# Options Implied Volatility Snapshot — The Stall by IntuiTek

> Options Implied Volatility Snapshot — The Stall by IntuiTek is a paid API for AI agents from the-stall.intuitek.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.025/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a real-time implied volatility (IV) snapshot for a US equity's options chain, callable with USDC micropayment via x402, no API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://the-stall.intuitek.ai/cap/options-iv-snapshot
- Price: $0.025/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/options-implied-volatility-snapshot-the-stall-by-intuitek-25229c73
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jgtJF49uue5Ks6IYSxIwM

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability options-implied-volatility-snapshot-the-stall-by-intuitek-25229c73
```

Example prompt: What's the current implied volatility snapshot for NVDA options? Pay the micropayment and pull the IV data right now.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, no-account, no-API-key implied volatility snapshot for a US equity and are comfortable paying $0.025 USDC per call via the x402 micropayment protocol on Base mainnet. Ideal for agents that need real-time options volatility intelligence without managing credentials or subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported ticker symbol returns an error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance blocks the response
- Non-US equity tickers (e.g. foreign stocks) may not be supported
- Network or provider downtime may cause intermittent failures
- Options data may be delayed or unavailable outside market hours

## How this service works

Domain-agnostic x402 capability chassis by IntuiTek¹. 300 AI-callable data services — pay USDC on Base mainnet. No accounts or API keys required.

## Output

A structured snapshot of implied volatility metrics for the requested US equity ticker's options market, including current IV levels and potentially related volatility statistics, returned in real time after a $0.025 USDC micropayment on Base mainnet.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "ticker"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ticker": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "US equity ticker symbol (e.g. AAPL, NVDA, TSLA)."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/options-implied-volatility-snapshot-the-stall-by-intuitek-25229c73/health.json
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