First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for QABA with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
119 months of complete options data available.
QABA monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for QABA. 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 | 21 | 24.4% | 40.5% | $55.00 | $23.9K | -$204.5K | 0.00 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 25.1% | 38.2% | $55.00 | -$491 | $4.1K | - |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 23.1% | 25.2% | $62.00 | -$207 | $5.8K | 0.00 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 29.5% | 23.5% | $54.00 | $1.2K | -$10.9K | 0.33 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 26.9% | 19.1% | $60.00 | $7.1K | -$49.5K | 0.00 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 25.2% | 16.2% | - | $7.4K | -$84.9K | 0.00 |
This archive aggregates QABA's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2016-08 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 QABA 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 24.4%, a month-end max-pain strike around $55.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.00.
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Frequently asked QABA history questions
- How much options history is available for QABA?
- This archive holds 119 months of QABA options analytics, spanning 2016-08 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of QABA'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 QABA archive.
- What data does each monthly QABA aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of QABA 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 24.4%, an average IV rank of 40.5%, a month-end max-pain strike around $55.00, an average put/call ratio of 0.00.
- How is the QABA options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from QABA'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 QABA's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.