 542 | 1224 | 17.97% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00046000 | 46.00 | 3.07 | 1.42 | 5 | 6 | 1012 | 31.62% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00020000 | 20.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 200 | 1007 | 58.59% | |
| XLU 261218P00038000 | 38.00 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.46 | 4 | 990 | 22.39% | |
| XLU 261218P00041500 | 41.50 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 2.88 | 20 | 913 | 37.26% | |
| XLU 261218P00065000 | 65.00 | 0.49 | 0 | 1.62 | 2 | 795 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00041000 | 41.00 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.97 | 24 | 770 | 18.36% | |
| XLU 261218P00039000 | 39.00 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.4 | 1 | 693 | 18.07% | |
| XLU 261218P00047500 | 47.50 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.45 | 4 | 611 | 23.39% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00080000 | 80.00 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 525 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00079000 | 79.00 | 2.26 | 0 | 3.1 | 22 | 500 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00034000 | 34.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 10 | 450 | 31.06% | |
| XLU 261218P00037000 | 37.00 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 390 | 36.18% | |
| XLU 261218P00036500 | 36.50 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 131 | 360 | 21.97% | |
| XLU 261218P00062000 | 62.00 | 1.38 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 352 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00077000 | 77.00 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 339 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00078000 | 78.00 | 2.01 | 0.66 | 5 | 1 | 321 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00081000 | 81.00 | 2.66 | 2.22 | 3.6 | 37 | 270 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00076000 | 76.00 | 1.72 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 249 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00068000 | 68.00 | 0.7 | 0.42 | 1.26 | 1 | 226 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00034500 | 34.50 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.28 | 1 | 183 | 29.49% | |
| XLU 261218P00085000 | 85.00 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00033000 | 33.00 | 0.44 | 0 | 1.25 | 90 | 156 | 54.93% | |
| XLU 261218P00074000 | 74.00 | 2.93 | 0.25 | 10.1 | 2 | 152 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00033500 | 33.50 | 0.54 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 106 | 72.34% | |
| XLU 261218P00089000 | 89.00 | 5.85 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 94 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00069000 | 69.00 | 2.06 | 0 | 9.6 | 4 | 90 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00035500 | 35.50 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.15 | 1 | 77 | 22.66% | |
| XLU 261218P00017500 | 17.50 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.72 | 1 | 69 | 101.66% | |
| XLU 261218P00036000 | 36.00 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.55 | 1 | 60 | 30.76% | |
| XLU 261218P00073000 | 73.00 | 1.22 | 0.35 | 1.84 | 1 | 41 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00071000 | 71.00 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00063000 | 63.00 | 1.07 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 33 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00066000 | 66.00 | 1.55 | 0 | 1.91 | 2 | 33 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00050000 | 50.00 | 6.86 | 6.75 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 30.37% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00087000 | 87.00 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 15 | 31 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00095000 | 95.00 | 7.55 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 35 | 30 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00061000 | 61.00 | 1.55 | 0.76 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00049000 | 49.00 | 5.32 | 5.85 | 6.85 | 5 | 19 | 25.68% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00082000 | 82.00 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00088000 | 88.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00105000 | 105.00 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00067000 | 67.00 | 2.16 | 0 | 9.6 | 2 | 9 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00060000 | 60.00 | 16.75 | 16.05 | 19.05 | 7 | 7 | 66.50% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00084000 | 84.00 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00055000 | 55.00 | 11.6 | 10.85 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 55.74% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00110000 | 110.00 | 34.11 | 30.5 | 40.5 | 15 | 3 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00100000 | 100.00 | 13.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00052500 | 52.50 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 10.95 | 0 | 0 | 42.68% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00057500 | 57.50 | 16.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00083000 | 83.00 | 6.05 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00115000 | 115.00 | 33.29 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00022500 | 22.50 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25.00% | |
| XLU 261218P00072000 | 72.00 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00030500 | 30.50 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| XLU 261218P00064000 | 64.00 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | YES |
| XLU 261218P00031000 | 31.00 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 12.50% | |
| XLU 261218P00032000 | 32.00 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
This page displays the full XLU options chain for contracts expiring on 2026-12-18. Both call and put tables include contract symbols, last trade price, bid/ask quotes, daily change and percentage change, trading volume, open interest, implied volatility, and an in-the-money (ITM) flag. It is designed to give you a complete snapshot of how the market is pricing risk and direction for this specific expiry.
Around earnings, macro data releases, or company-specific news, traders often focus on a single expiration such as 2026-12-18. By monitoring changes in implied volatility, volume, and open interest for each strike, you can see where traders are concentrating their bets and hedges. Large shifts in activity on out-of-the-money calls or puts can be early signs of expected volatility or directional moves in XLU.
The ITM column highlights whether a contract is currently in-the-money for XLU: call options are ITM when their strike is below the current stock price, while put options are ITM when their strike is above the current stock price. ITM contracts have intrinsic value, while out-of-the-money options are purely time and volatility value. This distinction helps you quickly identify which strikes are already “in the money” for this expiry.
Implied volatility reflects how much movement the market expects for XLU between now and 2026-12-18. Higher IV typically means options are more expensive and the market is pricing in larger potential moves. You can compare IV across strikes and between calls and puts to identify skew – for example, expensive downside puts may indicate demand for crash protection, while rich upside calls can signal speculative interest.
No. This 2026-12-18 options chain gives a granular view for one maturity only. For a complete picture of positioning in XLU, you should also review the multi-expiry options overview where you can compare put/call ratios, total open interest and volume across different expiration dates. Combining both perspectives helps you understand whether traders are focused on very short-term moves or longer-dated themes.
The XLU options data on this page is refreshed regularly during market hours to reflect the latest trades, mid-market quotes, and open interest updates. Intraday changes in volume, open interest, and implied volatility can provide important signals about how sentiment and risk pricing are evolving as 2026-12-18 approaches.
