First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for FCG with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
226 months of complete options data available.
FCG monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for FCG. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 19 | 47.0% | 47.4% | $27.00 | $202.8K | -$2.1M | 0.32 |
| 2026-05 | 19 | 33.3% | 50.6% | $30.00 | $334.0K | -$5.1M | 0.22 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 32.5% | 37.8% | $30.00 | $420.2K | -$12.5M | 0.23 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 39.0% | 33.5% | $27.00 | $462.3K | -$14.0M | 0.10 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 36.0% | 30.7% | $24.00 | $431.6K | -$11.1M | 0.20 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 32.1% | 25.8% | $24.00 | $257.3K | -$5.0M | 0.76 |
This archive aggregates FCG's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-06 through 2026-06. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how FCG option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 47.0%, a month-end max-pain strike around $27.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.32.
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Frequently asked FCG history questions
- How much options history is available for FCG?
- This archive holds 226 months of FCG options analytics, spanning 2007-06 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of FCG's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the FCG archive.
- What data does each monthly FCG aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of FCG option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 47.0%, an average IV rank of 47.4%, a month-end max-pain strike around $27.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.32.
- How is the FCG options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from FCG's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how FCG's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.