QQQ Options History — April 2026

In April 2026, QQQ traded between $583.02 and $585.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.5%, placing in the 27.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.7% (HV 20d: 23.8%). Max pain ranged from $591.00 to $599.00. Net GEX was positive for 1 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.60.

Notable Days

  • 2026-04-01: Highest Volume — 7,295,416 contracts
  • 2026-04-02: Largest IV spike — 1.6% change
  • 2026-04-02: Highest IV Rank — 27.9%
  • 2026-04-02: Largest Expected Move — 7.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$584.03$583.02$585.05$585.05$583.02
Max Pain$595.00$591.00$599.00$591.00$599.00
ATM IV24.5%24.3%24.7%24.3%24.7%
Expected Move7.0%7.0%7.1%7.0%7.1%
HV 20d23.8%23.8%23.9%23.9%23.8%
HV 60d19.4%19.3%19.4%19.4%19.3%
IV Rank27.4%26.8%27.9%26.8%27.9%
IV Percentile85.5%84.9%86.1%84.9%86.1%
Term Structure-0.1%-0.2%-0.1%-0.2%-0.1%
VWIV25.1%25.1%25.2%25.1%25.2%
Skew 25d9.0%8.9%9.2%8.9%9.2%
Skew 10d18.1%17.6%18.5%17.6%18.5%
Call IV 25d19.8%19.6%20.1%19.6%20.1%
Put IV 25d28.8%28.4%29.2%28.4%29.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.932.383.483.482.38
Gamma HHI0.030.030.040.030.04
Net GEX-1.09B-3.41B1.22B1.22B-3.41B
Net DEX15.29B7.74B22.84B7.74B22.84B
Net VEX-624.7M-629.0M-620.4M-620.4M-629.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.601.561.631.631.56
Total Volume6,737,207.56,178,9997,295,4167,295,4166,178,999
Total OI8,952,0858,806,5889,097,5828,806,5889,097,582

Daily Data (2 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-04-01$585.05$591.0024.3%7.0%23.9%26.8%25.1%8.9%-0.2%1.22B7.74B-620.4M1.633.48N/AN/A2,768,9684,526,4483,745,5385,061,050
2026-04-02$583.02$599.0024.7%7.1%23.8%27.9%25.2%9.2%-0.1%-3.41B22.84B-629.0M1.562.38N/AN/A2,414,4453,764,5543,788,1525,309,430