QLD Options History — October 2024

In October 2024, QLD traded between $48.78 and $52.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.7%, placing in the 27.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.4% (HV 20d: 29.3%). Max pain ranged from $47.50 to $50.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.64.

Notable Days

  • 2024-10-09: Highest Volume — 5,176 contracts
  • 2024-10-07: Largest IV spike — 19.1% change
  • 2024-10-31: Highest IV Rank — 46.3%
  • 2024-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$50.79$48.78$52.75$48.95$49.56
Max Pain$49.43$47.50$50.50$47.50$50.50
ATM IV41.7%34.8%52.7%39.1%52.7%
Expected Move12.2%10.8%15.1%11.2%15.1%
HV 20d29.3%25.9%33.5%33.0%33.5%
HV 60d43.5%35.1%47.2%46.9%36.0%
IV Rank27.2%15.0%46.3%22.6%46.3%
IV Percentile83.2%56.3%97.2%77.4%97.2%
Term Structure-2.1%-6.8%4.2%4.2%-6.8%
VWIV43.0%38.2%50.6%39.7%50.6%
Skew 25d12.3%10.4%18.6%10.4%13.0%
Skew 10d23.3%-1.4%42.4%21.1%23.7%
Call IV 25d36.5%30.4%46.2%34.6%46.2%
Put IV 25d48.8%43.7%59.2%44.9%59.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.5719.7056.0550.9531.18
Gamma HHI0.150.080.270.130.13
Net GEX1.4M459.1K3.5M547.1K948.7K
Net DEX-77.2M-99.8M-60.9M-62.7M-63.8M
Net VEX-256.5K-279.2K-227.6K-259.3K-279.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.640.081.540.430.43
Total Volume1,847.6524885,1761,5001,800
Total OI41,604.34833,39051,37237,79642,640

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-10-01$48.95$47.5039.1%11.2%33.0%22.6%39.7%10.4%4.2%547.1K-62.7M-259.3K0.4350.95N/AN/A1,04845224,43413,362
2024-10-02$49.28$47.5037.8%10.8%33.0%20.3%43.2%10.5%4.2%572.1K-64.4M-258.9K1.4256.05N/AN/A61287224,61213,646
2024-10-03$48.78$48.5039.9%12.7%33.3%24.0%44.4%14.6%-2.3%459.1K-60.9M-262.1K0.6426.52N/AN/A35422624,91014,296
2024-10-04$50.06$48.5034.8%12.0%28.2%15.0%40.2%12.5%-1.9%678.1K-70.6M-259.4K0.4928.18N/AN/A74636424,93814,380
2024-10-07$48.91$49.0041.4%13.0%30.1%26.6%42.6%14.6%-3.2%589.8K-63.2M-252.0K1.0434.46N/AN/A35036425,79814,502
2024-10-08$50.55$49.0037.4%12.1%31.2%19.6%41.6%13.3%-1.4%1.1M-76.1M-249.2K0.4426.92N/AN/A55424625,93214,734
2024-10-09$51.24$49.0041.6%11.9%29.3%27.0%41.3%12.1%-1.5%1.3M-83.3M-243.0K0.0825.68N/AN/A4,80237426,06214,806
2024-10-10$51.08$49.0041.7%12.0%28.3%27.2%41.1%13.0%-1.3%2.4M-86.7M-250.0K0.2426.81N/AN/A1,05225230,28214,976
2024-10-11$51.44$49.0042.3%12.1%28.3%28.1%41.7%12.6%-4.9%2.9M-90.3M-243.1K1.4726.75N/AN/A59687830,57615,062
2024-10-14$52.27$49.5039.5%11.3%28.1%23.3%38.2%11.1%-0.5%3.5M-99.8M-227.6K0.2624.47N/AN/A1,65643030,51015,652
2024-10-15$50.55$50.0043.0%12.3%31.2%29.3%50.3%13.2%-2.0%1.9M-80.0M-239.4K1.5425.60N/AN/A1,4002,16230,97815,838
2024-10-16$50.72$50.0041.3%11.8%31.1%26.4%47.0%12.3%-1.8%2.2M-81.9M-239.5K0.2629.02N/AN/A3,54891231,32817,446
2024-10-17$50.94$50.0039.9%11.4%25.9%24.0%40.3%11.4%-1.0%2.2M-87.0M-257.7K1.0428.15N/AN/A74878032,52818,310
2024-10-18$51.41$50.0038.0%10.9%26.0%20.6%38.7%10.5%1.4%1.8M-91.1M-255.3K0.3629.51N/AN/A1,40250832,79018,582
2024-10-21$51.44$50.0040.0%11.5%26.0%24.1%43.0%10.9%-1.8%840.5K-73.9M-262.9K1.4719.70N/AN/A9881,44823,00210,388
2024-10-22$51.83$50.0039.9%11.4%25.9%24.1%38.5%11.3%-2.2%830.0K-75.7M-260.5K0.4123.99N/AN/A36014823,68011,728
2024-10-23$50.15$50.0045.0%12.9%28.7%32.9%48.5%12.3%-4.1%661.6K-65.8M-264.0K0.9021.36N/AN/A1,1861,07223,95211,808
2024-10-24$50.98$50.0043.0%12.3%28.7%29.4%40.9%12.0%-3.4%758.3K-71.2M-264.2K0.2029.32N/AN/A4909624,39012,696
2024-10-25$51.65$50.0043.9%12.6%28.6%31.0%39.2%18.6%-3.4%887.1K-75.3M-263.3K0.1033.99N/AN/A3,59836424,66212,754
2024-10-28$51.69$50.0045.2%13.0%28.6%33.3%45.4%11.2%-4.6%1.5M-80.8M-267.4K0.3325.17N/AN/A59219427,77412,882
2024-10-29$52.75$50.0045.6%13.1%28.0%33.9%45.1%10.9%-5.2%1.7M-88.4M-268.0K0.7027.93N/AN/A1,16881628,00412,886
2024-10-30$51.91$50.0047.4%13.6%28.9%37.1%46.8%10.6%-5.8%1.6M-82.7M-273.8K0.3728.49N/AN/A35613228,87613,508
2024-10-31$49.56$50.5052.7%15.1%33.5%46.3%50.6%13.0%-6.8%948.7K-63.8M-279.2K0.4331.18N/AN/A1,25654429,03813,602