IWM Options History — July 2022

In July 2022, IWM traded between $169.49 and $187.52. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.0%, placing in the 54.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 1.3% (HV 20d: 29.3%). Max pain ranged from $178.00 to $180.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.44.

Notable Days

  • 2022-07-14: Highest Volume — 848,148 contracts
  • 2022-07-15: Largest IV drop — 9.3% change
  • 2022-07-05: Highest IV Rank — 70.8%
  • 2022-07-05: Largest Expected Move — 8.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$176.62$169.49$187.52$171.53$187.52
Max Pain$179.15$178.00$180.00$180.00$180.00
ATM IV28.0%23.6%31.1%29.5%23.6%
Expected Move8.0%6.7%8.8%8.3%6.7%
HV 20d29.3%22.7%36.5%36.1%22.7%
HV 60d33.3%32.9%33.7%33.2%32.9%
IV Rank54.8%32.1%70.8%62.8%32.1%
IV Percentile63.1%36.5%79.8%73.8%36.5%
Term Structure-0.1%-0.8%0.6%0.3%0.5%
VWIV30.2%25.5%34.5%30.6%25.5%
Skew 25d6.2%5.0%6.9%6.2%5.0%
Skew 10d11.7%9.3%13.6%12.5%9.3%
Call IV 25d24.9%21.3%27.6%26.4%21.3%
Put IV 25d31.2%26.3%34.3%32.6%26.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %1.611.341.961.501.34
Gamma HHI0.060.040.120.060.05
Net GEX-1.06B-1.71B-458.5M-1.32B-458.5M
Net DEX19.52B5.57B29.93B26.64B5.57B
Net VEX-173.9M-186.9M-164.6M-166.6M-185.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.441.624.041.822.16
Total Volume673,025.2526,678848,148642,594725,940
Total OI7,431,183.76,609,5027,977,6667,366,4437,961,770

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-07-01$171.53$180.0029.5%8.3%36.1%62.8%30.6%6.2%0.3%-1.32B26.64B-166.6M1.821.50227,833414,7612,151,9315,214,512
2022-07-05$172.24$179.0031.1%8.8%36.2%70.8%33.2%6.7%0.2%-1.33B25.70B-164.7M1.791.59229,483409,9912,121,5315,063,964
2022-07-06$171.83$178.0030.2%8.6%36.0%66.0%34.5%6.8%-0.7%-1.41B26.35B-165.4M2.531.87179,137452,3442,162,6775,138,542
2022-07-07$175.39$178.0029.3%8.4%36.4%61.5%32.2%6.9%-0.7%-1.13B20.57B-168.6M2.891.52201,077581,9862,177,3035,112,917
2022-07-08$175.80$178.0027.5%8.0%36.3%52.0%29.2%6.2%0.5%-1.21B20.00B-171.6M2.071.66175,831364,2352,239,9135,326,738
2022-07-11$171.77$178.0029.9%8.6%36.5%64.9%32.4%6.5%0.2%-1.51B26.74B-165.7M2.411.96154,650372,0282,209,2245,259,261
2022-07-12$171.01$178.0030.9%8.8%35.3%69.8%29.6%6.9%0.1%-1.50B27.91B-166.8M1.621.75203,695330,9502,240,8435,346,462
2022-07-13$171.43$179.0030.4%8.6%29.9%67.1%32.1%6.9%-0.7%-1.59B27.42B-167.9M2.271.66194,142441,6612,321,7395,450,862
2022-07-14$169.49$178.0029.3%8.4%30.2%61.5%30.3%6.3%-0.8%-1.71B29.93B-164.6M2.541.90239,764608,3842,361,0245,482,021
2022-07-15$172.91$178.0026.6%7.7%30.4%47.4%27.1%6.4%0.3%-821.7M23.93B-167.0M1.671.64270,292452,2282,424,6075,553,059
2022-07-18$172.26$179.0028.6%8.2%22.9%57.9%31.2%6.8%0.0%-1.01B22.44B-167.7M3.601.67142,609514,0511,951,6224,657,880
2022-07-19$178.64$180.0027.4%7.9%25.7%51.9%30.5%6.8%0.1%-718.5M15.04B-174.9M3.331.62171,836572,7451,975,3544,772,336
2022-07-20$181.41$180.0027.5%7.9%25.3%52.2%29.3%6.5%-0.6%-531.1M11.64B-179.3M2.101.48211,706445,3162,036,7735,033,482
2022-07-21$181.48$180.0026.2%7.6%25.1%45.5%29.3%5.8%-0.6%-793.4M12.27B-180.1M4.041.36130,667527,6902,058,6355,110,392
2022-07-22$178.77$180.0025.8%7.5%25.8%43.3%29.2%5.6%0.3%-988.4M17.54B-182.6M2.561.51211,973543,0692,090,0875,385,786
2022-07-25$179.97$180.0026.6%7.7%23.9%47.5%28.6%5.8%0.6%-933.1M15.47B-181.2M2.561.39153,284392,6982,071,7215,257,259
2022-07-26$179.41$180.0028.1%8.1%23.8%55.4%31.7%5.6%0.6%-979.7M16.63B-184.6M3.111.85172,880538,0552,092,7915,349,166
2022-07-27$183.90$180.0026.5%7.5%23.9%47.3%29.4%5.7%-0.5%-591.7M10.56B-186.7M1.771.57264,383468,9002,155,0365,535,541
2022-07-28$185.73$180.0025.1%7.1%23.1%39.8%27.5%5.2%-0.5%-578.7M7.97B-186.9M2.021.36254,695513,5352,171,6455,597,268
2022-07-29$187.52$180.0023.6%6.7%22.7%32.1%25.5%5.0%0.5%-458.5M5.57B-185.3M2.161.34229,995495,9452,193,8285,767,942